Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — APOEL 1st with 73 points, Doxa 6th with 35, 38 apart. Doxa's recent output lagged their position: 27th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Doxa 2.43 scored and 5.5 conceded per game, APOEL 6.3 and 2.4, with the league averaging 2.43.
Defeat had not touched APOEL in 7 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Doxa, 11/15 for APOEL.
GioScore's database holds 32 meetings between the two: 3 for Doxa, 25 for APOEL and 4 drawn, at 2.94 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 41% of the wins in this matchup.
The venue was Makareio Stadio in Nicosia, with room for 16,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.