Cyprus - First DivisionAlphamega StadiumData current as of 07 September 2026

AEL vs Nea Salamis: match statistics

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AEL vs Nea Salamis: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AEL play Nea Salamis in First Division (Cyprus). The match date is 11 September 2026. Venue: Alphamega Stadium.

Current form

AEL: 1-0-1, 1.50 points/match. Nea Salamis: 0-1-1, 0.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

AEL scores 1.00 and concedes 3.00 goals per match. Nea Salamis scores 2.00 and concedes 3.50. League average: 3.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AEL 0%, Nea Salamis 100%. Over 2.5: AEL 50%, Nea Salamis 100%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 83%.

xG, shots and style

Nea Salamis has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.24. AEL: 8.5 shots per match, Nea Salamis: 11.5.

Match halves

AEL: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. Nea Salamis: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

AEL: 31-45+ (1 goals). Nea Salamis: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 3.67 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 83%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

1Goals scored / match2
AELNea Salamis
3Goals conceded / match3.5
AELNea Salamis
48%Average possession44%
AELNea Salamis
6Shots on target / match3.5
AELNea Salamis

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.5Shots per match11.5
AELNea Salamis
6Shots on target3.5
AELNea Salamis
11.8%Shot conversion17.4%
AELNea Salamis
48%Possession44%
AELNea Salamis
1.24xG for1.34
AELNea Salamis
1.33xG against1.57
AELNea Salamis

Shooting quality

AEL: BalancedNea Salamis: Counter-attacking
AELNea Salamis
Accuracy (shots on target)71%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.57

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 is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - AEL · 0.5 pts / match - Nea Salamis

AEL
WL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 50%
Nea Salamis
DL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 3.5xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Nea Salamis is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - AEL · 2 goals / match - Nea Salamis

AEL is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

3 goals / match - AEL · 3.5 goals / match - Nea Salamis

AEL scoring profile: very strong

AEL scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Nea Salamis keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Nea Salamis scoring profile: very strong

Nea Salamis scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while AEL keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

2Goals scored (season)4
AELNea Salamis
6Goals conceded (season)7
AELNea Salamis
4Average goals in match5.5
AELNea Salamis
2Goals scored (last 5)4
AELNea Salamis
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
AELNea Salamis

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal100%
AELNea Salamis
50%2 goals50%
AELNea Salamis
0%3 goals50%
AELNea Salamis
0%4 goals0%
AELNea Salamis

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
AELNea Salamis
50%2 goals100%
AELNea Salamis
50%3 goals100%
AELNea Salamis
50%4 goals50%
AELNea Salamis

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time50%
AELNea Salamis
0%BTTS in both halves50%
AELNea Salamis
50%Scored in both halves50%
AELNea Salamis

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
AELNea Salamis
50%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AELNea Salamis
0%BTTS - last 5100%
AELNea Salamis

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
AELNea Salamis
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
AELNea Salamis
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time50%
AELNea Salamis

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
AELNea Salamis
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
AELNea Salamis
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
AELNea Salamis

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.

AEL - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Nea Salamis - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.5
AELNea Salamis
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1
AELNea Salamis
1Goals conceded (1st half)1.5
AELNea Salamis
1.5Average goals (1st half)2.5
AELNea Salamis
50%Clean sheet before half-time0%
AELNea Salamis
50%No goal before half-time50%
AELNea Salamis

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)0
AELNea Salamis
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1
AELNea Salamis
2Goals conceded (2nd half)2
AELNea Salamis
2.5Average goals (2nd half)3
AELNea Salamis
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
AELNea Salamis
50%No goal after half-time0%
AELNea Salamis

AEL - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nea Salamis - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

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

AEL - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.501.50
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match1.02.0
Average goals in match1.52.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Nea Salamis - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.500.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.52.0
Average goals in match2.53.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals50%100%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Nea Salamis
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
3
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

4.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.3 : 2.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
129%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
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.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
50%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
180%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Nea Salamis

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.93
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
175%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

AELLigaNea Salamis
Average goals in match 4.003.67 5.50
Both teams scored 0%58% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%83% 100%
Clean sheets 50%25% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%92% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%92% 100%

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

3.67
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
83%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
2.00
Home goals / match
1.67
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
92%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
92%
1 goal
83%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

When do AEL and Nea Salamis play?

AEL face Nea Salamis on 11 September 2026 in First Division at Alphamega Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before AEL vs Nea Salamis?

AEL score 1.00 goals per game on average and Nea Salamis 2.00. The First Division average is 3.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 83% of games. Both teams score in 0% of AEL's matches and 100% of Nea Salamis's.

What form are AEL and Nea Salamis in?

Over the last 5 games AEL have a 1-0-1 record (1.50 points per game) and Nea Salamis 0-1-1 (0.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AEL vs Nea Salamis?

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