Cyprus 1. Division · Full time ·Matchday 1

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia

3 – 1 Full time

AEK Arena, LarnacaReferee: K. Athanassiou

AEK Larnaca 65%
Draw 22%
Apoel Nicosia 13%

Confidence: Low  ·  model-only, no market odds

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia overview

Garuda Lions analysis: AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityAEK LarnacaDrawApoel Nicosia
Model65.0%22.0%13.0%
Market———
Final65.0%22.0%13.0%
Edge———

Confidence: Low

Why AEK Larnaca

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.03 vs 0.82.
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

AEK Larnaca ↓ / Apoel Nicosia → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 7% 1 11% 11% 2 12% 10% 3 8% 7% 4+ 7%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 93%
2+ goals 79%
3+ goals 54%
No goals 7%

AEK Larnaca and Apoel Nicosia expected goals

AEK Larnaca 2.03
Apoel Nicosia 0.82

Total expected goals: 2.85

AEK Larnaca and Apoel Nicosia attack and defence ratings

AEK Larnaca

Attack 1.09 +9%
Defence 0.97 -3%

Apoel Nicosia

Attack 0.71 -29%
Defence 1.27 +27%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia: result vs prediction

AEK Larnaca 3 – 1 Apoel Nicosia

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 AEK Larnaca 65.0% 1.54 — —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 54.6% 1.83 — —
Both teams to score No 50.4% 1.98 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 87.0% 1.15 — —
Handicap -1 AEK Larnaca win 40.8% 2.45 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2AEK Larnaca65.0%
Draw22.0%
Apoel Nicosia13.0%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.554.6%
Under 2.545.4%
Both teams to scoreYes49.6%
No50.4%
Double chance1X (home or draw)87.0%
12 (either side)78.0%
X2 (draw or away)35.0%
Handicap -1AEK Larnaca win40.8%
Push (exactly one goal)23.7%
Loss35.5%
Correct score (top 3)2-011.9%
1-010.7%
1-110.5%

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia stats

AEK Larnaca and Apoel Nicosia recent form

newest first
AEK Larnaca WLWDDW
Apoel Nicosia LLLLWD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

6AEK Larnaca wins 3Draws 1Apoel Nicosia wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-05-03Apoel NicosiaAEK LarnacaCyprus 1. Division1-0
2026-03-22AEK LarnacaApoel NicosiaCyprus 1. Division1-0
2026-02-08Apoel NicosiaAEK LarnacaCyprus 1. Division1-2
2025-10-27AEK LarnacaApoel NicosiaCyprus 1. Division1-1
2025-05-04AEK LarnacaApoel Nicosia1. Division3-0
2025-04-02Apoel NicosiaAEK Larnaca1. Division0-1
2025-01-20AEK LarnacaApoel Nicosia1. Division2-1
2024-10-06Apoel NicosiaAEK Larnaca1. Division0-1
2024-07-17AEK LarnacaApoel NicosiaFriendlies Clubs0-0
2024-05-11Apoel NicosiaAEK Larnaca1. Division1-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia odds

No bookmaker odds yet

Bookmakers usually price a fixture ~14 days before kickoff. We record snapshots twice a day, so the comparison table and price movement will appear here as soon as the market opens. Until then every probability on this page is model-only.