"Pafos" - "Astana": forecast for the match of the Conference League
On November 7, Pafos will host Astana from Kazakhstan at the Apollon Arena in Limassol. The opponents have achieved great success by getting into the main stage of the Conference League. Now the clubs will have to avoid making the same mistakes as in the qualification and try to get into the playoff round. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? You will find out the answer in our forecast
Match announcement
Pafos FC
Current form
The club earned a ticket to the European Cup after winning the national cup, beating Omonia in the final with a score of 3:0, and took only fifth place in the domestic championship. Pafos began the European campaign with the Europa League, where they failed to get past Swedish Elfsborg. Having gone to the Conference League, the club successively beat Lithuanian Zilgiris, Bulgarian CSKA 1948 and Romanian CFR Cluj in the qualification, thereby securing a place in the main stage of the competition. In the first round, the Cypriots defeated Petrocub away (4:1), but in the second game they lost at home to Heidenheim (0:1). As a result, three points in the asset and 14th place in the standings.
The start of the season in the national championship is also impressive. In nine rounds, not a single defeat, eight victories and one draw. In the last match, the team crushed Omonia Aradippou (4:0). As a result, 25 points in the asset and sole first place in the tournament table, and a gap of five points from the second Aris.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Pafos has won seven of its last 10 matches in all tournaments
- The Conference League club concedes an average of one goal
Probable line-up : Ivusic, Correa, Lucassen, Goldar, Silva, Tankovic, Kina, Sunjic, Dragomir, Zaja, Jairo.
FC Astana
Current form
In the current championship of Kazakhstan, the "capital" team shows good results and fights for the championship. Astana has 43 points in 23 matches and is one point behind the leading "Kairat" before the final round. By and large, the team still has a chance for the final success in the national championship, but it needs to make maximum efforts, not lose points and hope that the leader does not win. In the last round, the club suffered a defeat from "Tobol" (0:1).
In the Conference League, the Kazakhs played two matches and managed to win one victory, which allows them to be on the 21st line in the tournament table. In the last match, the team lost to the New Saints (0:2). Let see what Grigory Babayan charges will show us in the game with the leader of the Cypriot championship.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Astana has lost only twice in its last 10 games in all tournaments
- In European competitions, an average of three yellow cards are shown per team in matches
Estimated line-up : Chondric, Bartolec, Kazukolovas, Kalajica, Vorogovsky, Grispi, Osei, Kuat, Tomasov, Joffrey, Kamara.
Trends
Bet Exact score 4:0
In 2 of the last 5 meetings between the hosts, this score was recorded
12.00Bet 1st half: victory of "Paphos"
In 2 of the last 4 matches, the hosts won in the first half
1.70Bet 2nd half: only Pafos will score
In the last two games, only the home team scored in the second half
1.80Tip and bets
The hosts have failed only one home match in the Conference League, losing only to Heidenheim. The team will be extremely cautious and motivated. Pafos has gained excellent form and has suffered one defeat in the last seven matches, and Astana looks uncertain on the road. We believe that the home team will achieve another victory in the main stage.
Forecast - Asian handicap (-1.5) for "Paphos" with odds of 1.87
Betting on Team Goals
We can assume that the opponents in today game will be cautious and will try to keep the goal intact. In the last two European Cup matches in a row, the visiting team did not exchange goals, and we believe that both clubs will not score in this game either.
Prediction - both teams will not score with odds of 1.53
Bet on total
The Greeks are looking for more productive matches, and at home, Pafos is capable of achieving a great result and putting on a goal extravaganza. In the last four matches of the hosts out of five, more than two goals were scored, and we believe that more than two goals will be scored in the match.
Forecast - total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.80