Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Aris Limassol 2nd with 56 points, Doxa 6th with 35, 21 apart. On recent form Doxa sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.43/5.5 for Doxa and 2.04/0.81 for Aris Limassol (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.43.
A win had eluded Doxa for 15 matches. Doxa had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Aris Limassol, 7.
The sides have met 24 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Doxa, 5 draws and 11 for Aris Limassol, at 2.88 goals per meeting.
The venue was Makareio Stadio in Nicosia, with room for 16,000 spectators. Doxa led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.