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Conference League · League phase, matchday 4

Pafos FC vs FC Midtjylland: Match Preview & Stats

Pafos FC crest Pafos FC
vs
FC Midtjylland crest FC Midtjylland
Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi

Our picks

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Our record

  • Pafos FC: 2 of 3 right
  • FC Midtjylland: 0 of 3 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi
Since last match
Pafos FC: 5 days (1. Division) · FC Twente (3‑1) FC Midtjylland: 2 days (Superligaen) · Ajax (1‑6)
Next match
Pafos FC: 2 days (1. Division) later FC Midtjylland: 2 days (Superligaen) later

Last starting XI

Pafos FC 4-5-1

  1. 99 Majecki
  2. 7 Felipe
  3. 3 Mmaee
  4. 4 Luiz
  5. 14 Ioannou
  6. 77 Correia
  7. 50 Brito
  8. 26 Šunjić
  9. 30 Dragomir
  10. 12 Sema
  11. 18 Lelê

Coach: Ricardo Sá Pinto at FC Twente, 1-3 · Conference League · 5 Nov

FC Midtjylland 3-4-1-2

  1. 25 Bakker
  2. 22 Bech
  3. 4 Diao
  4. 55 Bak
  5. 5 Kristensen
  6. 29 Wätjen
  7. 8 Billing
  8. 27 Johannesen
  9. 21 Castillo
  10. 10 Cho
  11. 90 Etim

Coach: Mike Tullberg vs Ajax, 1-6 · Conference League · 5 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Pafos FC

  • FW LelêSuspended
  • GK Charalampos KyriakidisInjured · Return unknown

FC Midtjylland

  • MF Kjell WätjenSuspended
  • GK Elías ÓlafssonInjured · Day to day
  • GK Nordin BakkerInjured · Early December 2026
  • DF Martin ErlicInjured · Day to day
  • FW David MartínezInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Mikel GogorzaInjured · Day to day

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Pafos FC

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 19.0%
Missing minutes share 5.0%
2 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • FW Lelê 19% attack · 5% mins

FC Midtjylland

High impact
Missing attack share 15.0%
Missing minutes share 18.0%
6 players out 3 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW David Martínez 11% attack · 4% mins
  • MF Kjell Wätjen 4% attack · 6% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 3 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Pafos FC

When scoring first 67% won · 67% unbeaten (3 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 0% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 36% 2nd Half: 64%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 45%

FC Midtjylland

When scoring first 86% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 20% points rescued · 0% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 55% 2nd Half: 45%
First 15': 5% Last 15' (76-90'): 20%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Pafos FC

  1. 1. FW Biel 2G · 0A
    Team attack 21.0% Team shots 19.0%
  2. 2. FW Anderson Silva 0G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 19.0%
  3. 3. MF Vlad Dragomir 0G · 0A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 10.0%

FC Midtjylland

  1. 1. FW Friday Etim 1G · 0A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 10.0%
  2. 2. FW Sofus Johannesen 0G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 2.0%
  3. 3. FW Gue-Sung Cho 1G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 10.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Pafos FC FC Midtjylland
Over 1.5 goals 7/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 5/10
Both teams scored 6/10 9/10
Clean sheet 3/10 0/10
Failed to score 3/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.3 / 1.4 1.9 / 1.8

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Pafos FC

  • W 4-2 vs Omonia 29 Maiou (H) 1. Division · 8 Nov
  • L 1-3 at FC Twente (A) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • D 2-2 at Apollon Limassol (A) 1. Division · 31 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Nea Salamis (A) 1. Division · 26 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Riga FC (H) Conference League · 22 Oct

FC Midtjylland

  • D 2-2 vs Sønderjyske (H) Superligaen · 8 Nov
  • L 1-6 vs Ajax (H) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • W 3-2 at Nordsjælland (A) Superligaen · 1 Nov
  • W 3-2 vs Lyngby (H) Superligaen · 25 Oct
  • L 0-1 vs St.Truiden (H) Conference League · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Pafos FC

FC Midtjylland

Goals in each 15-minute period, Conference League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Pafos FC

Player G A
Biel 2 0
Lelê 1 0

FC Midtjylland

Player G A
Friday Etim 1 0
Gue-Sung Cho 1 0

Goals and assists in the Conference League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Pafos FC FC Midtjylland
  • 4.3 Corners won 4.3
  • 7.3 Corners conceded 5.7
  • 0.7 Yellow cards 0.7
  • 0.7 Opponents' yellow cards 1.0

Per match in the Conference League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Pafos FCFC Midtjylland
Attack 40 86 1.0 goals per match this season0.7 goals per match this season
Defence 66 63 2.3 conceded per match this season2.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1713Elo #221 Elo rating 1869Elo #75

Head-to-head

Pafos FC and FC Midtjylland have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Lugano 3 300 11:4 +7 9
2 Panathinaikos 3 300 9:3 +6 9
3 FC Twente 3 300 8:2 +6 9
4 Monaco 3 300 7:1 +6 9
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 210 5:0 +5 7
6 FC København 3 210 7:3 +4 7
7 Brann 3 210 7:3 +4 7
8 Universitatea Craiova 3 210 6:2 +4 7
9 Mjällby 3 210 5:1 +4 7
10 St.Truiden 3 210 4:1 +3 7
11 Ajax 3 201 9:3 +6 6
12 Trabzonspor 3 201 6:3 +3 6
13 Hajduk Split 3 201 3:2 +1 6
14 Freiburg 3 201 4:5 -1 6
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 3 111 6:6 0 4
16 Atalanta 3 111 4:4 0 4
17 Braga 3 111 2:3 -1 4
18 Gent 3 111 1:2 -1 4
19 Thun 3 102 3:3 0 3
20 Riga FC 3 030 3:3 0 3
21 Borac Banja Luka 3 102 3:4 -1 3
22 Lincoln Red Imps FC 3 102 3:6 -3 3
23 Jablonec 3 021 3:4 -1 2
24 AGF 3 021 1:2 -1 2
25 Nordsjælland 3 021 3:5 -2 2
26 Egnatia 3 021 2:4 -2 2
27 Kairat Almaty 3 021 3:7 -4 2
28 CSKA Sofia 3 012 4:6 -2 1
29 Iberia 1999 3 012 2:5 -3 1
30 Pafos FC 3 012 3:7 -4 1
31 Getafe 3 012 3:7 -4 1
32 KuPS 3 012 2:6 -4 1
33 Heart of Midlothian 3 012 2:6 -4 1
34 FC Midtjylland 3 012 2:8 -6 1
35 Inter Club d'Escaldes 3 003 2:7 -5 0
36 FK Kauno Žalgiris 3 003 1:11 -10 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Conference League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Pafos FC 1
FC Midtjylland 1

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