Pafos vs Apoel Nicosia: result 2-3 and analysis
1. DivisionRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 17, 2021 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stadio Stelios Kyriakides, Paphos
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What was the result of Pafos vs Apoel Nicosia?
Apoel Nicosia won 2-3 on January 17, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 30′B. SaharApoel Nicosia (pen.)
- 37′S. PanićPafos
- 48′Emilio NsueApoel Nicosia
- 65′G. SatsiasApoel Nicosia
- 86′O. ValakariPafos (pen.)
Official lineup for Pafos vs Apoel Nicosia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Pafos
4-1-3-2- 26Jerson Cabral
- 9Kévin Bérigaud
- 24O. Valakari
- 28S. Panić
- 19N. Foor
- 66Pavel Lelyukhin
- 4J. Kvída
- 2C. Saiz
- 20João Aurélio
- 23P. Arajuuri
- 1A. Rudko
Apoel Nicosia
4-2-3-1- 20V. Klonaridis
- 14B. Sahar
- 18G. Satsias
- 17G. Zahid
- 8M. Lundemo
- 7G. Efrem
- 55C. Sielis
- 6Artur Jorge
- 42C. Wheeler
- 22Emilio Nsue
- 23F. Uzoho
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Pafos have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Apoel Nicosia have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2021 | Nea Salamis(away) | 0-2 | 1. Division |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Olympiakos(home) | 5-0 | 1. Division |
| Jan 3, 2021 | Ethnikos Achna(away) | 1-2 | 1. Division |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Apollon Limassol(home) | 1-1 | 1. Division |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Anorthosis(away) | 0-1 | 1. Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2021 | AEK Larnaca(home) | 1-1 | 1. Division |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Ermis(home) | 3-0 | 1. Division |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Doxa(away) | 1-2 | 1. Division |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Enosis(home) | 0-2 | 1. Division |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Karmiotissa(away) | 0-1 | 1. Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Pafos wins, 1 draw, 1 Apoel Nicosia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2020 | Apoel Nicosia 0-1 Pafos | 1. Division |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Pafos 2-0 Apoel Nicosia | 1. Division |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Apoel Nicosia 3-0 Pafos | 1. Division |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Apoel Nicosia 1-2 Pafos | 1. Division |
| Nov 4, 2018 | Pafos 0-0 Apoel Nicosia | 1. Division |
Last archived meeting: Apoel Nicosia vs Pafos on Oct 18, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Pafos score 1.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Apoel Nicosia score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pafos | 1.1 | 0.7 | 8 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Apoel Nicosia | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 3/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Pafos sit 7th in 1. Division (13 points from 8 matches) and Apoel Nicosia sit 6th (14 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Apoel Nicosia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | Pafos | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
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