Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Apollon 3rd with 53 points, Ethnikos Achna 7th with 33, 20 apart. Recent form told a different story for Ethnikos Achna: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Apollon 1.38 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Ethnikos Achna 1.03 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.31.
Apollon arrived on a run of ten straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Ethnikos Achna. The last-five ledger: Apollon 15/15, Ethnikos Achna 9/15.
The sides have met 32 times in the GioScore results database: 20 wins for Apollon, 9 draws and 3 for Ethnikos Achna, at 2.91 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
Alphamega Stadium, capacity 10,900, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Apollon led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Apollon: Jaromir Zmrhal (29')
Key stats
Possession: Apollon 54% · Ethnikos Achna 46% · Total shots: 21-2 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 6-2