Cyprus - First DivisionStadio Stelios KyriakidesData current as of 14 October 2026

Aris vs AEK Larnaca: match statistics

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Aris vs AEK Larnaca: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Aris play AEK Larnaca in First Division (Cyprus). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Stadio Stelios Kyriakides.

Current form

Aris: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. AEK Larnaca: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Aris scores 1.20 and concedes 1.40 goals per match. AEK Larnaca scores 2.00 and concedes 0.80. League average: 3.00 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Aris 60%, AEK Larnaca 60%. Over 2.5: Aris 60%, AEK Larnaca 60%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 69%.

xG, shots and style

AEK Larnaca has higher xG: 1.68 vs 1.60. Aris: 11.8 shots per match, AEK Larnaca: 13.2.

Match halves

Aris: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.80. AEK Larnaca: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Aris: 76-90+ (2 goals). AEK Larnaca: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 3.00 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 69%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-3. Average goals 3.75, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.95)
(3.42)
(2.23)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.2Goals scored / match2
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.4Goals conceded / match0.8
ArisAEK Larnaca
49%Average possession55%
ArisAEK Larnaca
5.6Shots on target / match6
ArisAEK Larnaca

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

11.8Shots per match13.2
ArisAEK Larnaca
5.6Shots on target6
ArisAEK Larnaca
10.2%Shot conversion15.2%
ArisAEK Larnaca
49%Possession55%
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.6xG for1.68
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.21xG against1.49
ArisAEK Larnaca

Shooting quality

Aris: BalancedAEK Larnaca: Efficient finishing
ArisAEK Larnaca
Accuracy (shots on target)47%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.210.33

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

AEK Larnaca is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Aris · 2.4 pts / match - AEK Larnaca

Aris
DLWDW
Season result split
40% W40% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
AEK Larnaca
WWLWW
Season result split
80% W0% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 67% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - Aris · 2 goals / match - AEK Larnaca

AEK Larnaca is 75% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.4 goals / match - Aris · 0.8 goals / match - AEK Larnaca

Aris scoring profile: very strong

Aris scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while AEK Larnaca keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

AEK Larnaca scoring profile: strong

AEK Larnaca scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while Aris keeps a clean sheet in 40% (2 of 5 matches).

6Goals scored (season)10
ArisAEK Larnaca
7Goals conceded (season)4
ArisAEK Larnaca
2.6Average goals in match2.8
ArisAEK Larnaca
6Goals scored (last 5)10
ArisAEK Larnaca
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
ArisAEK Larnaca

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal80%
ArisAEK Larnaca
40%2 goals60%
ArisAEK Larnaca
0%3 goals40%
ArisAEK Larnaca
0%4 goals20%
ArisAEK Larnaca

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal80%
ArisAEK Larnaca
40%2 goals0%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%3 goals0%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%4 goals0%
ArisAEK 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

20%BTTS at half-time20%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%BTTS in both halves0%
ArisAEK Larnaca
40%Scored in both halves60%
ArisAEK Larnaca

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
ArisAEK Larnaca
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
ArisAEK Larnaca
60%BTTS - last 560%
ArisAEK 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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
ArisAEK Larnaca
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
ArisAEK Larnaca

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
ArisAEK Larnaca
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
ArisAEK Larnaca

Match halves— when 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 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.2 pts / match - Aris · 1.8 pts / match - AEK Larnaca

Aris - half-time state
20% leading60% draw20% trailing
AEK Larnaca - half-time state
40% leading60% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per match (1st half)1.8
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.4Goals scored (1st half)1
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.2
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.8Average goals (1st half)1.2
ArisAEK Larnaca
60%Clean sheet before half-time80%
ArisAEK Larnaca
60%No goal before half-time40%
ArisAEK Larnaca

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)2
ArisAEK Larnaca
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)1
ArisAEK Larnaca
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
ArisAEK Larnaca
1.8Average goals (2nd half)1.6
ArisAEK Larnaca
40%Clean sheet after half-time40%
ArisAEK Larnaca
20%No goal after half-time20%
ArisAEK Larnaca

Aris - second-half results

20% W60% D20% L
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

AEK Larnaca - second-half results

60% W20% D20% L
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 80%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Aris - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
AEK Larnaca - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Aris

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
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.
93%
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.
+0.4
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

AEK Larnaca

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.69
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
54%
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
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division).

Teams vs league

ArisLigaAEK Larnaca
Average goals in match▼ 2.603.00▼ 2.80
Both teams scored• 60%60%• 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 60%69%▼ 60%
Clean sheets▲ 40%26%▼ 20%
Goal before half-time▼ 60%71%▼ 60%
Goal after half-time▼ 80%89%▲ 100%

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

3.00
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.51
Away goals / match
+-1%
Home attack advantage
+-1%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
66%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Aris 1 - 0 - 3 AEK Larnaca. Average goals 3.75, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Aris and AEK Larnaca play?

Aris face AEK Larnaca on 18 October 2026 in First Division at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Aris and AEK Larnaca?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Aris won 1, AEK Larnaca won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Aris vs AEK Larnaca?

Aris score 1.20 goals per game on average and AEK Larnaca 2.00. The First Division average is 3.00 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 69% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Aris's matches and 60% of AEK Larnaca's.

What form are Aris and AEK Larnaca in?

Over the last 5 games Aris have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and AEK Larnaca 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

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