Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 06 September 2026

Akritas vs Anorthosis: match statistics

Akritas crest
Akritas
2 : 0half-time 1:0
Anorthosis crest
Anorthosis
125%(3.90)
X30%(3.30)
245%(1.75)

Anorthosis appears to be the favorite in this match despite the poor form of both teams. Akritas is in a catastrophic situation – they have lost all of their last 5 matches without securing a single point, scoring only 2 goals and conceding as many as 14. The hosts win at home in only 22% of cases, and in a staggering 56% of matches they fail to score a goal. Anorthosis, although also in poor away form (67% losses), shows higher efficiency in their last 5 matches (6 points compared to Akritas's 0) and better xG indicators (1.21 vs 0.99). The key factor is the absolute crisis of the hosts, who have lost all confidence. This, combined with the visitors' slight qualitative edge, gives Anorthosis a realistic chance of securing all three points. I expect a hard-fought, low-scoring match with a slight advantage for the away side.

Akritas vs Anorthosis: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Akritas played Anorthosis in First Division (Cyprus). The match was played on 1 February 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Akritas: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Anorthosis: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Akritas scores 0.84 and concedes 1.79 goals per match. Anorthosis scores 0.79 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Akritas 32%, Anorthosis 47%. Over 2.5: Akritas 53%, Anorthosis 37%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Anorthosis has higher xG: 1.26 vs 0.97. Akritas: 7.3 shots per match, Anorthosis: 9.7.

Match halves

Akritas: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.42. Anorthosis: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Akritas: 0-15 (5 goals). Anorthosis: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, 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

Anorthosis appears to be the favorite in this match despite the poor form of both teams. Akritas is in a catastrophic situation – they have lost all of their last 5 matches without securing a single point, scoring only 2 goals and conceding as many as 14. The hosts win at home in only 22% of cases, and in a staggering 56% of matches they fail to score a goal. Anorthosis, although also in poor away form (67% losses), shows higher efficiency in their last 5 matches (6 points compared to Akritas's 0) and better xG indicators (1.21 vs 0.99). The key factor is the absolute crisis of the hosts, who have lost all confidence. This, combined with the visitors' slight qualitative edge, gives Anorthosis a realistic chance of securing all three points. I expect a hard-fought, low-scoring match with a slight advantage for the away side.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
AkritasAnorthosis
16Shots8
AkritasAnorthosis
3Shots on target2
AkritasAnorthosis
1.59xG1.07
AkritasAnorthosis
4Corners6
AkritasAnorthosis
51Dangerous attacks58
AkritasAnorthosis
16Fouls17
AkritasAnorthosis
3Cards1
AkritasAnorthosis

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.

0.84Goals scored / match0.79
AkritasAnorthosis
1.79Goals conceded / match1.53
AkritasAnorthosis
44%Average possession48%
AkritasAnorthosis
2.74Shots on target / match3.16
AkritasAnorthosis

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.26Shots per match9.68
AkritasAnorthosis
2.74Shots on target3.16
AkritasAnorthosis
11.6%Shot conversion8.2%
AkritasAnorthosis
44%Possession48%
AkritasAnorthosis
0.97xG for1.26
AkritasAnorthosis
1.67xG against1.26
AkritasAnorthosis

Shooting quality

Akritas: BalancedAnorthosis: Balanced
AkritasAnorthosis
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.25

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.

Anorthosis is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Akritas · 1.4 pts / match - Anorthosis

Akritas
WLLLL
Season result split
26% W21% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-10
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-5
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 0.83Opponent xG: 1.94BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Anorthosis
DLWLW
Season result split
21% W42% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-7
1.05 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 20%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.

Akritas is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

0.84 goals / match - Akritas · 0.79 goals / match - Anorthosis

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

1.79 goals / match - Akritas · 1.53 goals / match - Anorthosis

Akritas scoring profile: strong

Akritas scores in 53% of matches (10 of 19 matches), while Anorthosis keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 matches).

