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1. DivisionMatchweek 24THE MATCH CENTRE

AEL vs Apoel Nicosia match centre

AEL badgeAELHome · 8 in league
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Momentum→ Steady57/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:3
UK time · Europe/London
Apoel Nicosia badgeApoel NicosiaAway · 5 in league
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Momentum→ Steady46/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
Leo Natel58′
D. Mancini41′
D. Abagna59′
S. Drazic81′
Alphamega Stadium · KolossiSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate0.0%AEL
Draw0.1%at full time
Current result estimate99.9%Apoel Nicosia
Another goal8.1%before full time

Next goal: AEL 4.4% · no further goal 91.9% · Apoel Nicosia 3.8%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
AELApoel Nicosia
8Corner Kicks2
12Fouls16
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves3
400Total passes350
316Passes accurate288

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

1-division: Regular season

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Omonia Nicosia26+4661—
2AEK Larnaca26+2753—
3Apollon Limassol26+1453—
4Pafos26+2951—
5Apoel Nicosia27+2048—
6Aris26+2243—
7Omonia Aradippou26-834—
8AEL27-933—
9Anorthosis26-1032—
10Krasava Ypsonas26-1028—
11Olympiakos26-1528—
12Akritas26-2526—
13Ethnikos Achna26-1923—
14Enosis26-621—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

AEL 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Apoel Nicosia 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

AEL

4/9Wins
1.0Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At home, 1 wins from 2 available matches.

Inspect AEL’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Apoel Nicosia

3/8Wins
1.4Goals / game
1.5Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 1 wins from 4 available matches.

Inspect Apoel Nicosia’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare AEL at home with Apoel Nicosia away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:08 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

1. Division · 2025/26 · all league matches

AELApoel Nicosia
23Matches played23
33Points earned39
10Wins11
1.2Goals scored / match1.7
1.4Goals conceded / match0.9
7Clean sheets9
10Failed to score3

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares AEL at home with Apoel Nicosia away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

AEL

Confirmed formation3-4-3Hugo Martins
  1. 13G. OchoaG
  2. 21L. BogdanD
  3. 15D. StevanovicD
  4. 24E. ImanishimweD
  5. 35Sergio ConceicaoM
  6. 26N. GlavcicM
  7. 6D. ZdravkovskiM
  8. 19I. MilosavljevicM
  9. 40T. MasekoF
  10. 27Z. SawoF
  11. 23Leo NatelF
Substitutes (12)

98 · P. Kyriakou

99 · A. Keravnos

2 · C. Frantzis

8 · V. Papafotis

10 · B. Z. Jradi

11 · L. Singh

25 · A. Panagiotou Filiotis

29 · D. Paroutis

33 · A. Makris

37 · J. Szoke

45 · F. Forestieri

63 · F. R. Mughe

Apoel Nicosia

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Pablo Garcia
  1. 27V. BelecG
  2. 14NanuD
  3. 31F. BrorssonD
  4. 34K. LaifisD
  5. 6Vitor MeerD
  6. 29Diego RosaM
  7. 20DalcioM
  8. 77D. ManciniM
  9. 15M. TomasM
  10. 89N. KoutsakosM
  11. 9S. DrazicF
Substitutes (12)

1 · Gabriel Pereira

22 · A. Christodoulou

2 · E. Antoniou

5 · M. Degenek

7 · M. Meyer

10 · Marquinhos

17 · D. Abagna

21 · C. Poursaitidis

36 · C. Appiah

38 · Geovane Meurer

45 · K. Yiannacou

99 · P. Olayinka

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

AEL

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Guillermo Ochoa906.500—310
Luka Bogdan907.2002451
Dušan Stevanović906.300—500
Emmanuel Imanishimwe856.900—542
Sérgio Conceição908.2101390
Nemanja Glavčić856.700—441
Davor Zdravkovski586.700—230
Ivan Milosavljević906.3001400
Thapelo Maseko746.300—100
Zakaria Sawo906.9001130
Léo Natel857.5102250
Luther Singh396.300—100
Danil Paroutis237.300160
Bassel Jradi136.300—40
Andreas Makris136.300—00
François Régis Mughe136.900240

Apoel Nicosia

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Vid Belec906.600—110
Nanú906.200—330
Franz Brorsson906.900—400
Konstantinos Laifis877.200—350
Vitor Meer906.900—320
Diego Rosa906.300—420
Dálcio876.500—440
Daniel Mancini878.2112370
Mathías Tomás777.301—290
Nikolas Koutsakos586.600—160
Stefan Dražić908.2114150
David Abagna407.510240
Peter Olayinka216.700120
Miloš Degenek116.300—10
Max Meyer116.300—50
Marquinhos116.300—20
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