Pafos vs Omonia prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-02-19 17:45.
[p]After both sides enjoyed wins in the Cypriot league at the weekend, Pafos and Omonia resume battle for a place in the UEFA Conference League last 16 when they meet in the second leg of their play-off tie. Although Omonia were still leading in the 83rd minute, the first leg ended 1-1 which means the last 12 H2Hs have seen the home side on the day win only twice (D5, L5)![/p]
[p]That statistic may actually play into Pafos’ hands ahead of this fixture as they play their European ‘home’ games away from their normal home ground at the Alphamega Stadium, a venue where they have won five of their six games (L1) so far in this Conference League campaign. If manager Juan Carlos Carcedo needs further reasons for optimism, he could also point to the Cypriot First Division table, where his side sit top of the league and ten points above their opponents. [/p]
[p]Omonia may have finished three points behind Pafos in the league phase of the Conference League, but they come into this game targeting a fifth successive away victory across all competitions. They have scored 12 goals during those four matches and hit another three in Sunday’s 3-1 home win over Omonia Aradippou, so they certainly have the firepower to win this tie.[/p]
[p]Their away form in Europe is not up to the same standard though, failing to win (D1, L3) or score in any of their four most recent trips. But with this second leg in the familiar surroundings of Cyprus, Omonia manager Giannis Anastasiou will be looking to make it eight wins from their last ten European games (D1, L1) in the country and book a clash with either Lugano or Djurgårdens in the last 16.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jairo is the only Pafos player to have scored across their last five home H2Hs, while he provided two assists in their last game at the Alphamega Stadium. Willy Semedo opened the scoring from the penalty spot in last Thursday’s first leg and he is yet to finish on the losing side when taking on Pafos in an away fixture (W2, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Pafos have kept five clean sheets from their six Conference League games at the Alphamega Stadium. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]