Pafos have won four of their last five home matches by at least two goals
Red Bull Salzburg have lost their last five away games in European competition
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Red Bull Salzburg sealed a 1-0 victory over Pafos in last Thursday's opening leg and will be aiming to maintain or extend their advantage in the return match in Cyprus.
Reaching the league phase is the minimum aim for Salzburg, who featured in the Champions League's main draw as recently as the 2024-25 campaign.
But they will have plenty of respect for Pafos, who offered stiff resistance in the opening leg before succumbing to Haris Tabakovic's 88th-minute goal.
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Team news
Pafos' Domingos Quina was forced off with an injury during the first leg, and Ken Sema received a straight red card, which resulted in a one-game suspension.
Goalkeeper Charalambos Kyriakidis (arm) and winger Jaja (knee) remain sidelined.
Enrique Aguilar (broken arm) and Johannes Moser (adductor) have joined Justin Omoregie (shoulder), Stefan Lainer (heel) and Anrie Chase (hamstring) on the injured list.
Soumaila Diabate, Edmund Baidoo and Gaoussou Diakite are doubts with unspecified injuries.
The stats
Pafos have kept clean sheets in three of their last five fixtures
Six of the last seven games involving Pafos have featured less than four goals
Pafos have won their last two home fixtures by a 2-0 scoreline
Red Bull Salzburg have not kept a clean sheet in their last 10 European away games
Red Bull Salzburg have conceded at least two goals in four of their last five European away fixtures
Each of the last three matches featuring Red Bull Salzburg have featured less than three goals
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Prediction
Pafos staged a fightback in the second qualifying round, recovering from a 2-0 first-leg deficit to achieve a 4-2 aggregate success over Hajduk Split, and they can complete another recovery mission at the expense of Red Bull Salzburg, who are set to struggle at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol.
Battling against the odds is nothing new for Pafos, who reached last season's Champions League league phase and collected nine points from eight matches, catching the eye with their home wins over Villarreal (1-0) and Slavia Prague (4-1).
And they will not be too fearful of Red Bull Salzburg, who finished third in last season's Austrian Bundesliga.
Salzburg's standards have slipped in recent years and they may struggle to defend their slender advantage.
Score Prediction: Pafos 2-0 Red Bull Salzburg
