The Matchday
Conference League matchday 3: what do form, goals and margins tell us?
The 18 matches on 5 November: Lugano on 8 goals, Brighton and Sint-Truidense yet to concede, comparable margins across 16 matches and no head-to-head data available.
Published 30 October 2026
The Conference League returns on 5 November with 18 matches. After two games, Lugano have the round's best attack with 8 goals; Brighton and Sint-Truidense share the best defence, with 0 conceded. The sample is still small.
Standings and form are available for every fixture. Margins cover 17 matches, but the comparison across all operators covers 16. Our archive has no accessible head-to-head data, so none are quoted.
What the margin measures, operator by operator
The margin describes the implicit markup in the full-time result market. The median, minimum and maximum refer to the matches available for each operator: the samples differ.
| Operator | Matches | Median margin | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netwin | 16 of 18 | 7.95% | 7.7% | 8.48% |
| Betflag | 16 of 18 | 7.92% | 7.38% | 8.54% |
| Betsson | 17 of 18 | 8.98% | 7.81% | 10.12% |
| bwin | 16 of 18 | 9.57% | 7.55% | 10.71% |
Read on 30 October 2026 at 18:10, Italian time. Source: official operator feeds via api.oddsonar.com. The table records that reading; the odds in the table below come from the feed when you open the page.
The gap between the highest and lowest margin is compared across the 16 matches with all operators present and all three outcomes priced: it ranges from 0.78 percentage points on FC Lugano-Kauno Zalgiris to 2.94 on Riga FC-Jablonec. CSU Craiova-Egnatia has only Betsson's margin, so no measurable gap; market data are missing for Red Star Belgrade-Inter D'Escaldes.
The previous round, with the numbers measured then: Conference League matchday 2: what do form, goals and margins tell us?
Atalanta-Kairat: 3 points against 1
Atalanta are fifteenth with 3 points, 3 goals scored and 3 conceded; their recorded form is a defeat and a win. Kairat are thirty-first with 1 point, 2 goals scored and 6 conceded, a defeat and a draw. These are Conference League figures.
Lugano-Kauno Zalgiris: 8 scored, 8 conceded
Lugano are second on 6 points and have won both matches. Their 8 goals are the most among the round's teams. Kauno Zalgiris are thirty-sixth on 0 points, with two defeats and 8 goals conceded: the round's leakiest defence.
Sint-Truidense and Brighton: 0 goals conceded
Sint-Truidense-SK Brann brings together two sides on 6 points, both with two wins: the hosts are seventh, the visitors third. Sint-Truidense have scored 3 goals without conceding; Brann have scored 6 and conceded 2.
Getafe-Brighton: the English side are ninth on 4 points, with a draw and a win, 4 goals scored and 0 conceded. Getafe are thirtieth on 1 point, with 3 goals scored and 6 conceded.
The other matches, briefly
- AGF-Braga — 1 point against 3; AGF have scored 1 goal, Braga 2.
- FC Midtjylland-Ajax Amsterdam — 1 point against 3; both have conceded 2 goals.
- FC Thun-Heart of Midlothian — Thun have 0 points and 0 goals scored; the visitors have 1 point.
- KuPS Kuopio-KAA Gent — two defeats for KuPS, who have conceded 6 goals; Gent have 3 points.
- Lincoln Red Imps-Hajduk Split — Lincoln on 0 points, Hajduk on 6 with two wins and 1 goal conceded.
- Mjällby AIF-Borac Banja Luka — 4 points against 3; both have scored 3 goals.
- Red Star Belgrade-Inter D'Escaldes — 1 point against 0; both have conceded 5 goals.
- Trabzonspor-SC Freiburg — Trabzonspor on 6 points with two wins and 6 goals scored; Freiburg on 3 points.
- AS Monaco-FC Nordsjælland — Monaco on 6 points, with 5 goals scored and 1 conceded; Nordsjælland have drawn twice.
- CSU Craiova-Egnatia — 4 points against 2; both have conceded 2 goals.
- F.C. København-Iberia 1999 — 4 points against 1; the hosts have scored 5 goals, the visitors 1.
- FC Twente-Pafos — Twente on 6 points with two wins, Pafos on 1; goals conceded are 1 and 4 respectively.
- Panathinaikos-CSKA Sofia — Panathinaikos are first on 6 points with 7 goals scored; CSKA have 1 point.
- Riga FC-Jablonec — Riga have two draws and 2 points; Jablonec have 1 point. Both have scored 2 goals.
This matchday's odds, right now
The available odds for the round, read from the official feeds when you open the page. The outcome-by-outcome comparison across operators is on the odds page.
No match from this competition is in the listing right now.
How to read these numbers
Standings and form come from ESPN, recorded on 30 October 2026, and describe two Conference League matches. With such a small sample, positions and averages can change considerably.
The openfootball archive returns no head-to-head records for any fixture in the round. In some cases, team names cannot be matched either. We therefore quote no previous meetings: missing data do not prove these are first encounters.
Comparing margins across competitions: How much the margin changes between leagues