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Pafos vs Riga prediction and preview

22 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.40Market probability 66%Final score 1–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Pafos host Riga in the UEFA Europa Conference League (International) on 22 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 66% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Pafos 1–1 Riga.

Going into the match, Pafos had won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 12 and conceding 9. Riga had won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 17 scored and 11 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Pafos's last 10 and 7 of Riga's last 10; 4 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Pafos averaged 1.55 goals scored and 1.00 conceded across 11 matches; away from home Riga averaged 2.15 scored and 1.15 conceded across 20.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.29 goals from Pafos and 1.16 from Riga. From that it rates a home win at 38%, a draw at 30% and an away win at 32%, against 59%, 23% and 18% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 77%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Pafos (green) and Riga (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form31% – 69%
Attack55% – 45%
Defence33% – 67%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Overall strength44% – 55%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
PafosDLWLW1.200.9040%40%
RigaWDWWW1.701.1070%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
BTTS 1st Half - No78%1.20
Double Chance 1277%1.25
Over 1.5 Goals77%1.22
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals70%1.33
Under 3.5 Goals66%1.40
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals63%1.50
Pafos Win59%1.57
Over 8.5 Corners56%1.67

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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