Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca

12 March 2026 · Conference League · Round of 16, first leg · 2025/26 · Referee Igor Pajač

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Aggregate: Crystal Palace 2–1 AEK Larnaca. Crystal Palace go through.

Match summary

Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca played out a goalless draw after 90 minutes. Crystal Palace went through 2-1 on aggregate.

Crystal Palace had the better of the chances, with 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to AEK Larnaca's 0.24 from 2.

Match stats

71% Possession 29%
13 Shots 2
4 Shots on target 0
6 Corners 3
605 Passes 246
87.1% Pass accuracy 62.6%
12 Tackles 16
11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Crystal Palace AEK Larnaca
Kick-off
Evann GuessandShot on target
8’
Jørgen Strand LarsenShot on target
11’
29’
Petros IoannouJorge Miramón
Adam WhartonFoul
40’
Tyrick MitchellShot on target
42’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
68’
Enzo CabreraRiad Bajić
68’
Yahav GarfinkelĐorđe Ivanović
Jean-Philippe MatetaJørgen Strand Larsen
77’
Evann GuessandShot on target
79’
87’
Robert MudražijaÁngel García
Yéremy PinoBrennan Johnson
87’
87’
Chambos KyriakouMarcus Rohdén
Full-time0-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.24 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.24
Crystal Palace 1.99 xGAEK Larnaca 0.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AEK Larnaca attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
42’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 79’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 57’ Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 88’ Enzo Cabrera (AEK Larnaca), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 8’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.18 xG, saved 36’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 74’ Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 19’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 11’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Enric Saborit (AEK Larnaca), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 79’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 57’ Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 88’ Enzo Cabrera (AEK Larnaca), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 8’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.18 xG, saved 36’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 74’ Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 11’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 19’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Enric Saborit (AEK Larnaca), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Crystal Palace 3-4-3 Starting XI
Henderson
Richards
Lacroix
Canvot
Johnson 87’
Wharton
Kamada
Mitchell
Sarr
Larsen 77’
Guessand
AEK Larnaca 5-4-1 Starting XI
Alomerović
García 87’
Miličević
Saborit
Miramón 29’
Ekpolo
Ivanović 68’
Rohdén 87’
Ledes
Pons
Bajić 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Dean Henderson
90′ 0 0 18 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Chris Richards
90′ 3 2 1 7 3 97 – – – –
Maxence Lacroix
90′ – 1 – 3 3 95 4 – – –
Jaydee Canvot
90′ 2 – – 4 1 94 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Brennan Johnson Taken off
87′ – – – – –
Adam Wharton
90′ – – 76 – – 1 1 4 2 1
Daichi Kamada
90′ – – 62 3 – 2 – 3 1 1 –
Tyrick Mitchell
90′ – – 53 1 – 1 – 1 – – –
Ismaïla Sarr
90′ – – 17 – – – – 4 – 2 –
Forwards4 players
Jørgen Strand Larsen Taken off
77′ – – 2 1 0.32 – 1 2 – 12 –
Evann Guessand
90′ – – 4 2 0.71 – – 6 1 38 –
Jean-Philippe Mateta Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Yéremy Pino Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Crystal Palace LWDDW
AEK Larnaca WDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 0-1 AEK Larnaca, 23 Oct 25 Next meeting: AEK Larnaca 1-2 Crystal Palace, 19 Mar 26  All Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.