Paphos vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (24 October)

A very unknown club on the European scene, Pafos FC owes its qualification on the European scene to its victory in the Cyprus Cup won last year. This team then managed to pass several summer qualifying rounds to validate its place in this League phase where it got off to an excellent start by winning against the modest Moldovan club Petroclub 1-4. Pafos FC's very good start to the season does not stop there as it occupies the top of the standings in its own championship with 16 points taken over the first 6 days. After beating Enosis before the break 1-2, he will face Karmiotissa. Like his opponent of the day, FC Heidenheim took their first steps on the European scene during this 2024-2025 season.

Very successful for their first in the Bundesliga last season, the Germans were able to qualify via the championship for this Conference League where they got off to an ideal start by winning, not without difficulty, against Olimpija Ljubljana 2-1 during the 1st day. On the national scene, the FCH started well but lost 3 times in 4 days before the international break, such as against Leipzig 0-1. He will try to move forward against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

This Pafos team could count on a full squad for this meeting since important midfielder Pêpê Rodrigues is fit again after being uncertain before the international break. The players present are relatively little known by the general French-speaking public but some are still interesting, like the Brazilian strikers Anderson Silva (4 goals in the league), Jairo (4 goals) or Jaja (2 goals). Against Petroclub, defender Joao Correia stood out with a double. A priori, the Germans of FC Heidenheim will travel to Cyprus without midfielders Honsak and Keller and recruit Niehues who fill the ranks of the local infirmary.

Otherwise, it will be all hands on deck for this team. We should therefore find in the group the promising Paul Wanner (18 years old, 2 goals, 1 assist) who scored the winning goal against Ljubljana on the first day, the midfielder Schöppner (2 goals) and the formidable Breunig ( 2 goals) and Pieringer (2 goals, 1 assist).