Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Aris Limassol (2nd, 61 pts) and Nea Salamis (7th, 26 pts). Nea Salamis had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 7th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 4.43/8.86 for Nea Salamis and 2.04/0.58 for Aris Limassol (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.33.
Nea Salamis had gone 8 games without a win. Aris Limassol carried a 12-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Nea Salamis against 9/15 for Aris Limassol.
GioScore's database holds 21 meetings between the two: 8 for Nea Salamis, 9 for Aris Limassol and 4 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 62% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
The match was played at Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos (capacity 9,782). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nea Salamis led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Nea Salamis: Alexandros Michael (14'), Alexandros Michael (33') · Aris Limassol: Daniel Antosch (72' og), Mihlali Mayambela (36')
Key stats
Possession: Nea Salamis 38% · Aris Limassol 62% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 8-4