Juventus vs Pafos Prediction: Old Lady to labour to victory

Juventus and Pafos, tied on six points after five rounds of fixtures in the league phase of the 2025/26 Uefa Champions League, meet at the Italian side's Allianz Stadium on Wednesday (20:00 GMT, TNT Sports 8), with both looking to secure a positive result to aid their top-24, and in the Old Lady's case, top-eight ambitions.

Below are my Juventus vs Pafos predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Dusan Vlahovic (muscle), Carlo Pinsoglio, Daniele Rugani, Arkadiusz Milik (all calf), Federico Gatti and Bremer (both knee) are out injured for Juventus, who could make changes to their starting XI following Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Napoli.

Filip Kostic, Fabio Miretti, Edon Zhegrova, Jonathan David and Lois Openda all came on in Naples and will be in with shouts of starting for Luciano Spalletti's side on Wednesday.

Football Odds

Joao Correira is free to return for Pafos after completing a two-game ban for a red card received in his side's goalless draw with Kairat on October 21.

However, Ken Sema, Domingos Quina (both unspecified) and Pedrao (knee) could all miss out for the visitors.

Juventus vs Pafos Odds

Juventus claimed their first league-phase victory last time out at Bodo/Glimt (2-3), and the Serie A side are 1/7 to make it back-to-back wins in the competition on Wednesday, implying an 87.5% probability of success, with visitors, Pafos, 18/1, or a 5.3% chance to triumph in Turin. Both teams have drawn three times, and a fourth stalemate for both can be backed at 7/1.

Handicap +2 - Pafos +2 @ 6/4

Juve have only won eight times this season, and six of those victories, including their sole Champions League success against Bodo/Glimt, have been by a one-goal margin.

Pafos, meanwhile, have only suffered three defeats in regulation time this term, and two of those were by a single goal.

Today's Football Fixtures

The Cypriots were dismantled 5-1 at home by Bayern Munich in September, but they've avoided defeat in both away games, playing out goalless draws with Olympiakos and Kairat.

Admittedly, Juve are a bigger and better side than Olympiakos and Kairat, but they've hardly set Serie A or the Champions League alight this season, and while a trip to Napoli was always going to be tough, they showed a real lack of attacking intent, and it's not always easy to switch mentalities for another game a few days later.

Pafos will look to frustrate their hosts on Wednesday, and while they might struggle to even take a point back to Cyprus, I believe they can keep the scoreline down, with the +2 handicap on the visitors piquing my interest at 6/4.

Team With Most Booking Points - Pafos @ 8/11

Pafos have received the most booking points in three of their five league-phase games, picking up red cards in both of their away matches against Olympiakos and Kairat.

Juve, meanwhile, have seen their opponents awarded the most booking points in three of their European outings this term, including both home games.