Pafos will host the visiting Anorthosis Famagusta at Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in this First Division game on Sunday.
All Pafos v Anorthosis Famagusta match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Pafos
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Pafos will be looking for an improved result here after the 0-2 First Division defeat in their last game at the hands of APOEL.
Giorgi Kvilitaia (61') and Marquinhos (69') scored for APOEL.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Pafos haven’t conceded. The reality is that Pafos have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 9 goals on the way.
Pre-game facts show that Pafos:
- are undefeated by Anorthosis Famagusta when playing them at home in the last 4 matches in the league.
- have not been beaten in the league by Anorthosis Famagusta in their previous 3 games.
Anorthosis Famagusta
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Omonia Nicosia in First Division action, Anorthosis Famagusta and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Willy Semedo (87') was the scorer for Omonia Nicosia.
Looking at their form, and Anorthosis Famagusta have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. Defensively, Anorthosis Famagusta can certainly do much better. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 09/05/2022 shows that Pafos have won 3 of these and Anorthosis Famagusta 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
15 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 8 from Pafos and 7 being from Megali Kyria. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The last league match featuring these sides was First Division match day 3 on 10/03/2024 when it ended Anorthosis Famagusta 2-3 Pafos.
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Team News: Pafos
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Pafos gaffer to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Matheus Davó (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t play.
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Team News: Anorthosis Famagusta
Anorthosis Famagusta has to choose a team with limited availability. Salva Ferrer (Lymphatic cancer) and Fran García (Cruciate ligament surgery) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We feel that Pafos will probably score a couple of goals when they face Anorthosis Famagusta, who may well find it hard finding the net themselves.
We’re predicting a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Pafos when all’s said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
08:06 20/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Pafos
Formed: 2014
Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium (9,394)
Chairman: Sergey Lomakin
Competitions: First Division position 5