Pafos FC vs Hajduk Split - prediction, team news, lineups

Pafos FC volition invited Hajduk Split to the Alphamega Stadium connected Thursday for the 2nd limb of their Europa League 2nd qualifying circular tie. 

The visitors boast a 2-0 pb acknowledgment to their first-leg victory, leaving the hosts with plentifulness of enactment to bash if they are to support their Europa League run alive.

Match preview

Pafos archetypal qualified for European contention successful 2024-25, acknowledgment to winning the Cypriot Cup successful 2023-24, managing to unafraid their spot successful the Conference League. 

They followed that up by qualifying for the league signifier of the Champions League for the archetypal clip successful 2025-26 aft lifting their first-ever Cypriot First Division rubric successful 2024-25. 

Despite failing to clasp their league crown, Pafos overcame Apollon Limassol 2-0 successful the Cypriot Cup last past season, ensuring they would instrumentality to the Europa League qualifiers this term. 

Pafos initially built connected that cupful triumph successful pre-season with a triumph and gully successful their archetypal 2 friendlies, but the Cypriot broadside subsequently suffered back-to-back defeats successful their last 2 pre-season games. 

That miserable tally continued successful their opening lucifer of 2026-27, with Hajduk Split signaling a 2-0 triumph successful the archetypal limb of this Europa League 2nd qualifying circular tie. 

Consequently, Ricardo Sa Pinto's broadside person plentifulness of enactment to bash if they are to widen their Europa League campaign, but they volition gully assurance from their instrumentality to location soil. 

Pafos person mislaid lone 3 of their 16 location matches successful European competition, including a 2-2 gully with Monaco and a 1-0 triumph implicit Villarreal successful past season's Champions League league phase. 

Meanwhile, Hajduk Split volition beryllium firmly successful the driving spot and afloat of assurance pursuing the archetypal limb triumph, with goals from Michele Sego and Dario Melnjak starring them 1 measurement person to the 3rd qualifying round. 

Hajduk Split secured their spot successful the 2nd qualifying circular acknowledgment to a 3-2 aggregate triumph implicit MSK Zilina successful the archetypal round, with a 2-0 location triumph successful the archetypal limb proving peculiarly important arsenic they mislaid 2-1 successful the distant leg. 

The 2-1 distant nonaccomplishment to MSK Zilina did, however, widen a concerning grounds connected the road, with Hajduk Split present winless successful their past 5 distant games successful competitory competitions, including 2 defeats.

Hajduk Split besides person a disappointing grounds successful European qualifiers, failing to suffice for the radical signifier of immoderate contention since the 2010-11 Europa League contempt competing successful the qualifiers for European contention successful each of the consequent 15 seasons.

Pafos FC Europa League form:

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Team News

Pafos volition proceed without the availability of Anderson Silva and Joao Correia owed to wounded concerns, portion the remainder of the squad should beryllium acceptable for selection.

Captain David Luiz is expected to clasp his presumption successful the backline, portion Sa Pinto whitethorn displacement to a backmost 4 arsenic Pafos propulsion to get backmost into the necktie pursuing the first-leg defeat.

Meanwhile, Hajduk Split volition beryllium without Roko Brajkovic, who has been ruled retired for an extended play aft suffering an anterior cruciate ligament wounded successful training. 

Brajkovic could beryllium replaced by Abdoulie Sanyang Bamba connected the close wing, portion Dalisson de Almeida, Melnjak and Sego should support their places successful attack.

Pafos FC imaginable starting lineup:

Majecki; Bruno, Luiz, Goldar, Ioannou; Pepe, Sunjic; Jaja, Dragomir, Biel; Lele

Hajduk Split imaginable starting lineup:

Silic; Acapandie, Maresic, Hoorenbeeck, Hrgovic; Pukstas, Pajaziti; Bamba, Dali, Melnjak; Sego

We say: Pafos FC 1-1 Hajduk Split

Pafos bash person a formidable location grounds successful European contention but caput into the lucifer disconnected the backmost of 3 consecutive defeats, portion Hajduk Split are enduring a miserable tally of results connected the road. 

As a result, we expect a hard-fought brushwood that yet ends each square, with the visitors consequently booking their spot successful the adjacent round.

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