Pafos – Monaco : a make-or-break night in Cyprus 
Pafos hosts Monaco on Wednesday night at Alphamega Stadium in a clash that matters big time in this Champions League phase. Both sides won in the last round and sit level today, five points each.
Pafos : a club that isn’t scared of anyone 
That win over Villarreal a few days ago turned heads. For a club barely twelve years old, beating a former European champion isn’t trivial. The Cypriots are on the rise: four matches unbeaten in all competitions, and, crucially, a defensive backbone that lets them compete with anyone.
They don’t score much (only two goals in this group), but they concede very little. At home it’s trickier: most of the goals they’ve shipped this Champions League season have come at their stadium. Still, Pafos is stubborn and hard to shift.
Monaco needs some breathing room in Europe 
At Monaco it’s tenser. League form is poor: three defeats in the last four matches, including two heavy 4-1 losses that left marks. Since Pocognoli arrived the fresh spark has been slow to appear.
Oddly, Europe tells a different story. Monaco have kept two clean sheets in the Champions League, something that hadn’t happened for a long time. The side looks more disciplined on the continental stage, a touch less exposed than in the league.
And there’s a wrinkle: Monaco are travelling well right now. Two of their recent wins came away from the Louis-II. A victory in Cyprus would mean back-to-back away wins in the Champions League for the first time in over twenty years.
Football Prediction Pafos FC vs Monaco
Under 2.5 goals
Both teams play cautiously in Europe. Pafos never opens up and Monaco, given their recent defensive mess in Ligue 1, should approach this one with restraint. That points to a tight game, chances likely scarce.
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