Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 11 September 2026

Paphos vs APOEL: match statistics

Paphos crest
Paphos
2 : 0half-time 0:0
APOEL crest
APOEL
130%(1.88)
X25%(3.35)
245%(3.70)

APOEL presents significantly better form in the last five matches, earning 2.0 points per match compared to Paphos's mere 0.6 points. The visitors have won 3 of their last 5 meetings and have not lost any away match in the Failed To Score category (0%), demonstrating their offensive effectiveness. Paphos is undergoing a clear crisis, losing 4 of their last 5 matches overall, which contrasts drastically with their earlier dominance at home (78% win rate in home matches this season). APOEL boasts a solid away record with 56% wins and only 11% losses, and their positive away goal difference (+12) surpasses Paphos's home advantage (+14). Considering the hosts' current poor streak and the visitors' excellent disposition, APOEL has a real chance of securing a victory, though Paphos's experience at their own stadium could make this a tight encounter.

Paphos vs APOEL: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Paphos played APOEL in First Division (Cyprus). The match was played on 4 February 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Paphos: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. APOEL: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Paphos scores 1.84 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. APOEL scores 1.89 and concedes 0.79. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Paphos 47%, APOEL 53%. Over 2.5: Paphos 58%, APOEL 53%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

APOEL has higher xG: 1.75 vs 1.49. Paphos: 11.3 shots per match, APOEL: 14.2.

Match halves

Paphos: half-time lead 58%, second-half goals 1.00. APOEL: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 1.37.

Goals by minute

Paphos: 76-90+ (13 goals). APOEL: 76-90+ (14 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, 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

APOEL presents significantly better form in the last five matches, earning 2.0 points per match compared to Paphos's mere 0.6 points. The visitors have won 3 of their last 5 meetings and have not lost any away match in the Failed To Score category (0%), demonstrating their offensive effectiveness. Paphos is undergoing a clear crisis, losing 4 of their last 5 matches overall, which contrasts drastically with their earlier dominance at home (78% win rate in home matches this season). APOEL boasts a solid away record with 56% wins and only 11% losses, and their positive away goal difference (+12) surpasses Paphos's home advantage (+14). Considering the hosts' current poor streak and the visitors' excellent disposition, APOEL has a real chance of securing a victory, though Paphos's experience at their own stadium could make this a tight encounter.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
PaphosAPOEL
10Shots12
PaphosAPOEL
5Shots on target3
PaphosAPOEL
1.37xG1.4
PaphosAPOEL
7Corners7
PaphosAPOEL
53Dangerous attacks59
PaphosAPOEL
19Fouls8
PaphosAPOEL
4Cards3
PaphosAPOEL

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.

1.84Goals scored / match1.89
PaphosAPOEL
0.95Goals conceded / match0.79
PaphosAPOEL
58%Average possession56%
PaphosAPOEL
4.68Shots on target / match5.21
PaphosAPOEL

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.26Shots per match14.21
PaphosAPOEL
4.68Shots on target5.21
PaphosAPOEL
16.4%Shot conversion13.3%
PaphosAPOEL
58%Possession56%
PaphosAPOEL
1.49xG for1.75
PaphosAPOEL
1.28xG against1.03
PaphosAPOEL

Shooting quality

Paphos: Efficient finishingAPOEL: Dominant
PaphosAPOEL
Accuracy (shots on target)42%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.36

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.

APOEL is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Paphos · 2 pts / match - APOEL

Paphos
LWLLL
Season result split
63% W5% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-1-6
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-0-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
APOEL
WWLDW
Season result split
53% W32% D16% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-3
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 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 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.95 goals / match - Paphos · 0.79 goals / match - APOEL

Paphos scoring profile: very strong

Paphos scores in 89% of matches (17 of 19 matches), while APOEL keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

APOEL scoring profile: very strong

APOEL scores in 89% of matches (17 of 19 matches), while Paphos keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

35Goals scored (season)36
PaphosAPOEL
18Goals conceded (season)15
PaphosAPOEL
2.79Average goals in match2.68
PaphosAPOEL
5Goals scored (last 5)9
PaphosAPOEL
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
PaphosAPOEL

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal89%
PaphosAPOEL
53%2 goals63%
PaphosAPOEL
26%3 goals21%
PaphosAPOEL
16%4 goals16%
PaphosAPOEL

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal58%
PaphosAPOEL
37%2 goals21%
PaphosAPOEL
0%3 goals0%
PaphosAPOEL
0%4 goals0%
PaphosAPOEL

* 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

16%BTTS at half-time5%
PaphosAPOEL
5%BTTS in both halves5%
PaphosAPOEL
42%Scored in both halves37%
PaphosAPOEL

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
PaphosAPOEL
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
PaphosAPOEL
60%BTTS - last 560%
PaphosAPOEL

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

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
PaphosAPOEL
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
PaphosAPOEL
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PaphosAPOEL

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
PaphosAPOEL
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
PaphosAPOEL
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
PaphosAPOEL

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.

Paphos is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.05 pts / match - Paphos · 1.58 pts / match - APOEL

Paphos - half-time state
58% leading32% draw11% trailing
APOEL - half-time state
42% leading32% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.05Points per match (1st half)1.58
PaphosAPOEL
0.84Goals scored (1st half)0.53
PaphosAPOEL
0.26Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
PaphosAPOEL
1.11Average goals (1st half)0.95
PaphosAPOEL
74%Clean sheet before half-time68%
PaphosAPOEL
32%No goal before half-time53%
PaphosAPOEL

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)2.16
PaphosAPOEL
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.37
PaphosAPOEL
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.37
PaphosAPOEL
1.68Average goals (2nd half)1.74
PaphosAPOEL
47%Clean sheet after half-time68%
PaphosAPOEL
37%No goal after half-time21%
PaphosAPOEL

Paphos - second-half results

42% W26% D32% L
39
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at half-time in 58% of matches and wins 63%. 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.

APOEL - second-half results

63% W26% D11% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Paphos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
APOEL - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.60
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.62.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference-1+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% 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.

Paphos
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
4
1
16-30
6
0
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

APOEL
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
3
2
16-30
1
1
31-45
6
2
46-60
6
2
61-75
14
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
79%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Paphos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

APOEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
169%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
55%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

* 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

PaphosLigaAPOEL
Average goals in match 2.792.55 2.68
Both teams scored 47%37% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%47% 53%
Clean sheets 42%34% 42%
Goal before half-time 79%71% 74%
Goal after half-time 89%81% 89%

^ 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
1.43
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+12%
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)
81%
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. PaphosYellow cardIvan Šunjić
  2. PaphosYellow cardDomingos Quina
  3. PaphosGoalIvan Šunjić
  4. PaphosSubstitutionOn: Jair Diego Alves de BritoOff: Mislav Oršić
  5. APOELSubstitutionOn: Euciodálcio GomesOff: David Sandan Abagna
  6. PaphosSubstitutionOn: Neophytos MichaelOff: Jay Gorter
  7. APOELYellow cardDiego Gabriel Silva Rosa
  8. APOELYellow cardFranz Brorsson

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.

Konstantinos FellasMatches officiated: 20
5.25Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins20%Draws30%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Paphos 1 - 0 - 0 APOEL. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

APOEL
0 : 1
Paphos

FAQ

What was the result of Paphos vs APOEL?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Paphos vs APOEL?

Paphos score 1.84 goals per game on average and APOEL 1.89. The First Division average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Paphos's matches and 53% of APOEL's.

What form are Paphos and APOEL in?

Over the last 5 games Paphos have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and APOEL 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

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