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Pafos v Riga
Pafos
RigaUEFA Europa Conference League · THU 22 OCT · Alphamega Stadium
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.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said Pafos win at 62%.
- 1′Much as we predicted: Pafos was 62% before kick-off and our model makes it 62% now. 0–0 · 62–22–16
- 1′KICK-OFF Pafos v Riga
- 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′⚽ GOAL · 5' Pafos 0–1 Riga
- 5′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 5' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 36% now
- 7′GOAL DISALLOWED · 7' Riga
- 7′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 7' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 60% now
- 10′⚽ GOAL · 10' Pafos 1–0 Riga
- 10′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 10' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 84% now
- 13′GOAL DISALLOWED · 13' Pafos
- 13′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 13' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 59% now
- 34′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 34' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 52% now
- 39′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 50%. 0–0 · 50–33–17
- 41′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 49%. 0–0 · 49–34–16
- 45′HALF-TIME Pafos 0–0 Riga
- 45′SECOND HALF Pafos 0–0 Riga
- 46′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Pafos · On: I. Sunjic · Off: A. Brito
- 50′🟨 YELLOW · 49' I. Sunjic · Pafos
- 51′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–40–16
- 55′We expected about 2.8 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 42–43–15
- 55′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 55' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 42% now
- 58′THE CALL SWINGS · 58' Draw is now our likeliest result at 45% (was Pafos win 43%)
- 61′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Pafos · On: D. Quina · Off: J. Correia
- 66′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–53–13
- 66′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 8%. 0–1 · 8–26–66
- 66′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Pafos · On: Lele · Off: Anderson Silva
- 66′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Riga · On: Caio Ferreira · Off: Reginaldo Ramires Corrected
- 66′⚽ GOAL · 66' Pafos 0–1 Riga
- 66′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 66' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 8% now
- 66′THE CALL SWINGS · 66' Riga win is now our likeliest result at 66% (was Draw 53%)
- 68′Riga find the net on 68′. 0–1. 0–1 · 7–25–68
- 69′Riga ahead on 67′ through Caio Ferreira. 0–1. 0–1 · 6–25–69
- 70′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Riga · On: M. Badamosi · Off: Reginaldo Ramires Corrected
- 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Pafos · On: K. Sema · Off: Guga
- 74′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–1 · 4–21–74
- 76′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 23%. 1–1 · 23–67–10
- 76′Goals are coming at about the 2.8 we expected. 1–1 · 23–67–10
- 76′⚽ GOAL · 76' Pafos 1–1 Riga
- 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 76' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 23% now
- 76′THE CALL SWINGS · 76' Draw is now our likeliest result at 67% (was Riga win 77%)
- 77′Biel scores for Pafos on 76′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 22–69–9
- 79′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–73–8
- 79′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Riga · On: A. Cernomordijs · Off: R. Aouani
- 83′We said Pafos at 62%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 13%. 1–1 · 13–81–6
- 84′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 84' Pafos win: 62% at kick-off, 11% now
- 90′🟨 YELLOW · 90' K. Sema · Pafos
- 90′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Riga · On: C. Saco · Off: S. Oulad M'Hand
- 91′🟨 YELLOW · 90+1' M. Tonisevs · Riga
- 93′Full time, 1–1. We called Pafos at 62% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 1–1 · 0–100–0
- FTFULL TIME Pafos 1–1 Riga
- 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.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
Pafos are clear favourites.
The Pitchside prediction: Pafos 62%, draw 22%, Riga 16%. Over 2.5 goals 53%, both teams to score 50%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 16 Oct 00:00 · locked at kick-off
Pafos win62%
Riga win16%Kick-offTHU 22 OCT · 17:45
RoundLeague stage · matchday 2
VenueAlphamega Stadium
RefereeM. Barbu
Match timeline
All events
PafosMIN
RigaEvents will appear when the match starts.
Line-ups
Pafos
4-3-3
Riga
4-3-1-2
Rest & schedule
Before kick-off · every competition we cover
Pafos
Riga
Last match: 19 Oct · 1. Division (Cyprus)
Last match: 18 Oct · Virsliga
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.
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
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
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 modelBuilt from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.
Published at 61%, 62% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pafos win | 62% | 59% | +3 |
| Draw | 22% | 23% | −1 |
| Riga win | 16% | 18% | −2 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 53% | 55% | −2 |
| Both teams to score | 50% | 53% | −3 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 77% | 77% | 0 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 31% | 33% | −2 |
| Pafos or draw | 84% | 82% | +2 |
| Pafos clean sheet | 42% | – | – |
| Riga clean sheet | 14% | – | – |
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.
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 2021/22No 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
RIGA
The table
2026/27| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | FC Copenhagen | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mjallby AIF | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 6 | St. Truiden | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | FC Lugano | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 9 | Monaco | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | HNK Hajduk Split | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Panathinaikos | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brann | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Gent | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Twente | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Getafe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FC Nordsjaelland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Kairat Almaty | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Heart Of Midlothian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Egnatia Rrogozhinë | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Riga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | FK Jablonec | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 24 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ajax | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 26 | Borac Banja Luka | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 27 | Lincoln Red Imps FC | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 28 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 29 | Aarhus | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 30 | FC Thun | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 31 | KuPS | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 32 | Pafos | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 33 | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 34 | FC Iberia 1999 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 35 | SC Braga | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 36 | Kauno Žalgiris | 1 | −4 | 0 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Brighton
FC Copenhagen
Trabzonspor
Atalanta
Mjallby AIF
St. Truiden
SC Freiburg
FC Lugano
Monaco
HNK Hajduk Split
Panathinaikos
Brann
Gent
Twente
Getafe
FC Midtjylland
FC Nordsjaelland
Kairat Almaty
Heart Of Midlothian
Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Universitatea Craiova
FK Jablonec
FK Crvena Zvezda
Ajax
Borac Banja Luka
Lincoln Red Imps FC
CSKA Sofia
Aarhus
FC Thun
KuPS
Inter Club d'Escaldes
FC Iberia 1999
SC Braga
Kauno Žalgiris