Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 06 September 2026

AEK Larnaca vs Akritas: match statistics

AEK Larnaca crest
AEK Larnaca
3 : 0half-time 2:0
Akritas crest
Akritas
165%(1.20)
X20%(5.50)
215%(8.80)

AEK Larnaca demonstrates a decisive advantage in all key statistics. The hosts occupy 3rd place with an impressive +12 goal difference at home, while Akritas is in 10th position with a negative balance of -8 away. AEK Larnaca wins 58% of home matches, scoring an average of 2 goals per game with only 8% of matches ending without scoring. Akritas loses half of their away matches, scoring an average of only 1.08 goals, and failing to find the net in 42% of cases. The advantage in possession (59% vs 43%), shot efficiency, and Expected Goals (xG 1.63 vs 0.96) further confirms the hosts' dominance. The form of both teams in the last 5 matches is identical in terms of points (1.4 PPG), but AEK Larnaca possesses significantly better quality at home, which should translate into a comfortable victory.

AEK Larnaca vs Akritas: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AEK Larnaca played Akritas in First Division (Cyprus). The match was played on 6 March 2026. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

AEK Larnaca: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Akritas: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

AEK Larnaca scores 1.83 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. Akritas scores 0.96 and concedes 1.71. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AEK Larnaca 58%, Akritas 38%. Over 2.5: AEK Larnaca 50%, Akritas 50%. League level: BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

AEK Larnaca has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.02. AEK Larnaca: 11.8 shots per match, Akritas: 7.8.

Match halves

AEK Larnaca: half-time lead 54%, second-half goals 0.83. Akritas: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

AEK Larnaca: 31-45+ (9 goals). Akritas: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

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

AEK Larnaca demonstrates a decisive advantage in all key statistics. The hosts occupy 3rd place with an impressive +12 goal difference at home, while Akritas is in 10th position with a negative balance of -8 away. AEK Larnaca wins 58% of home matches, scoring an average of 2 goals per game with only 8% of matches ending without scoring. Akritas loses half of their away matches, scoring an average of only 1.08 goals, and failing to find the net in 42% of cases. The advantage in possession (59% vs 43%), shot efficiency, and Expected Goals (xG 1.63 vs 0.96) further confirms the hosts' dominance. The form of both teams in the last 5 matches is identical in terms of points (1.4 PPG), but AEK Larnaca possesses significantly better quality at home, which should translate into a comfortable victory.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
AEK LarnacaAkritas
15Shots9
AEK LarnacaAkritas
7Shots on target3
AEK LarnacaAkritas
1.99xG1.13
AEK LarnacaAkritas
8Corners2
AEK LarnacaAkritas
77Dangerous attacks47
AEK LarnacaAkritas
7Fouls6
AEK LarnacaAkritas
0Cards3
AEK LarnacaAkritas

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

AEK LarnacaAkritas
1.83Goals scored / match0.96
AEK LarnacaAkritas
0.92Goals conceded / match1.71
AEK LarnacaAkritas
56%Average possession44%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
4.46Shots on target / match2.88
AEK LarnacaAkritas

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.83Shots per match7.75
AEK LarnacaAkritas
4.46Shots on target2.88
AEK LarnacaAkritas
15.5%Shot conversion12.4%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
56%Possession44%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
1.5xG for1.02
AEK LarnacaAkritas
1.09xG against1.64
AEK LarnacaAkritas

Shooting quality

AEK Larnaca: Efficient finishingAkritas: Counter-attacking
AEK LarnacaAkritas
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.33

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

AEK Larnaca
WWLLD
Season result split
58% W21% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-5-5
1.96 pts / match · goal difference +22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Akritas
WLDWL
Season result split
29% W21% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-12
1.08 pts / match · goal difference -18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 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.

AEK Larnaca is 91% better for: goals scored per match.

1.83 goals / match - AEK Larnaca · 0.96 goals / match - Akritas

AEK Larnaca is 86% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.92 goals / match - AEK Larnaca · 1.71 goals / match - Akritas

AEK Larnaca scoring profile: very strong

AEK Larnaca scores in 88% of matches (21 of 24 matches), while Akritas keeps a clean sheet in 25% (6 of 24 matches).

Akritas scoring profile: strong

Akritas scores in 58% of matches (14 of 24 matches), while AEK Larnaca keeps a clean sheet in 29% (7 of 24 matches).

44Goals scored (season)23
AEK LarnacaAkritas
22Goals conceded (season)41
AEK LarnacaAkritas
2.75Average goals in match2.67
AEK LarnacaAkritas
9Goals scored (last 5)7
AEK LarnacaAkritas
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
AEK LarnacaAkritas

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal58%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
54%2 goals25%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
21%3 goals13%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
17%4 goals0%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal75%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
13%2 goals50%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
4%3 goals29%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
4%4 goals17%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

39%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time13%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
8%BTTS in both halves4%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
46%Scored in both halves17%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
60%BTTS - last 560%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

AEK Larnaca is 66% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.88 pts / match - AEK Larnaca · 1.13 pts / match - Akritas

AEK Larnaca - half-time state
54% leading25% draw21% trailing
Akritas - half-time state
29% leading25% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.88Points per match (1st half)1.13
AEK LarnacaAkritas
1Goals scored (1st half)0.42
AEK LarnacaAkritas
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
AEK LarnacaAkritas
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.25
AEK LarnacaAkritas
63%Clean sheet before half-time46%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
33%No goal before half-time58%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per match (2nd half)0.96
AEK LarnacaAkritas
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
AEK LarnacaAkritas
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
AEK LarnacaAkritas
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.42
AEK LarnacaAkritas
58%Clean sheet after half-time42%
AEK LarnacaAkritas
33%No goal after half-time67%
AEK LarnacaAkritas

AEK Larnaca - second-half results

46% W33% R21% P
45
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding107%

Leads at half-time in 54% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Akritas - second-half results

21% W33% R46% P
27
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AEK Larnaca - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Akritas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AEK Larnaca
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
7
2
16-30
9
5
31-45
5
1
46-60
6
3
61-75
9
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Akritas
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
0
8
16-30
4
7
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
6
61-75
7
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AEK Larnaca

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.41
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.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Akritas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

AEK LarnacaLigaAkritas
Average goals in match 2.752.53 2.67
Both teams scored 58%39% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%46% 50%
Clean sheets 29%33% 25%
Goal before half-time 83%71% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%80% 75%

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

2.53
Average goals per match
39%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
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. AkritasYellow cardIoannis Hadjivasilis
  2. AEK LarnacaGoalĐorđe Ivanović
  3. AkritasSubstitutionOn: Pavel ZabelinOff: Izuchukwu Jude Anthony
  4. AkritasYellow cardKyriakos Antoniou
  5. AEK LarnacaGoalRiad Bajić
  6. AEK LarnacaSubstitutionOn: Enzo CabreraOff: Riad Bajić
  7. AkritasYellow cardThomas Ioannou

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.

Panayiotis ChatzigeorgiouMatches officiated: 11
4.45Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 255%Home wins18%Draws27%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: AEK Larnaca 0 - 1 - 0 Akritas. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of AEK Larnaca vs Akritas?

The First Division match finished AEK Larnaca 3:0 Akritas. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

AEK Larnaca score 1.83 goals per game on average and Akritas 0.96. The First Division average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 58% of AEK Larnaca's matches and 38% of Akritas's.

What form are AEK Larnaca and Akritas in?

Over the last 5 games AEK Larnaca have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Akritas 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.