Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 24 July 2026

APOEL vs Akritas: match statistics

APOEL crest
APOEL
2 : 1half-time 0:0
Akritas crest
Akritas
165%(1.27)
X22%(5.40)
213%(10.50)

APOEL presents decidedly better form, especially in home matches, where they have won 50% of games and kept a clean sheet in half of them. The hosts boast an impressive home goal difference of +8, averaging 1.75 goals scored against just 0.75 conceded. Akritas performs much worse in away games, with a negative goal difference of -3, conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match and failing to score in 38% of fixtures. APOEL's advantage is also evident in xG statistics (1.93 vs 0.99) and ball possession (59% vs 41%). Recent form also favors the hosts—2.2 points per game in the last five matches compared to just 1.2 points for Akritas. Taking all these factors into account, APOEL holds a clear edge and should secure three points in this match.

APOEL vs Akritas: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

APOEL play Akritas in First Division (Cyprus). The match date is 10 January 2026 at 18:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

APOEL: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Akritas: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

APOEL scores 1.47 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Akritas scores 0.94 and concedes 1.76. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: APOEL 47%, Akritas 39%. Over 2.5: APOEL 50%, Akritas 55%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

APOEL has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.10. APOEL: 12.5 shots per match, Akritas: 8.6.

Match halves

APOEL: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. Akritas: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

APOEL: 76-90+ (18 goals). Akritas: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

APOEL presents decidedly better form, especially in home matches, where they have won 50% of games and kept a clean sheet in half of them. The hosts boast an impressive home goal difference of +8, averaging 1.75 goals scored against just 0.75 conceded. Akritas performs much worse in away games, with a negative goal difference of -3, conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match and failing to score in 38% of fixtures. APOEL's advantage is also evident in xG statistics (1.93 vs 0.99) and ball possession (59% vs 41%). Recent form also favors the hosts—2.2 points per game in the last five matches compared to just 1.2 points for Akritas. Taking all these factors into account, APOEL holds a clear edge and should secure three points in this match.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

62Possession (%)38
APOELAkritas
19Shots6
APOELAkritas
5Shots on target2
APOELAkritas
2.33xG0.79
APOELAkritas
8Corners2
APOELAkritas
109Dangerous attacks36
APOELAkritas
11Fouls5
APOELAkritas
2Cards2
APOELAkritas

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.

1.47Goals scored / match0.94
APOELAkritas
1.25Goals conceded / match1.76
APOELAkritas
53%Average possession46%
APOELAkritas
4.78Shots on target / match2.85
APOELAkritas

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.5Shots per match8.64
APOELAkritas
4.78Shots on target2.85
APOELAkritas
11.8%Shot conversion10.9%
APOELAkritas
53%Possession46%
APOELAkritas
1.59xG for1.1
APOELAkritas
1.27xG against1.59
APOELAkritas

Shooting quality

APOEL: BalancedAkritas: Balanced
APOELAkritas
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.33

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.

Akritas is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - APOEL · 1.8 pts / match - Akritas

APOEL
WLLLL
Season result split
42% W19% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-7-14
1.44 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-4-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%
Akritas
WWWLL
Season result split
30% W15% R55% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-18
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-9
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

APOEL is 56% better for: goals scored per match.

1.47 goals / match - APOEL · 0.94 goals / match - Akritas

APOEL is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - APOEL · 1.76 goals / match - Akritas

APOEL scoring profile: very strong

APOEL scores in 72% of matches (26 of 36 matches), while Akritas keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 33 matches).

Akritas scoring profile: strong

Akritas scores in 61% of matches (20 of 33 matches), while APOEL keeps a clean sheet in 28% (10 of 36 matches).

53Goals scored (season)31
APOELAkritas
45Goals conceded (season)58
APOELAkritas
2.72Average goals in match2.7
APOELAkritas
1Goals scored (last 5)6
APOELAkritas
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
APOELAkritas

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal61%
APOELAkritas
50%2 goals24%
APOELAkritas
17%3 goals9%
APOELAkritas
8%4 goals0%
APOELAkritas

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal76%
APOELAkritas
42%2 goals55%
APOELAkritas
11%3 goals30%
APOELAkritas
0%4 goals15%
APOELAkritas

* 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

11%BTTS at half-time12%
APOELAkritas
8%BTTS in both halves3%
APOELAkritas
33%Scored in both halves15%
APOELAkritas

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
APOELAkritas
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS24%
APOELAkritas
0%BTTS - last 560%
APOELAkritas

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

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
APOELAkritas
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
APOELAkritas
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
APOELAkritas

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
APOELAkritas
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
APOELAkritas
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
APOELAkritas

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.

APOEL is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - APOEL · 1.12 pts / match - Akritas

APOEL - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Akritas - half-time state
27% leading30% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.12
APOELAkritas
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.39
APOELAkritas
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
APOELAkritas
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.18
APOELAkritas
58%Clean sheet before half-time48%
APOELAkritas
58%No goal before half-time61%
APOELAkritas

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)0.94
APOELAkritas
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
APOELAkritas
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.97
APOELAkritas
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.52
APOELAkritas
50%Clean sheet after half-time39%
APOELAkritas
36%No goal after half-time64%
APOELAkritas

APOEL - second-half results

39% W36% R25% P
48
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. 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% W30% R48% P
37
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

APOEL - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.80
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Akritas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

APOEL
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
5
7
16-30
4
4
31-45
8
7
46-60
10
5
61-75
18
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Akritas
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
1
12
16-30
5
9
31-45
4
6
46-60
4
9
61-75
10
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+48%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

APOEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

Akritas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+13.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
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.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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

APOELLigaAkritas
Average goals in match 2.722.64 2.70
Both teams scored 47%43% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 55%
Clean sheets 28%31% 24%
Goal before half-time 72%73% 79%
Goal after half-time 86%79% 76%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: APOEL 1 - 0 - 0 Akritas. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Akritas
0 : 4
APOEL

FAQ

What was the result of APOEL vs Akritas?

The First Division match finished APOEL 2:1 Akritas. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before APOEL vs Akritas?

APOEL score 1.47 goals per game on average and Akritas 0.94. The First Division average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 47% of APOEL's matches and 39% of Akritas's.

What form are APOEL and Akritas in?

Over the last 5 games APOEL have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Akritas 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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