Aris Limassol head into this game coming off the back of a 0-0 First Division drawn match vs Omonia Nicosia.
Their more recent scorelines really do illustrate the point that there has been much resilience in the Aris Limassol rearguard. Aris Limassol have kept it tight, resulting in the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past 6 outings standing at 4. That pattern might not be carried forward into this game, though.
Leading up to this clash, Aris Limassol:
AEL Limassol go into this clash after a 4-1 First Division win with the eclipse of Anorthosis Famagusta in their most recent game.
For AEL Limassol, the scorers were Sérgio Conceição (51') and Morgan Ferrier (90').
The numbers tell their own story, and AEL Limassol have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 12 goals in total. Defensively, AEL Limassol have not been doing too well.
Looking at their past form shows that AEL Limassol:
Delving into past results between these clubs going back to 28/08/2022 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to AEL Limassol. They have not managed to come away with any victories whatsoever whereas Aris Limassol have simply been better than them, winning in 83% of those games played.
A combined sum of 18 goals were produced between them in these games, with 17 of them for The Light Brigade and 1 created by AEL Limassol. The average goals per game has been 3.
The last league match featuring these clubs was First Division match day 24 on 23/02/2025 and the score finished Aris Limassol 4-0 AEL Limassol.
Aleksandr Kokorin (Muscle injury) and Robert Ergas (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be playing for Aris Limassol .
AEL Limassol manager Marinos Satsias has to currently contend with reduced team options. Kypros Neofytou (surgery), Julius Szöke (Adductor injury) and Dusan Stevanovic (Muscle injury) will not be playing here.
We’re thinking that Aris Limassol can and should stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.
However, AEL Limassol may well find it hard finding the net themselves but we can see them being dangerous at times, too.
We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Aris Limassol at the end of the match.