Match Report
Both sides brought 3 points into this one — APOEL 5th, AEL 7th. Per game in the league, APOEL were scoring 3.5 and conceding 1.5, AEL 1 and 3, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
AEL were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: APOEL 5/15, AEL 11/15.
40 meetings are on record — 24 won by APOEL, 8 by AEL, 8 drawn, at 2.42 goals per meeting. 3.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.42.
The match was played at Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)) (capacity 22,859). Half-time and full-time told different stories: APOEL led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
APOEL: Marquinhos (10'), Fabricio Pedrozo (20'), Konstantinos Stafylidis (61'), Gabriel Maioli (79'), Fabricio Pedrozo (84'), Facundo Pérez (90')
Key stats
Possession: APOEL 62% · AEL 38% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 3-0