Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 16 July 2026

Akritas vs Paphos: match statistics

Akritas crest
Akritas
0 : 4half-time 0:1
Paphos crest
Paphos
120%(12.22)
X25%(6.15)
255%(1.16)

Paphos is the clear favorite for this fixture. The visiting team sits 4th in the table and shows excellent form, averaging 2.2 points per game over their last five matches (3 wins, 2 draws). Akritas is in 11th position and performs very poorly at home – only a 25% home win rate, 50% loss rate, and a staggering 42% of matches without scoring a goal. Paphos has vastly superior offensive stats (1.58 goals per game away vs Akritas's 0.83 at home) and defensive metrics (1.25 goals conceded vs 1.67). Furthermore, Paphos is undefeated in their last five outings, while Akritas has managed only one win. The visitors' technical superiority (54% ball possession, 4.92 shots on target per game) alongside the difference in efficiency (15% vs 10%) further points to a Paphos victory.

Akritas vs Paphos: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Akritas play Paphos in First Division (Cyprus). The match date is 14 March 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 0:4.

Current form

Akritas: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Paphos: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Akritas scores 0.94 and concedes 1.76 goals per match. Paphos scores 1.83 and concedes 1.06. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Akritas 39%, Paphos 47%. Over 2.5: Akritas 55%, Paphos 50%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Paphos has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.10. Akritas: 8.6 shots per match, Paphos: 11.6.

Match halves

Akritas: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.55. Paphos: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.97.

Goals by minute

Akritas: 76-90+ (10 goals). Paphos: 76-90+ (25 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Paphos is the clear favorite for this fixture. The visiting team sits 4th in the table and shows excellent form, averaging 2.2 points per game over their last five matches (3 wins, 2 draws). Akritas is in 11th position and performs very poorly at home – only a 25% home win rate, 50% loss rate, and a staggering 42% of matches without scoring a goal. Paphos has vastly superior offensive stats (1.58 goals per game away vs Akritas's 0.83 at home) and defensive metrics (1.25 goals conceded vs 1.67). Furthermore, Paphos is undefeated in their last five outings, while Akritas has managed only one win. The visitors' technical superiority (54% ball possession, 4.92 shots on target per game) alongside the difference in efficiency (15% vs 10%) further points to a Paphos victory.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
AkritasPaphos
9Shots12
AkritasPaphos
0Shots on target5
AkritasPaphos
0.78xG1.6
AkritasPaphos
4Corners12
AkritasPaphos
29Dangerous attacks68
AkritasPaphos
10Fouls7
AkritasPaphos
2Cards1
AkritasPaphos

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.94Goals scored / match1.83
AkritasPaphos
1.76Goals conceded / match1.06
AkritasPaphos
46%Average possession55%
AkritasPaphos
2.85Shots on target / match4.75
AkritasPaphos

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.64Shots per match11.56
AkritasPaphos
2.85Shots on target4.75
AkritasPaphos
10.9%Shot conversion15.9%
AkritasPaphos
46%Possession55%
AkritasPaphos
1.1xG for1.5
AkritasPaphos
1.59xG against1.27
AkritasPaphos

Shooting quality

Akritas: BalancedPaphos: Efficient finishing
AkritasPaphos
Accuracy (shots on target)33%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Akritas is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Akritas · 1.4 pts / match - Paphos

Akritas
WWWLL
Season result split
30% W15% R55% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-18
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-9
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Paphos
LLWDW
Season result split
50% W22% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-8-10
1.72 pts / match · goal difference +28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-6
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LDDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Paphos is 95% better for: goals scored per match.

0.94 goals / match - Akritas · 1.83 goals / match - Paphos

Paphos is 66% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.76 goals / match - Akritas · 1.06 goals / match - Paphos

Akritas scoring profile: mixed

Akritas scores in 61% of matches (20 of 33 matches), while Paphos keeps a clean sheet in 42% (15 of 36 matches).

Paphos scoring profile: very strong

Paphos scores in 86% of matches (31 of 36 matches), while Akritas keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 33 matches).

31Goals scored (season)66
AkritasPaphos
58Goals conceded (season)38
AkritasPaphos
2.7Average goals in match2.89
AkritasPaphos
6Goals scored (last 5)7
AkritasPaphos
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
AkritasPaphos

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal86%
AkritasPaphos
24%2 goals53%
AkritasPaphos
9%3 goals22%
AkritasPaphos
0%4 goals14%
AkritasPaphos

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal58%
AkritasPaphos
55%2 goals39%
AkritasPaphos
30%3 goals6%
AkritasPaphos
15%4 goals3%
AkritasPaphos

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time22%
AkritasPaphos
3%BTTS in both halves11%
AkritasPaphos
15%Scored in both halves39%
AkritasPaphos

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
AkritasPaphos
24%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
AkritasPaphos
60%BTTS - last 540%
AkritasPaphos

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
AkritasPaphos
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
AkritasPaphos
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
AkritasPaphos

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
AkritasPaphos
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
AkritasPaphos
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
AkritasPaphos

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Paphos is 59% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.12 pts / match - Akritas · 1.78 pts / match - Paphos

Akritas - half-time state
27% leading30% draw42% trailing
Paphos - half-time state
47% leading36% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per match (1st half)1.78
AkritasPaphos
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.86
AkritasPaphos
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
AkritasPaphos
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.28
AkritasPaphos
48%Clean sheet before half-time67%
AkritasPaphos
61%No goal before half-time33%
AkritasPaphos

After half-time (2nd half)

0.94Points per match (2nd half)1.53
AkritasPaphos
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.97
AkritasPaphos
0.97Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
AkritasPaphos
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.61
AkritasPaphos
39%Clean sheet after half-time56%
AkritasPaphos
64%No goal after half-time42%
AkritasPaphos

Akritas - second-half results

21% W30% R48% P
37
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Paphos - second-half results

39% W36% R25% P
64
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding106%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Akritas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Paphos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Akritas
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
1
12
16-30
5
9
31-45
4
6
46-60
4
9
61-75
10
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Paphos
ScoredConceded
9
9
0-15
12
5
16-30
10
1
31-45
7
4
46-60
3
4
61-75
25
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (25 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.79
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Akritas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+13.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
149%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Paphos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-19.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division).

Teams vs league

AkritasLigaPaphos
Average goals in match 2.702.64 2.89
Both teams scored 39%43% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%48% 50%
Clean sheets 24%31% 42%
Goal before half-time 79%73% 78%
Goal after half-time 76%79% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.64
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Akritas 0 - 0 - 1 Paphos. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Akritas vs Paphos?

The First Division match finished Akritas 0:4 Paphos. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Akritas vs Paphos?

Akritas score 0.94 goals per game on average and Paphos 1.83. The First Division average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Akritas's matches and 47% of Paphos's.

What form are Akritas and Paphos in?

Over the last 5 games Akritas have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Paphos 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Akritas vs Paphos?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Akritas vs Paphos: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.