Pafos vs Monaco prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-25 17:45.
[p]Pafos and Monaco are level on points in 20th and 19th place respectively coming into this round, so the loser of this UEFA Champions League (UCL) clash in Limassol could slip out of the top 24 and face a difficult battle to qualify for the next stage.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]The physical challenge of multiple competitions has not yet burdened the Cypriot champions, who ended the weekend top of their domestic table with what was their fourth consecutive competitive game without defeat (W3, D1). That includes an historic 1-0 win over Villarreal in their most recent UCL fixture in what was their maiden UCL league phase victory, which reportedly had manager Juan Carlos Carcedo revising his aspirations from a top-24 to a top-eight finish. Pafos’ UCL success has been built on a foundation of three clean sheets, including two 0-0 away draws, which could soon see them equal APOEL Nicosia’s national record of four shutouts in a single season of European competition. [/p]
[p]Paul Pogba’s long-awaited return to competitive football was a miserable one as Monaco crashed to a second consecutive 4-1 Ligue 1 defeat in which they also went down to ten men. Ironically, that was also the scoreline they lost by in their opening fixture of this league phase (4-1 away to Brugge), but they have since recovered to earn five points from their three subsequent UCL matches, securing clean sheets in each of the last two, to at least keep their hopes of a second consecutive top-24 finish alive. They’ll need to continue improving their fairly average away form, which has seen them win only two of their last seven UCL away games (D2, L3), to give themselves the best chance. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the inaugural H2H and just the third competitive meeting between clubs from Cyprus and France, with neither side involved in the previous two. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Eight of Pafos’ ten UEFA games this season produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Six of Pafos’ last seven UEFA wins were by a single-goal margin (2-1 or 1-0).[/p]
[p]Twelve of Monaco’s 17 competitive games this season saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Five of Monaco’s last six UEFA wins were accompanied by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Mislav Oršić will be desperate to end his goal drought and won’t be afraid of high-profile opposition, having scored at home to Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kyiv this season. Monaco striker Folarin Balogun will be fresh after serving a Ligue 1 ban at the weekend and comes into this match with goals in four of his last six games for club or country. [/p]
[p]Pafos’ Ken Sema missed the weekend with an injury picked up on international duty while Monaco appear to have no new concerns.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Pafos’ scoring streak and Monaco’s attacking prowess makes both teams to score an appealing bet. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]