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Pafos v Riga

Pafos
1–1Full time
Riga

UEFA Europa Conference League · THU 22 OCT · Alphamega Stadium

Full timeGraded 22 Oct 20:28
Pafos 1–1 Riga PAFOS WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–0 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Pafos win62%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better1.015
The market’s Brier score0.973

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay17 notes · 33 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Pafos win at 62%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Pafos was 62% before kick-off and our model makes it 62% now. 0–0 · 62–22–16
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Pafos v Riga
  4. 5′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 36%. 0–1 · 36–25–39
  5. 5′⚽ GOAL · 5' Pafos 0–1 Riga
  6. 5′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 5' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 36% now
  7. 7′GOAL DISALLOWED · 7' Riga
  8. 7′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 7' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 60% now
  9. 10′⚽ GOAL · 10' Pafos 1–0 Riga
  10. 10′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 10' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 84% now
  11. 13′GOAL DISALLOWED · 13' Pafos
  12. 13′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 13' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 59% now
  13. 34′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 34' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 52% now
  14. 39′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 50%. 0–0 · 50–33–17
  15. 41′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 49%. 0–0 · 49–34–16
  16. 45′HALF-TIME Pafos 0–0 Riga
  17. 45′SECOND HALF Pafos 0–0 Riga
  18. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Pafos · On: I. Sunjic · Off: A. Brito
  19. 50′🟨 YELLOW · 49' I. Sunjic · Pafos
  20. 51′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–40–16
  21. 55′We expected about 2.8 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 42–43–15
  22. 55′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 55' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 42% now
  23. 58′THE CALL SWINGS · 58' Draw is now our likeliest result at 45% (was Pafos win 43%)
  24. 61′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Pafos · On: D. Quina · Off: J. Correia
  25. 66′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–53–13
  26. 66′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 8%. 0–1 · 8–26–66
  27. 66′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Pafos · On: Lele · Off: Anderson Silva
  28. 66′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Riga · On: Caio Ferreira · Off: Reginaldo Ramires Corrected
  29. 66′⚽ GOAL · 66' Pafos 0–1 Riga
  30. 66′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 66' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 8% now
  31. 66′THE CALL SWINGS · 66' Riga win is now our likeliest result at 66% (was Draw 53%)
  32. 68′Riga find the net on 68′. 0–1. 0–1 · 7–25–68
  33. 69′Riga ahead on 67′ through Caio Ferreira. 0–1. 0–1 · 6–25–69
  34. 70′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Riga · On: M. Badamosi · Off: Reginaldo Ramires Corrected
  35. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Pafos · On: K. Sema · Off: Guga
  36. 74′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–1 · 4–21–74
  37. 76′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 23%. 1–1 · 23–67–10
  38. 76′Goals are coming at about the 2.8 we expected. 1–1 · 23–67–10
  39. 76′⚽ GOAL · 76' Pafos 1–1 Riga
  40. 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 76' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 23% now
  41. 76′THE CALL SWINGS · 76' Draw is now our likeliest result at 67% (was Riga win 77%)
  42. 77′Biel scores for Pafos on 76′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 22–69–9
  43. 79′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–73–8
  44. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Riga · On: A. Cernomordijs · Off: R. Aouani
  45. 83′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 13%. 1–1 · 13–81–6
  46. 84′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 84' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 11% now
  47. 90′🟨 YELLOW · 90' K. Sema · Pafos
  48. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Riga · On: C. Saco · Off: S. Oulad M'Hand
  49. 91′🟨 YELLOW · 90+1' M. Tonisevs · Riga
  50. 93′Full time, 1–1. We called Pafos at 62% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 1–1 · 0–100–0
  51. FTFULL TIME Pafos 1–1 Riga
  52. FTPafos 1–1 Riga · Pafos win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–0 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Pafos are clear favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Pafos 62%, draw 22%, Riga 16%. Over 2.5 goals 53%, both teams to score 50%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 16 Oct 00:00 · locked at kick-off

