Pafos look to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history and have a 2-1 lead to protect from the first leg, overcoming the odds to hold this advantage.

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• Crvena Zvezda have won their first four games of their domestic season, scoring 16 goals across these games

• Pafos only conceded 13 goals across their 18 home games in the Cypriot top flight last season

• Crvena Zvezda competed in the Champions League last season, this would be Pafos' first experience of Europe's elite competition

🔵 Pafos can build on their first leg lead

Pafos have had to battle through two stages of Champions League qualification already to reach this stage. They beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 over two legs and then dispatched Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 over two legs. The fact that they only conceded one goal across these four legs is a really encouraging sign for the Cypriot champions who would qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history if they were to successfully navigate this tie. 

Pafos won 13 of their 18 home games in the Cypriot First Division last season which is a record that they’ll be hoping to rely on to help them over the line here. Notably, they only conceded 13 goals across these games which was the best home defensive record in the division. Although, we can expect Red Star Belgrade to offer a more serious and consistent threat in the final third than the sides that Pafos regularly face in their domestic league. 

🔴 Work to do for the away side

Red Star have also had to battle through two stages of Champions League qualification to reach this position. They easily dispatched Lincoln Red Imps 6-1 over two legs before navigating a more awkward encounter against Lech Poznan which they eventually won 4-2 over the two legs. Notably, they won the away leg of that tie 3-1 which is the sort of performance they need here to overturn the first leg deficit. 

Red Star have made a really strong start to their domestic league with four wins from their opening four games. They’ve scored 16 goals across these games and only conceded two, so they'll be hoping that their domestic form can leak into their European performances as they aim to return to the Champions League.

📊 Pafos v Crvena Zvezda H2H

The first leg meeting between the sides is the only recent head to head clash that the sides have contested.

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