Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of September 11, 2026

Aris vs AEK Larnaca: match statistics

Aris crest
Aris
1 : 0half-time 0:0
AEK Larnaca crest
AEK Larnaca
155%(1.93)
X25%(3.50)
220%(4.05)

Aris displays impressive home form with 88% wins and only one draw in home matches this season. The hosts average 3 goals per match in front of their own crowd, with just 0.5 goals conceded, giving them a goal difference of +20. AEK Larnaca, despite good overall form (2.2 points per game in the last 5 matches), is significantly weaker away—averaging 1.88 goals scored and a higher rate of conceded goals (0.63). The xG statistics also favor the hosts (2.08 vs 1.45), while the possession battle (55% vs 57%) is evenly matched. The key factor is Aris's dominance at their own stadium, where they remain unbeaten this season, making them the favorite for this duel. I expect a difficult match for the visitors, who may put up resistance, hence a moderate probability of a draw or an upset.

Aris vs AEK Larnaca: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Aris played against AEK Larnaca in First Division (Cyprus). The game was played on January 10, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Aris has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. AEK Larnaca has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Aris scores 1.94 goals per game and allows 0.75. AEK Larnaca scores 1.94 and allows 0.88. Games in this league average 2.54 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Aris's games and 56% of AEK Larnaca's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 44%, compared with league averages of 38% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Aris has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 1.53 per game. Aris takes 13.1 shots per game, while AEK Larnaca takes 12.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Aris leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.06 goals per game after halftime. AEK Larnaca leads at halftime in 56% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Aris's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For AEK Larnaca, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First Division games average 2.54 goals. Both teams score in 38% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Aris displays impressive home form with 88% wins and only one draw in home matches this season. The hosts average 3 goals per match in front of their own crowd, with just 0.5 goals conceded, giving them a goal difference of +20. AEK Larnaca, despite good overall form (2.2 points per game in the last 5 matches), is significantly weaker away—averaging 1.88 goals scored and a higher rate of conceded goals (0.63). The xG statistics also favor the hosts (2.08 vs 1.45), while the possession battle (55% vs 57%) is evenly matched. The key factor is Aris's dominance at their own stadium, where they remain unbeaten this season, making them the favorite for this duel. I expect a difficult match for the visitors, who may put up resistance, hence a moderate probability of a draw or an upset.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
ArisAEK Larnaca
12Shots5
ArisAEK Larnaca
3Shots on target3
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.4xG0.9
ArisAEK Larnaca
3Corners3
ArisAEK Larnaca
60Dangerous attacks50
ArisAEK Larnaca
18Fouls9
ArisAEK Larnaca
5Cards1
ArisAEK Larnaca

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.94Goals scored / game1.94
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.75Goals allowed / game0.88
ArisAEK Larnaca
54%Average possession59%
ArisAEK Larnaca
5.56Shots on target / game4.25
ArisAEK Larnaca

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.06Shots per game12.44
ArisAEK Larnaca
5.56Shots on target4.25
ArisAEK Larnaca
14.8%Shot conversion15.6%
ArisAEK Larnaca
54%Possession59%
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.76xG for1.53
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.07xG against1
ArisAEK Larnaca

Shooting quality

Aris: Efficient finishingAEK Larnaca: Efficient finishing
ArisAEK Larnaca
Accuracy (shots on target)43%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.46

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

AEK Larnaca is 38% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Aris · 2.2 pts / game - AEK Larnaca

Aris
WLWDD
Season result split
56% W25% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-3
1.94 pts / game · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
AEK Larnaca
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
63% W25% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-2
2.13 pts / game · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-1
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Aris is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.75 goals / game - Aris · 0.88 goals / game - AEK Larnaca

Aris scoring profile: strong

Aris scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while AEK Larnaca keeps a clean sheet in 38% (6 of 16 meczów).