Pafos win62%
Draw22%
Riga win16%

Kick-offTHU 22 OCT · 17:45

RoundLeague stage · matchday 2

VenueAlphamega Stadium

RefereeM. Barbu

Line-ups

Pafos

4-3-3

Riga

4-3-1-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Pafos

Riga

3Days since last match4

Last match: 19 Oct · 1. Division (Cyprus)

Last match: 18 Oct · Virsliga

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
22Riga101
32Pafos1−20

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Pafos

4-3-3

99 R. Majecki

7 Bruno

3 S. Mmaee

4 David Luiz

14 N. Ioannou

30 V. Dragomir

50 A. Brito

6 Guga

77 J. Correia

33 Anderson Silva

20 Biel

Coach · Ricardo Sa Pinto

Substitutes

71 · M. Papastylianou

82 · P. Petrou

12 · K. Sema

72 · K. Ioannou

26 · I. Sunjic

60 · C. Efzona

8 · D. Quina

18 · Lele

Riga

4-3-1-2

12 K. Piric

23 M. Tonisevs

21 B. Musah

5 K. Wassom

13 R. Jurkovskis

22 M. Diop

40 A. Ankrah

7 R. Aouani

8 Iago Siqueira

10 Reginaldo Ramires

18 S. Oulad M'Hand

Coach · Adrian Gula

Substitutes

91 · F. Orols

44 · M. Kazainis

34 · A. Cernomordijs

6 · C. Saco

25 · A. Taiwo

19 · M. Badamosi

11 · Caio Ferreira

15 · S. L. Robalo Pedro

Our number · pafos winFirst published 16 Oct 00:00 · updated 21 Oct 04:09 · locked at kick-off
62% The market59%
Us62%
Market59%

We make Pafos a 62% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are 3 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.9–0.9.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Pafos v Riga1.93 – 0.88
Form · last six in UEFA Europa Conference League this season · since 28 JulyW0 D2 L1 · W2 D3 L1
Table places · points 0 v 132 v 22
The market · Pafos win59% · ours 62%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
55%60%65% 16 OCT 00:0022 OCT 17:43
Our probability · Pafos win The market, margin stripped

Published at 61%, 62% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Pafos win62%59%+3
Draw22%23%−1
Riga win16%18%−2
Over 2.5 goals53%55%−2
Both teams to score50%53%−3
Over 1.5 goals77%77%0
Over 3.5 goals31%33%−2
Pafos or draw84%82%+2
Pafos clean sheet42%––
Riga clean sheet14%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–0 at 11.3%
0123450 6.4 4.9 2.3 1 11.3 10.5 4.5 2 11.3 9.9 4.3 3 7.3 6.4 2.8 4 3.5 3.1 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Pafos down, Riga across0–5 goals a side shown (98.5% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in UEFA Europa Conference League this season · since 28 July

PAFOS

DDL1–1 · 2–2 · 1–3

RIGA

LWDDWD1–2 · 1–0 · 1–1 · 0–0 · 2–1 · 1–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Brighton1+43
2FC Copenhagen1+33
3Trabzonspor1+23
4Atalanta1+23
5Mjallby AIF1+23
6St. Truiden1+23
7SC Freiburg1+13
8FC Lugano1+13
9Monaco1+13
10HNK Hajduk Split1+13
11Panathinaikos1+13
12Brann1+13
13Gent1+13
14Twente1+13
15Getafe101
16FC Midtjylland101
17FC Nordsjaelland101
18Kairat Almaty101
19Heart Of Midlothian101
20Egnatia Rrogozhinë101
21Universitatea Craiova101
22Riga101
23FK Jablonec1−10
24FK Crvena Zvezda1−10
25Ajax1−10
26Borac Banja Luka1−10
27Lincoln Red Imps FC1−10
28CSKA Sofia1−10
29Aarhus1−10
30FC Thun1−10
31KuPS1−20
32Pafos1−20
33Inter Club d'Escaldes1−20
34FC Iberia 19991−20
35SC Braga1−30
36Kauno Žalgiris1−40

The competition's standings before kick-off.