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Friday, 16/10/2026 at 20:00

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Match preview · Cypriot First Division

Pafos FC – APOEL Nicosia

Pafos FC 4th in Cypriot First Division Home 1.29 projected goals by the model
APOEL Nicosia 9th in Cypriot First Division Away 1.09 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.29 1.09
Pafos FC APOEL Nicosia
Pafos FC
39%
Draw
32%
APOEL Nicosia
29%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Pafos FC Draw APOEL Nicosia
Fair odds 2.57 3.09 3.47
Total goals
2.39
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Both teams to score
54%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Pafos FC

39% Pafos FC to win

Attack
2nd vs 2nd
Pafos FC attack v APOEL Nicosia defence
Defence
5th vs 7th
Pafos FC defence v APOEL Nicosia attack
Recent xG form
+0.41 vs +0.20
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.29 – 1.09
Pafos FC v APOEL Nicosia
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Pafos FC and APOEL Nicosia compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Pafos FC APOEL Nicosia
xG / match (better) 1.97 · 2nd from 4 matches 1.47 · 8th from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.55 · 9th from 4 matches (better) 0.68 · 1st from 4 matches
xGD / match +0.42 · 4th from 4 matches (better) +0.80 · 2nd from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.65 · 4th from 4 matches (better) 1.97 · 2nd from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.42 +0.20

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

Pafos FC clean sheet
30%
Pafos FC 2+ goals
38%
Under 2.5 goals
57%
Both teams to score: no
46%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.7%
2:1
9.9%
0:0
9.5%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Pafos FC sample
20 matches
APOEL Nicosia sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Pafos FC
2 matches
Away xG sample · APOEL Nicosia
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.