This Monday at 16:00 (UTC), APOEL will face Ethnikos Achna in the Cyprus First Division League at the Neo Gsp Stadium in Levkosía. Despite the forecast of Patchy rain and a temperature of 78 degrees (F), the teams will be aiming to bring their best performance. As a result of their previous meeting on the 1-division on January 15, 2022, APOEL emerged victorious from the 0-3 match. Let's see if the streak continues this Monday.

Despite a string of poor results lately, the team has continued to battle led by talisman G. Kvilitaia's resilient efforts on the pitch. Their last game ended in a draw which shows their ability to cope against higher ranked teams. Armed with a talented roster, APOEL will need to use their experience and strive to compete for every point in the upcoming matches.

Ethnikos Achna have been enjoying a promising streak as of late, winning 2 out of the past 5 fixtures. Their away form has been particularly impressive, having scored 14 goals in that same span. Although they have not faced any similarly ranked opponents this year, they have remained unbeaten, netting 1 goal on average while conceding the same number. Most recently, the squad won 3 - 0 against Karmiotissa in the 1. Division, with one of the goals coming from M. Ilia. The promising excelsior of form of M. Ilia as of late cannot go unnoticed either; the forward has scored 5 goals in the tournament thus far, as well as a staggering 5 goals in the last 3 matches in all competitions. Based on his current performance, it is expected that he adds to his tally come the next match.

The last 8 clashes between APOEL and Ethnikos Achna have yielded an average of 2.12 goals per match, confirming an apparent trend of excitingly closely contested clashes between the two teams. With the teams having met 52 times in the past, APOEL remain the dominant force though, having claimed 35 wins, 12 draws, and 5 wins for Ethnikos Achna.

With 8 points in the bag, APOEL have an excellent opportunity to top the First Division table ahead of Aris Limassol and progress to the next level. This should be a huge source of motivation to the highly-skilled team, and is sure to ignite their competitive spirit to push forward and score more goals.