AEK Larnaca scoring profile: strong

AEK Larnaca scores in 94% of games (15 of 16 meczów), while Aris keeps a clean sheet in 56% (9 of 16 meczów).

31Goals scored (season)31
ArisAEK Larnaca
12Goals conceded (season)14
ArisAEK Larnaca
2.69Average goals per game2.81
ArisAEK Larnaca
8Goals scored (last 5)9
ArisAEK Larnaca
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
ArisAEK Larnaca

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal94%
ArisAEK Larnaca
63%2 goals56%
ArisAEK Larnaca
38%3 goals25%
ArisAEK Larnaca
13%4 goals19%
ArisAEK Larnaca

How often they concede at least...

44%1 goal63%
ArisAEK Larnaca
25%2 goals13%
ArisAEK Larnaca
6%3 goals6%
ArisAEK Larnaca
0%4 goals6%
ArisAEK Larnaca

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time25%
ArisAEK Larnaca
6%BTTS in both halves13%
ArisAEK Larnaca
50%Scored in both halves44%
ArisAEK Larnaca

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
ArisAEK Larnaca
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%BTTS - last 560%
ArisAEK Larnaca

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
ArisAEK Larnaca
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
ArisAEK Larnaca
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
ArisAEK Larnaca

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
ArisAEK Larnaca
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
ArisAEK Larnaca
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
ArisAEK Larnaca

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Aris - half-time state
50% leading38% draw13% trailing
AEK Larnaca - half-time state
56% leading25% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.88Points per game (1st half)1.94
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.88Goals scored (1st half)1.06
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.31Average goals (1st half)1.5
ArisAEK Larnaca
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
ArisAEK Larnaca
31%No goal before half-time31%
ArisAEK Larnaca

After half-time (2nd half)

1.94Points per game (2nd half)1.81
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.31Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.31
ArisAEK Larnaca
69%Clean sheet after half-time63%
ArisAEK Larnaca
38%No goal after half-time31%
ArisAEK Larnaca

Aris - second-half results

56% W25% D19% L
30
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding112%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 56%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

AEK Larnaca - second-half results

50% W31% D19% L
31
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at halftime in 56% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Aris - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.40
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
AEK Larnaca - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.80
Goals scored / game1.00.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Aris
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
2
4
16-30
6
0
31-45
6
0
46-60
2
2
61-75
9
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

AEK Larnaca
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
5
2
16-30
6
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
4
2
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+82%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
76%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Aris

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.69
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

AEK Larnaca

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
169%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division).

Teams vs league

ArisLigaAEK Larnaca
Average goals per game 2.692.54 2.81
Both teams scored 38%38% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%48% 44%
Clean sheets 56%35% 38%
Goal before half-time 75%71% 81%
Goal after half-time 81%81% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.54
Average goals per game
38%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / game
1.15
Away goals / game
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defensive advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AEK LarnacaSubstitutionOn: Youssef AmynOff: Jorge Miramón Santagertrudis
  2. ArisSubstitutionOn: Ross McCauslandOff: Jaden Sean Montnor
  3. ArisYellow cardYacine Bourhane
  4. ArisSubstitutionOn: Miłosz MatysikOff: Yacine Bourhane
  5. ArisRed cardMiłosz Matysik
  6. AEK LarnacaYellow cardValentin Roberge

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Marios ChristoforouMatches officiated: 20
5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 230%Home wins10%Draws60%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Aris's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against AEK Larnaca. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

AEK Larnaca
3 : 2
Aris

FAQ

What was the result of Aris vs AEK Larnaca?

The First Division match finished Aris 1:0 AEK Larnaca. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Aris vs AEK Larnaca?

Aris score 1.94 goals per game on average and AEK Larnaca 1.94. The First Division average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Aris's matches and 56% of AEK Larnaca's.

What form are Aris and AEK Larnaca in?

Over the last 5 games Aris have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and AEK Larnaca 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Aris vs AEK Larnaca?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Aris vs AEK Larnaca: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.