Paphos will face Riga in the second round of the Conference League on October 22. Our experts have analyzed in detail the current shape of the teams and determined which factors can have a decisive impact on the result today. Who will win and what bets will be played in the match? You will find the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Pafos FC
Paphos made it to the main stage of the Conference League thanks to a victory in the final round of the playoffs over Dinamo Tirana. In the first round, the Cypriots failed to beat Atalanta in Italy (1:3) and today they have a chance to open the scoring in the tournament. In the Cyprus championship, the club ranks fifth with 11 points in the asset and is four points behind the AELA leader. In the last round, Albert Celades' team scored a goalless draw with APOEL, and earlier won against Anorthosis (3:1).
Riga FC
The team made it to the Conference League thanks to a victory in the final round of qualifying over Klaksvik and was able to earn one point in the first round. The match against Kairat ended in a 1-1 draw, both goals were scored in the first 15 minutes of the match, and Riga has not yet been able to convert a penalty in the first half. Guli's players in the Latvian championship are in second place in the standings with 81 points, and in the last round they beat Super Nova (2:1).
There is no doubt that, having the advantage of their stadium, the blue and white will act as the first number and will take the initiative from the very first minutes. Paphos is one of the most experienced clubs in Cyprus, it does not intend to concede to the representative of Latvia, and there is much more experience in European competitions. It will be difficult for Riga on a visit, Guli's wards could not win in the last away match on the European stage. The home team has a task to earn three points, let's play a bet on their victory.
The betting tipis a victory for Paphos with a coefficient of 1.63
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Radosław Majecki