The match of matchday 8 of the group stage of the 2025/26 Champions League between Pafos (Cyprus) and Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) will take place on 28 january at Limassol Arena. Pafos vs Slavia Prague: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Pafos
Pafos started the Champions League group stage with one defeat in the first five matches, but it became harder to maintain that level afterwards. In winter the club lost two European matches in a row, and in both cases the team was defeated without scoring. Last week the home side failed to pull off an upset away at Chelsea (0:1). Now the club has only 1 win from 7 group-stage matchdays of the Champions League. The current winless run in this European competition stands at 3 matches (1 draw, 2 defeats). Despite modest results, the home side can still reach the playoffs: they are 2 points short of the play-off zone, so a win in the decisive match is required and then they must wait on how rivals perform.
- The club has scored a total of 4 goals in the Champions League group stage, which is the worst record alongside Slavia Prague.
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of the home side's last 7 matches in this competition.
- No more than 2 goals were scored in 6 of the home side's last 8 Champions League matches.
Potential Pafos Lineup (3-4-3)
Jay Gorter – Derrick Luckassen, David Luiz, Ken Sema – Bruno, David Goldar, Pepe, Vlad Dragomir – Jaja, Mislav Orsic, Anderson.
Regular midfielder Ivan Šunjić is serving a suspension. Defender Pedrão is out with an injury.
Slavia Prague
Slavia Prague's performance in the Champions League group stage has been unsuccessful. Slavia Prague are among the four teams that have already lost their chance to reach the playoffs. After seven matchdays the club has not won a single match and has collected a meagre three points. The club long alternated defeats and draws, but after the last match with Barcelona Slavia Prague lost in two Champions League matches in a row for the first time this season. Overall the visiting team has been winless in European competition for 14 matches.
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of the visiting team's last 6 Champions League matches.
- The visiting team failed to score in 4 consecutive away matches in this competition.
- The club's winless run in the Champions League group stage stands at 18 matches (7 draws, 11 defeats).
Potential Slavia Prague Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Indrzhikh Stanek – Tomas Holesh, David Zima, Stepan Chaloupek, Yussufa Sanyang – Michal Sadilek, David Mozes – David Doudera, Vasil Kusej, Lukas Provod – Tomas Hory.
Defender Dominik Javorcek and midfielder Petr Sevcik are unavailable due to injuries.
Referee
Tobias Stiller (Germany)
Matches – 5 (International matches, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 20;
Average yellow cards per match – 4;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 40%.
Pafos vs Slavia Prague: Match Prediction
This is a meeting of modest teams that show the lowest scoring in the Champions League group stage. Pafos have recorded only one win in the last seven matchdays, while suffering just three defeats. At home the club have lost only to Bayern, and across the last six home Champions League matches this is the only occasion when the club failed to obtain at least a draw.
Slavia Prague have not won any of their seven previous matches in the main draw of this competition. Unlike Pafos, the visiting team no longer has tournament motivation, as they cannot compete for a place in the playoffs. Earlier, even when approaching matches with full determination, the team collected only 3 points out of 21 possible, scoring just 4 goals in total.
Most likely we will see a tight game that is unlikely to produce many goals.
Prediction: Pafos Or Draw + Under 3.5 goals
