📏 Form Guide

APOEL

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APOEL, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Conference League success vs Molde FK.

In that match, APOEL managed 42% possession and 5 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for APOEL was Konstantinos Laifis (41'). Molde got 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target.

Their more recent scorelines highlight the fact that it has been a great time for the APOEL defence. APOEL have kept it tight, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their last six matches standing at 3.

Coming into this meeting, APOEL have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Aris Limassol

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Aris Limassol come into this match following a 0-3 First Division win over AEL Limassol in their most recent game.

For Aris Limassol, the goalscorers were Aleksandr Kokorin (2'), Yannick Gomis (49') and Jaden Montnor (90').

A series of very capable performances from the Aris Limassol defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their last 6 outings in total. Over that same period, their own forwards have managed to score 12. We will have to see if that trend can be sustained into this next match.

Coming into this clash, Aris Limassol have not won against APOEL when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 23/04/2023 tells us that APOEL have won 3 of these games & Aris Limassol 2, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

A sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 of them from Thrylos and 6 being from The Light Brigade. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The last league fixture featuring the two was First Division match day 8 on 21/04/2024 when the final score was APOEL 2-0 Aris Limassol.

📋 Team News: APOEL

Marius Corbu (Virus), Georgi Kostadinov (Muscle injury), Max Meyer (Virus), Youssef El Arabi (Muscle strain) and Kingsley Sarfo (Hamstring muscle injury) will be missing for APOEL gaffer Manolo Jiménez.

ℹ️ Team News: Aris Limassol

From a largely available group of players, there is just the one fitness worry for the Aris Limassol gaffer Aleksey Shpilevsky to contend with. Giorgi Kvilitaia (Muscle tear) won’t be in action.

💡 Prediction

In our view, Aris Limassol should get enough chances to score a goal against this APOEL lineup, but that probably won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 winning margin for APOEL after the 90. It really should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 16:06 02/12/2024