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Paphos v Villarreal : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Alphamega Stadium, Limassol

Wednesday evening sees Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones’s Paphos and Marcelino Toral’s Villarreal go up against one another in a Champions League clash at the Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. The best odds are provided too.

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Villarreal's next match is v Espanyol at 20:00 on Saturday 8th November
The last European Champions League meeting between Paphos and Villarreal was on Wednesday 5th November 2025
European Champions League
November 5th 2025
Paphos 1
0 Villarreal
 
D. Luckassen 46'
 
VIL
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
3
9
Corners
2
3
Possession
41%
59%
Fouls
12
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
PaphosVillarreal
 
D. Moreira Marinho
D. Goldar Gómez
B. Souza da Silva
D. Quina (B. Langa 87')
D. Luckassenfootball icon
I. Šunjić
V. Dragomir
M. Oršić (Jajá 78')
P. Figueiredo Rodrigues (A. Oliveira Silva 78')
N. Michael
K. Sema (K. Pileas 72')
L. Reis Júnior
J. Foyth
R. Palma Veiga
(S. Comesaña Veiga 63') D. Parejo Muñoz
(T. Oluwaseyi 56') G. Mikautadze
?. Mouriño González
(A. Pedraza Sag 63') S. Cardona Bermúdez
P. Gueye
N. Pépé
(M. Solomon 56') A. Moleiro González
(G. Moreno Balaguero 63') A. Pérez Gutiérrez

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Best Tip: Villarreal to win

This one could be one way traffic and, unfortunately for the home side, that way is Villarreal's. We predict Wednesday's visitors to Alphamega Stadium will be coming away victorious, and it's a view backed up by each side's respective recent form stats, head-to-head (H2H) records and the odds from GB's top bookmakers too. They make an away win in the win / draw / win market the most likely outcome, and are willing to give a best price of 1.53.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 65% chance of Villarreal coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Paphos
9%
17/2
24%
1/14
9%
Draw
16%
5/1
16%
17/2
5%
Villarreal
75%
2/7
10%
60/1
4%
Villarreal 2-0
13%
5/1
6%
17/4
7%
Villarreal 1-0
11%
13/2
7%
23/10
Villarreal 3-0
10%
13/2
17%
10/1
5%
Villarreal 2-1
9%
8/125/1
Draw 1-1
8%
10/1
13%
17/4
Villarreal 3-1
7%
10/1
15%
90/1
Villarreal 4-0
6%
11/1
17%
22/1
12%
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
25%
3/1
10%
Villarreal 4-1
4%
18/1
9%
100/1
12%
Draw 2-2
3%
22/190/1
Paphos 1-0
3%
20/1
27%
2/9
Villarreal 5-0
3%
22/1
17%
45/1
12%
Paphos 2-1
3%
25/1
27%
40/1
15%
Villarreal 3-2
3%
28/1100/1
Villarreal 5-1
2%
33/1
20%
125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/13
10%
40/1
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/10
15%
1/1000
5%
Home 1st Goal
35%
13/5
14%
4/1
3%
Away 1st Goal
63%
3/10
7%
1/2
3%
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
25%
3/1
10%
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/107/1
BTTS - No
54%
4/61/16
BTTS - Home Win
5%
16/1
22%
40/1
6%
BTTS - Draw
12%
13/2
10%
17/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
30%
21/10
12%
25/1
3%
Home/draw
25%
5/2
17%
1/1000
5%
Away/draw
91%
1/14
5%
7/1
2%
Home/away
84%
1/8
3%
1/18
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/5
4%
11/2
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/2
13%
1/10
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
12%
125/1
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/2
7%
1/1000
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
7/2
18%
80/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/5
5%
1/1000
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/1
18%
100/1
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/14
2%
1/1000
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
2/9
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
25%
3/1
9%
Home DNB
20%
7/1
33%
1/1000
10%
Away DNB
86%
1/12
6%
22/1
2%
Paphos win to nil
5%
16/1
44%
-
Villarreal win to nil
45%
1/1
9%
-
Paphos / Paphos
5%
18/1
29%
22/1
13%
Paphos / Villarreal
4%
20/1
10%
28/1
Paphos / Draw
4%
22/128/1
Draw / Paphos
4%
20/1
18%
8/1
Draw / Villarreal
21%
11/4
4%
19/20
3%
Draw / Draw
11%
7/1
17%
5/2
4%
Villarreal / Paphos
2%
50/1
21%
60/1
17%
Villarreal / Villarreal
44%
4/5
16%
9/2
4%
Villarreal / Draw
4%
18/128/1
15%
Win / draw / win Champions League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Paphos
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern44001112 
l
 
