Pafos vs Red Bull Salzburg — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 15′Pafos, goal:1–0assist
- 36′Red Bull Salzburg, yellow card:Holding
- 37′Pafos, goal:2–0
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 48′Pafos, yellow card:Roughing
- 54′Red Bull Salzburg, goal:2–1assist
- 58′Red Bull Salzburg, penalty goal:2–2Penalty
- 61′Pafos, substitution:N. Moumi Ngamaleuoff
- 70′Red Bull Salzburg, goal:2–3
- 75′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 75′Pafos, substitution:off
- 82′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 82′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 82′Pafos, substitution:off
- 84′Pafos, goal:3–3assist
- 86′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 3
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Pafos vs Red Bull Salzburg — the facts
Pafos and Red Bull Salzburg drew 3–3 (half-time 2–0).
Pafos met Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 13 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Alphamega Stadium. Referee: J. Pinheiro.
Team pages: Pafos · Red Bull Salzburg · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Lelê (assist: Bruno Felipe) — 1–0
- 37' Goal: Biel — 2–0
- 54' Goal: Haris Tabaković (assist: Damir Redzic) — 2–1
- 58' Goal (penalty): Haris Tabaković — 2–2
- 70' Goal: Haris Tabaković — 2–3
- 84' Goal: M. Mammadov (assist: Lelê) — 3–3
Starting line-ups
Pafos
- 99 Radosław Majecki
- 20 Biel
- 6 Guga
- 14 Nicholas Ioannou
- 7 Bruno Felipe
- 30 Vlad Dragomir
- 5 David Goldar
- 26 Ivan Šunjić
- 4 David Luiz
- 18 Lelê
- 88 Pêpê Rodrigues
Red Bull Salzburg
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Pafos 23%, the draw 24%, Red Bull Salzburg 53%. It finished Pafos 3–3 Red Bull Salzburg.
Expect a winner — Red Bull Salzburg are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Red Bull Salzburg's 53%. The draw at 24% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Red Bull Salzburg at 53%?
Red Bull Salzburg sit 82 points higher on our strength rating — 1711 to 1630. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,349 such games.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Pafos at 23%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,767. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
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About this match
On this page: the Pafos vs Red Bull Salzburg final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Pafos 3–3 Red Bull Salzburg. Explore more on the Pafos and Red Bull Salzburg team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.