Fiorentina vs Pafos Prediction and Betting Tips | November 28th 2024
Fiorentina will face Pafos at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday in the league phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa Conference League. The home side are flying under head coach Raffaele Palladino and sit eighth in the table with six points as they target a third consecutive appearance in the Conference League final.
They suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to APOEL Nicosia last time out in the tournament, finding themselves two goals down heading into the break before Jonathan Ikone turned home a consolation goal 15 minutes from normal time.
Pafos have performed remarkably well in the Conference League this season and are well on course to advance in the continental showpiece. They traded tackles with Astana in their last League Phase outing, picking up a narrow but thoroughly deserved 1-0 victory, with Anderson Silva coming off the bench to seal the points for the Cypriot outfit.
The visitors are level on points with their midweek opponents in the table and will be looking to test their mettle against one of the tournament favorites on Thursday.
Fiorentina vs Pafos Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Fiorentina and Pafos.
- The Viola's clash against APOEL last time out marked their maiden encounter against Cypriot opposition in European action.
- Pafos have managed just one clean sheet in their last six away matches.
- Fiorentina have conceded 10 goals in the Italian top flight this season. Only Napoli (9) and Juventus (7) have managed fewer.
- Pafos are the only side in the Cypriot top flight this season with a perfect away record.
Fiorentina vs Pafos Prediction
Fiorentina are on a run of back-to-back wins and have won all but one of their last 10 games across all competitions. They are undefeated at the Stadio Artemio Franchi since late March and will head into the midweek clash as overwhelming favorites.
Pafos are in good form as well, winning their last five games on the bounce, but they have a difficult test ahead of them on Thursday. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams could see the visitors lose this one.
Prediction: Fiorentina 3-0 Pafos
Fiorentina vs Pafos Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Fiorentina to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of Fiorentina's last six home matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one the visitors' last seven matches)
