Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pafos FC 4th with 51 points, Akritas 6th with 35, 16 apart. Akritas had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Akritas ran at 0.94 scored and 1.76 conceded, Pafos FC at 2.04 and 0.92.
Pafos FC carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: Akritas 4/15, Pafos FC 11/15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Akritas, 0 draws and 6 for Pafos FC, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadio Stelios Kyriakides, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pafos FC led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Pafos FC: Ivan Sunjic (47'), João Correia (19'), David Luiz (78'), Jajá (90')
Key stats
Possession: Akritas 43% · Pafos FC 57% · Total shots: 6-7 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 4-11