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If you ask the inclined football fan for clubs from Cyprus, then you will immediately notice APOEL Nicosia. After that, it will be thin for many. The reason is, of course, that Cyprus is not necessarily one of the football strongholds in the world, but also that APOEL Nicosia has been relegated for years to championship championship and is also represented from time to time in the Champions League. But this season, for the first time since 2012, APOEL Nicosia could not win a national title. In the cup on Wednesday is the return match against runner-up AEK Larnaka and APOEL Nicosia goes with the mortgage of a 0-2 defeat in this home game. At the weekend APOEL Nicosia but proved that they have not written off the final yet.
APOEL Nicosia:
What has the final weekend in the Cup to do with this? Quite simply: Four days after the 0-2 defeat in the first leg APOEL Nicosia had again ran in the league operation at AEK Larnaka and could win sovereign 3-1. APOEL Nicosia not only returned the favor, but the champion of the past five years also remained on top of the leader Apollon Limassol. With three games to go, APOEL Nicosia’s deficit to the championship leader is two points. Next Sunday, when APOEL Nicosia meets Apollon Limassol at home, there will be a big summit meeting. In five days, APOEL Nicosia can either win everything or lose everything.
Both against Larnaka and on Sunday against Limassol APOEL allowed Nicosia at home. In Cypriot First Division, APOEL Nicosia scored thirteen wins, a draw and only two defeats in sixteen games at home. In addition, another victory and a draw in the tournament history of the national cup and two bankruptcies against Tottenham and Real Madrid and a draw against Dortmund in the group stage of the Champions League. Against AEK Larnaka APOEL Nicosia has a balanced record this season: In five direct duels won twice APOEL Nikosia and AEK Larnaka, once separated the clubs scoreless.
AEK Larnaca:
Last season, AEK Larnaka narrowly missed the Cypriot championship by four points. In this season, the championship was no longer an issue early. AEK Larnaka are currently in fourth place, seventeen points behind Ligaprimus Limassol. As a result, AEK Larnaka would also miss international business in the coming season. AEK Larnaka has lost two of the last three games in the Cypriot First Division, and once the team has scored one point. Anorthosis on the Europa League qualifying slot three is still reachable three points away.
While AEK Larnaka are considered home strong and in their own stadium on a record of eleven wins, four draws and only one defeat, there was on the opponent’s place in seventeen games only seven threes, four draws and six defeats. In Nicosia, AEK Larnaka did not win any of their last five outings, but only lost two. Overall, AEK Larnaka have won just one of their last nine away games at APOEL Nicosia – six draws, two defeats. AEK Larnaka won all five matches in the tournament so far, with second-round matches being played in Cyprus starting in the second round, and AEK Larnaka having met Paaek in the quarter-final with an amateur club.
APOEL vs AEK Larnaca head to head matches
22.04.18 FD AEK Larnaca APOEL 1 : 3
18.04.18 CUP AEK Larnaca APOEL 2 : 0
11.03.18 FD APOEL AEK Larnaca 0 : 0
21.01.18 FD APOEL AEK Larnaca 3 : 1
21.10.17 FD AEK Larnaca APOEL 3 : 1