Pafos Celje prediction 2024-12-12

Pafos vs Celje prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-12-11 20:00.
[p]Pafos and Celje are separated by just two points after four rounds in the UEFA Conference League with both clubs in their debut appearance of a major UEFA competition. The hosts were 16th in the table before this round (W2, L2), but as both of those defeats have come across their last three matchdays, they’re bound to feel a little jittery, particularly having also now lost two of their last three competitive matches (W1).[/p]

[p]Even amidst some sub-standard form, they are still well-placed to become just the second club from Cyprus to reach the knockouts of a European competition. Home form could play a key role in that quest as Pafos have won nine of their last 12 home matches (D1, L2) that includes four wins in this competition (L1), all of which came ‘to nil’.[/p]

[p]Celje are one of the seven teams on four points after four matches in this campaign, keeping them in the race to at least reach the play-offs. That would extend their European journey in a season which started in the Champions League qualifiers, but the Slovenians need to arrest a run of three consecutive draws in all competitions if they’re to solidify their place in the top-24.[/p]

[p]One of those was a 3-3 draw against Jagiellonia BiaƂystok in the previous round, where they twice surrendered the lead. That game helped keep them among the top scoring sides in this Conference League campaign, but that’ll count for nothing if they can’t improve their away form, with Celje losing their last four Conference League away games, despite scoring exactly once in three of those.[/p]

[p]Players to watch: Jairo scored Pafos’ opening goal in their last match – four of his six goals prior to that were the second goal of the game. Celje’s AljoĆĄa Matko has five goal contributions in Europe this season (G3, A2) including two assists in this competition, both of which have been for the third goal of the match.[/p]

[p]Hot stat: Ahead of the round, no Conference League side has scored more league phase goals after the 75th minute than Celje (four). [/p]

[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]