Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) 4.87 yellow and 0.20 red cards per match over 15 matches
Coaches
Ruben Selles · Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Match decisions & VAR
No verified referee decision in this match.
Verified decisions only: VAR reviews, disallowed goals, penalties and red cards.
AEK Larnaca
A. Paraskevas
G. Ekpolo
H. Milicevic
E. Saborit
K. Pileas
Ledes Gustavo
I. Pankov
A. Layouni
J. Repas
Y. Amyn
R. Bajic
APOEL
V. Belec
J. Sastre
M. Degenek
K. Laifis
K. Stafylidis
Dalcio
F. Perez
D. Limnios
F. Djuricic
Marquinhos
F. Pedrozo
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Prediction right
We had a AEK Larnaca win as the most likely outcome.
✓ AEK Larnaca 41%
Match analysis
Finished
Scoreyes
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Line-upsyes
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Pressure datano
Model estimateyes
Result awaiting verification.
Full time: AEK Larnaca won 3-1.
Story
AEK Larnaca vs APOEL: the story of the match
28' — AEK Larnaca took the lead: 1-0. J. Repas scored it. 38' — AEK Larnaca extended the lead: 2-0. An own goal by K. Stafylidis. Half time: 2-0.
80' — AEK Larnaca extended the lead: 3-0. Y. Chacon scored it. 90' — APOEL pulled one back: 3-1. I. Avramidis scored it. It came in the closing minutes. 93' — Dalcio of APOEL was sent off. AEK Larnaca won 3-1. The decisive goal came in the closing minutes.
Chances to win
Model estimate
FT
Start45'90'
AEK LarnacaDrawAPOEL
Pre-match model estimate: AEK Larnaca 41%, draw 24%, APOEL 35%.
AEK Larnaca got the better of APOEL, winning 3-1 at AEK Arena. It was 2-0 at half-time. J. Repas was our player of the match, rated 7.2 by the ScoreMondo model for AEK Larnaca. The match was played on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at AEK Arena in Larnaca.
How the match unfolded
AEK Larnaca took the lead on 28 minutes thanks to J. Repas. AEK Larnaca extended their lead to 2-0 on 38 minutes thanks to an own goal from K. Stafylidis. Half-time: 2-0, AEK Larnaca in front.
AEK Larnaca extended their lead to 3-0 in the 80th minute through Y. Chacon. APOEL pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 90th minute through I. Avramidis. Dalcio saw a straight red card in the 93rd minute, leaving APOEL short-handed.
The statistics
AEK Larnaca's yellow cards went to I. Pankov in the 48th minute, G. Ekpolo in the 50th minute and D. Ivanovic in the 94th minute. Booked for APOEL: J. Sastre (18'), K. Stafylidis (37') and Dalcio (93').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Y. Chacon (AEK Larnaca, 7.1), I. Avramidis (APOEL, 7.0) and K. Pileas (AEK Larnaca, 6.5). From the AEK Larnaca bench came D. Ivanovic on 61 minutes, Miramon on 61 minutes, Y. Chacon on 65 minutes and P. Ioannou on 72 minutes, among 5 changes. APOEL made 4 changes: S. Georgiou for F. Perez (46'), Gabriel Maioli for D. Limnios (70'), I. Avramidis for F. Djuricic (70') and G. N. Angelopoulos for M. Degenek (86').
Before the match
In 8 previous meetings, AEK Larnaca have won 6, APOEL 1, and 1 has been drawn. The last meeting, in 2026, went 1-0 to APOEL. Those 8 games produced 15 goals, an average of 1.9 per match. Kyriakos Athanasiou was the referee, averaging 4.9 yellow cards per match across 15 matches in our records.
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