Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 07 September 2026

Apollon vs Akritas: match statistics

Apollon crest
Apollon
4 : 0half-time 3:0
Akritas crest
Akritas
165%(1.35)
X20%(4.50)
215%(7.90)

Apollon presents excellent form, winning all of their last five matches and scoring 8 goals while conceding just 2. The hosts dominate at home with 56% wins and 44% clean sheets, possessing an advantage in ball possession (56%) and a higher xG coefficient (1.53 vs 0.97). Akritas is in crisis, losing four of their last five meetings and conceding as many as 10 goals in that period. The visitors have a weak away record (33% wins, 44% losses) and a negative goal difference (-4), which puts them in a difficult situation given their low efficiency (0.97 xG). All statistical indicators point to a certain victory for Apollon, who should exploit the home field advantage and their excellent disposition.

Apollon vs Akritas: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Apollon played Akritas in First Division (Cyprus). The match was played on 24 January 2026. Final score: 4:0.

Current form

Apollon: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Akritas: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Apollon scores 1.22 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Akritas scores 0.89 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Apollon 33%, Akritas 33%. Over 2.5: Apollon 44%, Akritas 50%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Apollon has higher xG: 1.53 vs 0.98. Apollon: 12.6 shots per match, Akritas: 7.3.

Match halves

Apollon: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.83. Akritas: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Apollon: 76-90+ (7 goals). Akritas: 0-15 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

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

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

Apollon presents excellent form, winning all of their last five matches and scoring 8 goals while conceding just 2. The hosts dominate at home with 56% wins and 44% clean sheets, possessing an advantage in ball possession (56%) and a higher xG coefficient (1.53 vs 0.97). Akritas is in crisis, losing four of their last five meetings and conceding as many as 10 goals in that period. The visitors have a weak away record (33% wins, 44% losses) and a negative goal difference (-4), which puts them in a difficult situation given their low efficiency (0.97 xG). All statistical indicators point to a certain victory for Apollon, who should exploit the home field advantage and their excellent disposition.

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Half-by-half

3 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
ApollonAkritas
19Shots7
ApollonAkritas
7Shots on target0
ApollonAkritas
2.1xG0.7
ApollonAkritas
4Corners4
ApollonAkritas
58Dangerous attacks35
ApollonAkritas
11Fouls9
ApollonAkritas
0Cards3
ApollonAkritas

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.

1.22Goals scored / match0.89
ApollonAkritas
1Goals conceded / match1.67
ApollonAkritas
54%Average possession43%
ApollonAkritas
4.11Shots on target / match2.89
ApollonAkritas

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.56Shots per match7.28
ApollonAkritas
4.11Shots on target2.89
ApollonAkritas
9.7%Shot conversion12.2%
ApollonAkritas
54%Possession43%
ApollonAkritas
1.53xG for0.98
ApollonAkritas
1.08xG against1.65
ApollonAkritas

Shooting quality

Apollon: BalancedAkritas: Counter-attacking
ApollonAkritas
Accuracy (shots on target)33%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.31

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.

Apollon is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Apollon · 1.2 pts / match - Akritas

Apollon
LWWWW
Season result split
56% W17% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-5
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Akritas
WWLLL
Season result split
28% W22% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-9
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.85Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 40%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.

Apollon is 37% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Apollon · 0.89 goals / match - Akritas

Apollon is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Apollon · 1.67 goals / match - Akritas

Apollon scoring profile: very strong

Apollon scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Akritas keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 matches).

Akritas scoring profile: mixed

Akritas scores in 56% of matches (10 of 18 matches), while Apollon keeps a clean sheet in 50% (9 of 18 matches).

22Goals scored (season)16
ApollonAkritas
18Goals conceded (season)30
ApollonAkritas
2.22Average goals in match2.56
ApollonAkritas
6Goals scored (last 5)5
ApollonAkritas
4Goals conceded (last 5)9
ApollonAkritas

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal56%
ApollonAkritas
39%2 goals22%
ApollonAkritas
6%3 goals11%
ApollonAkritas
0%4 goals0%
ApollonAkritas

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal72%
ApollonAkritas
39%2 goals50%
ApollonAkritas
11%3 goals28%
ApollonAkritas
0%4 goals17%
ApollonAkritas

* 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

6%BTTS at half-time17%
ApollonAkritas
0%BTTS in both halves6%
ApollonAkritas
17%Scored in both halves17%
ApollonAkritas

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
ApollonAkritas
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS28%
ApollonAkritas
40%BTTS - last 540%
ApollonAkritas

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
ApollonAkritas
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
ApollonAkritas
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
ApollonAkritas

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
ApollonAkritas
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
ApollonAkritas
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
ApollonAkritas

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.

Apollon is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.28 pts / match - Apollon · 1.11 pts / match - Akritas

Apollon - half-time state
28% leading44% draw28% trailing
Akritas - half-time state
28% leading28% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per match (1st half)1.11
ApollonAkritas
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.44
ApollonAkritas
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
ApollonAkritas
0.72Average goals (1st half)1.28
ApollonAkritas
67%Clean sheet before half-time44%
ApollonAkritas
67%No goal before half-time56%
ApollonAkritas

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)0.89
ApollonAkritas
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
ApollonAkritas
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
ApollonAkritas
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.28
ApollonAkritas
56%Clean sheet after half-time44%
ApollonAkritas
39%No goal after half-time72%
ApollonAkritas

Apollon - second-half results

50% W17% R33% P
23
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Akritas - second-half results

17% W39% R44% P
20
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Apollon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Akritas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% 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.

Apollon
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
4
4
46-60
4
2
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Akritas
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
0
5
16-30
3
7
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
4
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.39
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Apollon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 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.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.57
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, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Akritas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
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.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
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%

* 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

ApollonLigaAkritas
Average goals in match 2.222.50 2.56
Both teams scored 33%37% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%46% 50%
Clean sheets 50%35% 28%
Goal before half-time 61%70% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%80% 67%

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

2.50
Average goals per match
37%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
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 cardAlasdair Reynolds
  2. ApollonGoalJosef Kvída
  3. AkritasYellow cardIzuchukwu Jude Anthony
  4. AkritasYellow cardYair Isaac Castro Rodriguez
  5. AkritasSubstitutionOn: Kyriakos AntoniouOff: Andreas Athanasiou
  6. ApollonSubstitutionOn: Clinton DuoduOff: Brandon Thomas Llamas
  7. AkritasSubstitutionOn: Giorgos VasiliouOff: Thomas Ioannou

Head-to-head

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

Akritas
0 : 2
Apollon

FAQ

What was the result of Apollon vs Akritas?

The First Division match finished Apollon 4:0 Akritas. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Apollon vs Akritas?

Apollon score 1.22 goals per game on average and Akritas 0.89. The First Division average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Apollon's matches and 33% of Akritas's.

What form are Apollon and Akritas in?

Over the last 5 games Apollon have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Akritas 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Apollon 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.