Anorthosis scoring profile: strong

Anorthosis scores in 58% of matches (11 of 19 matches), while Akritas keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 matches).

16Goals scored (season)15
AkritasAnorthosis
34Goals conceded (season)29
AkritasAnorthosis
2.63Average goals in match2.32
AkritasAnorthosis
2Goals scored (last 5)3
AkritasAnorthosis
12Goals conceded (last 5)7
AkritasAnorthosis

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal58%
AkritasAnorthosis
21%2 goals16%
AkritasAnorthosis
11%3 goals5%
AkritasAnorthosis
0%4 goals0%
AkritasAnorthosis

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal74%
AkritasAnorthosis
53%2 goals42%
AkritasAnorthosis
32%3 goals16%
AkritasAnorthosis
21%4 goals16%
AkritasAnorthosis

* 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.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time21%
AkritasAnorthosis
5%BTTS in both halves5%
AkritasAnorthosis
16%Scored in both halves11%
AkritasAnorthosis

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
AkritasAnorthosis
32%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
AkritasAnorthosis
20%BTTS - last 520%
AkritasAnorthosis

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

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
AkritasAnorthosis
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
AkritasAnorthosis
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
AkritasAnorthosis

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
AkritasAnorthosis
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
AkritasAnorthosis
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
AkritasAnorthosis

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.

Akritas is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.05 pts / match - Akritas · 0.74 pts / match - Anorthosis

Akritas - half-time state
26% leading26% draw47% trailing
Anorthosis - half-time state
11% leading42% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per match (1st half)0.74
AkritasAnorthosis
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.32
AkritasAnorthosis
0.95Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
AkritasAnorthosis
1.37Average goals (1st half)1.16
AkritasAnorthosis
42%Clean sheet before half-time37%
AkritasAnorthosis
58%No goal before half-time68%
AkritasAnorthosis

After half-time (2nd half)

0.84Points per match (2nd half)1.32
AkritasAnorthosis
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
AkritasAnorthosis
0.84Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
AkritasAnorthosis
1.26Average goals (2nd half)1.16
AkritasAnorthosis
42%Clean sheet after half-time63%
AkritasAnorthosis
74%No goal after half-time63%
AkritasAnorthosis

Akritas - second-half results

16% W37% R47% P
20
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Anorthosis - second-half results

32% W37% R32% P
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding191%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Akritas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.40
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-5-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Anorthosis - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Akritas
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
0
7
16-30
3
7
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
4
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Anorthosis
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
4
4
16-30
1
7
31-45
1
4
46-60
2
0
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.48
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Akritas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.70
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
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, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Anorthosis

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* 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

AkritasLigaAnorthosis
Average goals in match 2.632.55 2.32
Both teams scored 32%37% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%47% 37%
Clean sheets 26%34% 26%
Goal before half-time 84%71% 74%
Goal after half-time 68%80% 68%

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

2.55
Average goals per match
37%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
16%
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. AkritasYellow cardAndreas Athanasiou
  2. AkritasYellow cardJosé Rafael Romo Pérez
  3. AnorthosisSubstitutionOn: Andreas ChrysostomouOff: Emil Bergström
  4. AnorthosisYellow cardClifford Aboagye
  5. AnorthosisSubstitutionOn: Roman BezusOff: Clifford Aboagye
  6. AkritasSubstitutionOn: Benson AnangOff: Alberto Fernández García

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: Akritas 0 - 1 - 0 Anorthosis. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Anorthosis
2 : 2
Akritas

FAQ

What was the result of Akritas vs Anorthosis?

The First Division match finished Akritas 2:0 Anorthosis. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Akritas vs Anorthosis?

Akritas score 0.84 goals per game on average and Anorthosis 0.79. The First Division average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 32% of Akritas's matches and 47% of Anorthosis's.

What form are Akritas and Anorthosis in?

Over the last 5 games Akritas have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Anorthosis 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

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.