APOEL will be hoping to bounce back here following a 2-0 UCL Qualifiers defeat last time out to Slovan Bratislava.
The only scorer from APOEL was Radosav Petrović (74' Own goal). Róbert Mak (90') was the scorer for Slovan Bratislava.
Under three goals per match were seen in 6 of the last 6 meetings where APOEL have been participants. With regard to the goal attribution during this period, their opponents scored a total of 5 while APOEL managed a tally of 5. Such a trend won’t necessarily follow through here, of course.
Slovan Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava
In their previous half-dozen clashes, Slovan Bratislava have amassed a total of 15 goals. Slovan Bratislava have also scored in every single one of those games. Over that period, their defenders have had 3 goals go against them.
APOEL had just one shot on target in last week’s match in Slovakia. Slovan Bratislava haven’t lost a single match this season so I will back them with a double chance in Cyprus.
Head to Head
This is going to be the fourth head to head match between APOEL and Slovan Bratislava, the current score is 1-1 with 1 draw.
Last week’s clash in Slovakia was won by Slovan Bratislava
APOEL Form
APOEL were outplayed in the first tie last week in Slovakia , ending the match with 45% possession and just one shot on target.
They started their UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign with a 1-0 home victory against Petrocub, Marquinhos converting a penalty in the first half.
The Cypriot champions were down by one goal in the reverse tie in Moldova, but Marquinhos found an equalizer and set the final 1-1 score, pushing APOEL into the third round.
After starting their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 win against Spartak Subotica, APOEL have drawn three games in a row against Novi Pazar 2-2, Radnicki Kragujevac 1-1 and AEK Larnaca 0-0.
APOEL Injury & Team News
There are no injured or suspended players for APOEL ahead of this match.
Slovan Bratislava Form
It took 71 minutes for Slovan Bratislava to take the lead in the first tie, Radoslav Petrovic scoring an own goal, while the final 2-0 result was set by Robert Mak in stoppage time.
After eliminating Struga 6-3 on aggregate in the first UCL qualifying round, the Slovak champions also eliminated Slovenian side Celje 6-1 on aggregate, David Strelec scoring three goals in these two encounters.
Slovan Bratislava also had a great start in the Slovak Super Liga, earning back to back victories against Komarno 4-1 and Podbrezova 1-0, Tigran Barseghyan on target on both occasions.
