Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: AEL (2nd, 54 pts) held a 36-point advantage over AE Zakakiou (8th, 18 pts). AE Zakakiou ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 2.43 goals per team per game, AE Zakakiou ran at 2.86 scored and 7.14 conceded, AEL at 4.36 and 4.86.
AE Zakakiou had been beaten in four straight games. AEL had drawn four in a row. The last-five ledger: AE Zakakiou 1/15, AEL 7/15.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by AE Zakakiou, 4 by AEL, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Gipedo Zakakiou in Lemesós staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, AEL led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-5.