Match Report
The table read 3rd (Apollon, 53 pts) against 5th (APOEL, 45 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form told a different story for APOEL: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Apollon were scoring 1.38 and conceding 0.85, APOEL 1.73 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 40 meetings between the two: 14 for Apollon, 11 for APOEL and 15 drawn, at 2.65 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
Alphamega Stadium, capacity 10,900, hosted the game. Apollon led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Apollon: Garry Rodrigues (4'), Ivan Ljubic (62')
Key stats
Possession: Apollon 64% · APOEL 36% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 3-6