AEL vs AEK Larnaca: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AEL played AEK Larnaca in First Division (Cyprus). The match was played on 22 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

AEL: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. AEK Larnaca: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

AEL scores 1.36 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. AEK Larnaca scores 1.86 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AEL 36%, AEK Larnaca 64%. Over 2.5: AEL 57%, AEK Larnaca 43%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

AEK Larnaca has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.05. AEL: 7.9 shots per match, AEK Larnaca: 13.2.

Match halves

AEL: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.86. AEK Larnaca: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

AEL: 76-90+ (6 goals). AEK Larnaca: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
AELAEK Larnaca
4Shots5
AELAEK Larnaca
0Shots on target3
AELAEK Larnaca
0.53xG0.96
AELAEK Larnaca
1Corners4
AELAEK Larnaca
37Dangerous attacks59
AELAEK Larnaca
19Fouls12
AELAEK Larnaca
3Cards1
AELAEK Larnaca

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.

1.36Goals scored / match1.86
AELAEK Larnaca
1.5Goals conceded / match1
AELAEK Larnaca
46%Average possession59%
AELAEK Larnaca
2.71Shots on target / match4.29
AELAEK Larnaca

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.86Shots per match13.21
AELAEK Larnaca
2.71Shots on target4.29
AELAEK Larnaca
17.3%Shot conversion14.1%
AELAEK Larnaca
46%Possession59%
AELAEK Larnaca
1.05xG for1.59
AELAEK Larnaca
1.33xG against1.03
AELAEK Larnaca

Shooting quality

AEL: Counter-attackingAEK Larnaca: Efficient finishing
AELAEK Larnaca
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.500.43

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.

AEL
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
43% W21% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-5
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
AEK Larnaca
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-2
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-1
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 80%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 37% better for: goals scored per match.

1.36 goals / match - AEL · 1.86 goals / match - AEK Larnaca

AEK Larnaca is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - AEL · 1 goals / match - AEK Larnaca

AEL scoring profile: strong

AEL scores in 57% of matches (8 of 14 matches), while AEK Larnaca keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

AEK Larnaca scoring profile: very strong

AEK Larnaca scores in 93% of matches (13 of 14 matches), while AEL keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

19Goals scored (season)26
AELAEK Larnaca
21Goals conceded (season)14
AELAEK Larnaca
2.86Average goals in match2.86
AELAEK Larnaca
10Goals scored (last 5)9
AELAEK Larnaca
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
AELAEK Larnaca

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal93%
AELAEK Larnaca
50%2 goals57%
AELAEK Larnaca
21%3 goals21%
AELAEK Larnaca
7%4 goals14%
AELAEK Larnaca

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal71%
AELAEK Larnaca
43%2 goals14%
AELAEK Larnaca
14%3 goals7%
AELAEK Larnaca
14%4 goals7%
AELAEK Larnaca

* 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.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time29%
AELAEK Larnaca
0%BTTS in both halves14%
AELAEK Larnaca
29%Scored in both halves43%
AELAEK Larnaca

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
AELAEK Larnaca
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
AELAEK Larnaca
60%BTTS - last 580%
AELAEK Larnaca

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
AELAEK Larnaca
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
AELAEK Larnaca
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
AELAEK Larnaca

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
AELAEK Larnaca
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
AELAEK Larnaca
36%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
AELAEK Larnaca

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 48% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - AEL · 1.79 pts / match - AEK Larnaca

AEL - half-time state
29% leading36% draw36% trailing
AEK Larnaca - half-time state
50% leading29% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.79
AELAEK Larnaca
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1
AELAEK Larnaca
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
AELAEK Larnaca
1Average goals (1st half)1.5
AELAEK Larnaca
50%Clean sheet before half-time57%
AELAEK Larnaca
64%No goal before half-time36%
AELAEK Larnaca

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.79
AELAEK Larnaca
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
AELAEK Larnaca
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
AELAEK Larnaca
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.36
AELAEK Larnaca
57%Clean sheet after half-time57%
AELAEK Larnaca
50%No goal after half-time29%
AELAEK Larnaca

AEL - second-half results

43% W21% D36% L
17
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

AEK Larnaca - second-half results

50% W29% D21% L
25
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AEL - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
AEK Larnaca - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.80
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.80.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

AEL
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
1
2
31-45
4
4
46-60
2
6
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.86
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-30%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
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.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

AEK Larnaca

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
158%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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

AELLigaAEK Larnaca
Average goals in match 2.862.57 2.86
Both teams scored 36%40% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%48% 43%
Clean sheets 29%33% 29%
Goal before half-time 71%72% 79%
Goal after half-time 79%81% 86%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
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 LarnacaGoalEnzo Cabrera
  2. AELYellow cardDušan Stevanović
  3. AELYellow cardNemanja Glavčić
  4. AELYellow cardLuka Bogdan
  5. AELSubstitutionOn: Bassel Zakaria JradiOff: Július Szoke
  6. AEK LarnacaYellow cardElohor Godswill Ekpolo
  7. AEK LarnacaSubstitutionOn: Ángel García CabezaliOff: Jairo Izquierdo González

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.

Demetris SolomouMatches officiated: 12
4.08Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 257%Home wins17%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

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

AEK Larnaca
2 : 0
AEL

FAQ

What was the result of AEL vs AEK Larnaca?

The First Division match finished AEL 0:1 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 AEL vs AEK Larnaca?

AEL score 1.36 goals per game on average and AEK Larnaca 1.86. The First Division average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 36% of AEL's matches and 64% of AEK Larnaca's.

What form are AEL and AEK Larnaca in?

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

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

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