Lugano vs Pafos Prediction and Betting Tips | December 19th 2024

Lugano and Pafos will battle for three points in their final league-phase UEFA Conference League game on Thursday (December 19th). The game will be played at Stockholm Arena.

The home side are coming into the match on the back of a 4-1 thrashing at home to Lausanne in the Swiss Super League over the weekend. Alvyn Sanches and Mamadou Sene scored either side of Noe Dussenne's brace to help the visitors leave with all three points.

Pafos, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a routine 2-0 away win over Nea Salamis in the Cypriot League on Monday. Domingos Quina broke the deadlock in the third minute while Jairo added a second seven minutes into the second half.

Juan Carcedo's side will shift their attention to the continent, where their last game saw them claim a 2-0 home win over Celje. Lugano handed a 2-1 defeat to Legia on their own turf.

The victory took the Bianconeri to fifth spot in the Conference League table, having garnered 12 points from five games. Pafos are 12th on nine points.

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Lugano vs Pafos Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
• Four of Lugano's last five games have produced three goals or more, with each of the last three witnessing goals at both ends.
• Seven of Pafos' last nine games, including each of the last four, have seen one side keep a clean sheet.
• Lugano have scored at least one goal in all 14 home games they have played this season.
• Pafos have lost four of their five away games in the Conference League this season (including qualifiers).

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Lugano vs Pafos Prediction

Lugano handed a first defeat to Legia last week, with the Polish outfit having not dropped any points nor conceded any goals prior. Mattia Croci-Torti's side followed this up with a shock defeat in the league which ended their nine-game unbeaten run at home (six wins). A draw should ostensibly be enough to see them secure a top-eight spot.

Pafos have punched above their weight in the Conference League and are currently on a three-game winning run, winning all three games by a 2-0 scoreline. The Cypriot outfit have secured a top 24 spot but are just one point behind the top eight and a win here could see them book their spot in the round of 16 automatically.

We are backing the home side to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Lugano 2-1 Pafos

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Lugano vs Pafos Betting Tips Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Lugano to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals