- Home form: Apollon Limassol have won 11 of their 17 home games in the 1. Division, averaging 1.65 scored and only 0.94 conceded per-game.
- Recent meetings: Apollon have failed to win their last 2 home games against Aris, adding some spice to this Saturday’s Limassol derby.
- Away form: Aris Limmasol have lost all of their last 3 away games and have won the last 3 meetings with Apollon.
Losada’s Limassol are in hot pursuit
Apollon Limmassol FC have been in hot and cold throughout the 1. Division - Championship Group in 2026 campaign, but Hernan Losada has his side locked on 3rd place after 64 points from 34 matches, and their home form has been a major factor.
The bookmakers have Apollon as the favourites at 1.94 this week, but their recent form isn’t exactly convincing. Apollon have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five, but they have won two of their last three at home, beating both Pafos FC (2-1) and APOEL Nicosia FC (2-0) during that spell. Losada has made his Limassol team a high-energy side that presses centrally in numbers and looks to transition quickly into a vertical game, often overloading the wings.
Aris are a different animal now
Liasos Louka has found a system that allows Aris to play a flexible formation that can adapt to different situations. The visitors have the ability to overload the wings and transition quickly through them, whilst also keeping things tight in midfield.
- The Limassol club have a dangerous man in Rody Junior Effaghe, who has scored three times in eight games in the Championship Group, two of which have come in the last five.
- However, Apollon also have a direct threat in Brandon, who is the team’s most prolific scorer in this phase of the campaign with two goals in eight appearances.
Home advantage will prevail
Head-to-head:
Aris have won the last three meetings between these sides and they dominated Apollon 3-0 in Limassol just three weeks ago. However, the Limassol derby adds extra incentive to this clash as both Championship Group places and European places are at stake.
Form and prediction:
Aris’s away form is a concern with just four wins from 17 in the league and eight defeats, whilst they’re conceding 1.24 goals per-game on the road. Apollon have built a fortress on home soil this season, and with Losada’s pressing game and Louka’s wide overloads set to clash in the most fiery way, we’re backing the hosts to edge this Limassol rivalry match.
Both teams to score - Yes looks like a decent odds too, coming in at 1.66.