1-5A
-
-
-
2
Arsenal44001112 
-
-
-
-
3
Inter44001012 
-
-
-
-
4
Man City4310710 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
-
5
PSG430199 
-
-
-
-
6
Newcastle430189 
-
-
-
-
7
Real Madrid430169 
-
-
-
-
8
Liverpool430159 
-
-
-
-
9
Galatasaray430129 
-
-
-
-
10
Spurs422058 
-
-
-
l
 
1-0A
11
Barcelona421157 
-
-
-
-
12
Chelsea421137 
-
Jan 21
-
-
13
S. Lisbon421137 
-
-
-
-
14
Dortmund421127 
-
-
-
Nov 25
15
Qarabag421117 
-
-
-
-
16
Atalanta4211-27 
-
-
-
-
17
A.Madrid420216 
-
-
-
-
18
PSV412125 
-
-
-
-
19
Monaco4121-25 
Nov 26
-
-
-
20
Paphos4121-35 
-
-
-
l
 
1-0A
21
Leverkusen4121-45 
-
-
-
Jan 28
22
Brugge4112-24 
-
-
-
-
23
E.Frankfurt4112-44 
-
-
-
-
24
Napoli4112-54 
-
-
-
-
25
Marseille410313 
-
-
-
-
26
Juventus4031-13 
-
Dec 10
d
 
2-2F
-
27
A.Bilbao4103-53 
-
-
-
-
28
Union SG4103-83 
-
-
-
-
29
Bodø4022-32 
-
-
-
-
30
Slavia4022-62 
Jan 28
-
-
-
31
Olympiakos4022-72 
-
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
32
Villarreal4013-41 
w
 
1-0F
-
-
-
33
Kobenhavn4013-81 
-
-
Dec 10
-
34
Kairat Almaty4013-91 
-
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
35
Benfica4004-60 
-
-
-
-
36
Ajax4004-130 
-
-
Jan 20
-
37
M. Tel-Aviv 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
38
Dynamo Kyiv 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
39
Red Star Bel. 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
Paphos 20TH
13 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
12 / 13
Conceded
6 / 13
Clean sheets
7 / 13
Failed to score
1 / 13
Won
8
D
2
Lost
3
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Villarreal 32ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is fairly strong for Villarreal in their meeting with Paphos, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 19 consecutive Champions League games.

Paphos 20th Villarreal 32nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.7
goals
2.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
49%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 84% probability of Paphos scoring 1 goal or less
0
1
22%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
22%
There is a 69% probability that Villarreal will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
13 home / away league games
-20
Paphos have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Villarreal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season
Paphos
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
0.7
2.4
Attack rating
VIL
25%
better
view stats
Games scored16
17
Failed to score4
3
Scored first11
15
Goals scored27
45
Avg. goals scored1.4
2.3
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for12
21
Avg. XG for1.5
1.8
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
0%
better
VIL
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets9
8
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded20
21
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
9
Conversion rate against11%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Paphos v Villarreal will show here when available.

Paphos Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10213
N MichaelM OrsicB FelipeB Felipe
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Michael GLK10
-
B Felipe DEF91
2
1
D Luckassen DEF101
2
-
D Luiz DEF4
-
K Sema DEF91
-
I Sunjic MID10
1
-
D Goldar MID10
1
-
P Pêpê MID1011
2
-
M Orsic FWD1021
1
-
V Dragomir FWD10
-
D Quina FWD7
3
-
Subs
J Gorter GLK
-
P. Petrou GLK
-
K Pileas DEF10
-
B Langa DEF8
2
-
M Bassouamina FWD61
-
L Dimata FWD3
-
Jajá FWD92
2
-
A Silva FWD91
-
Villarreal Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4112
S MouriñoR VeigaN PépéS Mouriño
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Júnior GLK3
-
S Mouriño DEF4
2
-
J Foyth DEF3
-
R Veiga DEF41
2
-
S Cardona DEF4
-
N Pépé MID41
-
D Parejo MID4
-
P Gueye MID4
2
-
A Moleiro MID4
1
-
A Pérez FWD3
-
G Mikautadze FWD41
-
Subs
A Tenas GLK1
-
A Altimira DEF
-
R Marín DEF1
-
A Pedraza DEF4
1
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF
-
S Comesaña MID4
1
-
T Partey MID2
-
M Solomon FWD1
-
G Moreno FWD1
-
I Akhomach FWD21
1
-
T Buchanan FWD3
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD3
-
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