- Dinamo Tirana are better placed with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches.
- Pafos FC have drawn 2 of their last 5 games including a 1-1 draw at Dinamo Tirana in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026.
- Pafos FC have only conceded 2 goals in their last 4 home matches (W3, L1).
Pafos can edge it in tight contest
The draw at 1-1 when these two sides met in the first leg leaves plenty of wiggle room for either side in the home game at Alphamega Stadium, Cyprus.
Pafos FC are the betting favourites at 43/100 with Dinamo coming in at 153/20 and the draw 343/100, which suggests the odds makers think it should be a close game.
And that's exactly how it should pan out if Pafos play as well as they did in the opening leg and if Ilir Daja's Dinamo are as compact and fast on the counter-attack as they were.
Daja's men are a typical European underdog side that can be very flexible tactically, depending on the opposition and the situation, but always look to stay narrow and be a threat on the break.
They can play either a 3-5-2 or a 4-3-3 system and will surely look to keep things tight in midfield and let their best players do the damage on the attack.
David Fadairo is the danger man for Dinamo in this competition who has scored 2 goals in 6 matches, but they don't score or concede many goals in the league or internationally.
Pafos are a 4-2-3-1 team with a similar aim to be a little more controlled in build-up but also to be able to play vertical football and press the opposition when ahead.
Lele is their danger man in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 with 1 goal in 1 game, although he's scored 2 in the last 5 games in all competitions.
Ricardo Sa Pinto's men are in mixed form with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 and 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in their last 10 across all competitions.
Dinamo are in stronger form with 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in their last 10 and 3-1-1 in the most recent 5, which makes them boom or bust players.
The stakes are very high in this one with European prize money and group stage football up for grabs, so it's not the time to have a 'off' match, but our recommendation is to take Pafos to nick it.
It could be another 1-1 draw, but at 87/100 Under 2.5 goals and 13/20 Both Teams To Score - No are still the safest bets in the market and have a good chance of landing again on Thursday.
