LiontipsPafos vs Celje: Conference League match prediction
In one of the matches of the fifth round of the Conference League on December 12, Pafos will play Celje on its home field. The teams are among the strong middle-ranking teams of the tournament and are aiming for a place in the playoffs. How will the game go and what reliable bets to choose? - the answer is in our forecast below
Match announcement
Pafos FC
CyprusCurrent form
In the Conference League, Pafos takes points where possible, where the opponents are not the strongest. The representative of Cyprus thrashed Petrocub (4:1) at the start, after which there was another victory with a minimal score of 1:0 over Astana. In the confrontations with Heidenheim (0:1) and Fiorentina (2:3), Juan Carlos Carcedo charges put up a decent fight, but the difference in class still had an effect. With six points scored, Pafos is in 16th place after four rounds and is firmly in the playoff zone.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no losses in the Pafos squad ahead of the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- In three of Pafos' last five matches, both teams failed to score goals
- In four of the previous five matches, Pafos did not lose in the first half
Estimated line-up: Ivusic - Bruno, Goldar, Lucassen, Pileas, Dragomir - Correia, Pepe, Sunjic, Tankovic - Jairo.
NK Celje
SloveniaCurrent form
"Celje" was not initially considered among the main contenders for the playoffs in bookmakers' quotes and in experts' forecasts, but so far it has been performing well for its level. The Slovenian team has four points and is in 20th place in the table. Albert Riera men won their only victory over "Basaksehir" on their home field with a crushing score of 5:1. They also managed to draw with Polish "Jagielonia" in the last round (3:3), also at home. "Celje" has not yet scored a single point away - defeats to "Vitoria Guimaraes" (1:3) and to "Betis" (1:2). As you can see, the team is demonstrating productive football, regularly scores, but also allows a lot to their opponents near their goal.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kutsus, Iosifov and Aimacher will not play today due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- All matches involving Celje featured an exchange of goals scored
- In three of the previous five matches, Celje did not lose in the first half
Estimated line-up: Štublyar - Nieto, Nemanjic, Zec, Karničnik - Seslar, Svetlin, Zabukovnik - Matko, Brnič, Kvesic.
Trends
Bet on Celje to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches, Celje scored goals in the second 45 minutes
1.61Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
Four of the hosts' previous five matches have seen no more than one goal scored in the first half
1.41Bet Exact score 1:1
Celje have drawn with their opponents in their last three matches
6.70Tip and bets
In the bookmakers' line, Pafos is the clear favorite, although it cannot be said that the Cypriots have a huge advantage in class, for and in general in the Conference League, the opponents demonstrate comparable results. The Slovenians imposed a fight on Vitoria and Betis on the road, and today they can quite claim at least one point in the game with Pafos.
Our prediction is a victory for Celje with an Asian handicap (+1) at odds of 1.93
Bet on total
When choosing possible betting options for the total, we recommend paying attention to "Celje". The Slovenians play open football, regularly score themselves, but allow their opponents to do a lot. In all matches involving the guests, there was a bet on the exchange of goals scored, we do not think that this series will be interrupted today.
Second bet - both teams to score with odds of 1.70
Bet on corners
We expect an open attacking game today, a draw will not suit anyone. There is a high probability that the two opponents will make more than nine corner flag serves.
Forecast - total over 9.5 corners with odds of 1.71
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