APOEL line up against away side Aris Limassol at GSP Stadium in the First Division tie on Sunday.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for APOEL v Aris Limassol, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
APOEL
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APOEL will be looking for another win after a 0-2 First Division triumph vs Pafos.
For APOEL, the goals were scored by Giorgi Kvilitaia (61') and Marquinhos (69').
Over their preceding 6 fixtures, Savvas Poursaitidis's APOEL have scored 6 times - an average number of goals per match of 1.
Coming into this clash, APOEL haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.
Aris Limassol
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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of AEK Larnaca in First Division competition, Aris Limassol and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Hrvoje Miličević (90') was the scorer for AEK Larnaca.
The attacking players from Aris Limassol have failed to get amongst the goals over their last 6 clashes, netting the poor return of just 4. In those matches, The Light Brigade have also seen the collective goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 8. We will have to see if that trend will be sustained here.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Aris Limassol:
- have not emerged victorious against APOEL in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 4 league matches.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 22/12/2022, there has been little between the sides with APOEL winning 2 of those games, Aris Limassol 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.
A sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 for Thrylos and 7 belonging to The Light Brigade. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The previous league contest between the two was First Division match day 3 on 10/03/2024 when it finished Aris Limassol 2-1 APOEL.
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Team News: APOEL
El Fardou Ben (Achilles tendon surgery), Christos Wheeler (Knee surgery) and José Crespo (Muscle injury) won’t be able to feature for APOEL manager Savvas Poursaitidis.
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Team News: Aris Limassol
Out of a mainly available group, there is only the lone fitness problem for the Aris Limassol gaffer Aleksey Shpilevsky to be concerned about. Karol Struski (Muscle strain) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We feel that Aris Limassol must be fancied to score a goal against this APOEL side, although that isn’t expected to be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re predicting both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for APOEL when all is said and done. Let’s see what happens here.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
17:11 18/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
APOEL
Formed: 1926
Stadium: GSP Stadium (22,859)
Captain: Georgios Efrem
Chairman: Prodromos Petrides
Manager: Savvas Poursaitidis
Competitions: First Division position 1, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)