Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Kairat Almaty and Pafos FC who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Kairat Almaty will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Pafos FC for a round 3 match in the Champions League.
Form: Kairat Almaty vs Pafos FC
Kairat Almaty Form
A draw was the best Kairat Almaty could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Celtic, before getting trounced 4-1 against Sporting CP. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Real Madrid ran out 0-5 winners. Kairat Almaty didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Champions League games at the Almaty Central Stadium. They have a record of zero draws and one defeats, in which they conceded five and scored zero goals.
Pafos FC Form
In their last three matches, Pafos FC drew 1-1 with FK Crvena Zvezda, drew 0-0 with Olympiacos and lost 1-5 against Bayern Munich. Pafos FC are winless in their last six away games in the Champions League, in which they drew one and lost zero. They conceded zero goals while scoring zero themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Kairat Almaty and Pafos FC
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Kairat Almaty and Pafos FC. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Kairat Almaty matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Kairat Almaty home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Kairat Almaty matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Kairat Almaty home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Kairat Almaty matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Pafos FC away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Pafos FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Pafos FC away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Pafos FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Pafos FC have won 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
Players in form: Kairat Almaty vs Pafos FC
Edmilson Filho hit the target once in six Champions League, while Mislav Orsic scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Almaty Central Stadium.
Popular markets: Kairat Almaty vs Pafos FC
Full-time result
Kairat Almaty claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Pafos FC won seven, drew two and lost one of their last 10 games away. Pafos FC have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 9 matches now without losing.
Both teams to score
Kairat Almaty scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Pafos FC scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Pafos FC have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Kairat Almaty have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Kairat Almaty, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Pafos FC, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.