Cyprus vs Kosovo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th September 2024

Cyprus take on Kosovo at AEK Arena, where an exciting match should be on the cards this coming Monday. It is one of the many matches in round two of the group stages of the UEFA Nations League this season. Kosovo beat Cyprus twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 5-1 and 2-0, respectively.

Cyprus arrive at this match placed as number 127 in the FIFA world ranking, while Kosovo lack behind as number 106 in the world.

After the opening round of the group matches Cyprus are number two on three, while Kosovo have zero as number four. Cyprus managed to squeeze out a tight 1-0 win, thus giving themselves a great start to the UEFA Nations League season. Keeping a clean sheet on top of a win is always a good opening.

Cyprus have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly seven goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.7 goals per game, in which they conceded 16 goals, or 1.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Kosovo got off to a nightmare opening of the UEFA Nations League and need to respond quickly. While thoroughly bleak in offence they let in three goals, and they have their work cut out for them to avoid another setback.

Kosovo are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 13 goals, and while Kosovo claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per match.

Cyprus vs Kosovo Prediction

Cyprus Form

In the previous three matches, Cyprus lost 3-2 against Moldova, beat San Marino by 1-4 and won 0-1 against Lithuania. Cyprus claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six internationals. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.

Kosovo Form

Kosovo were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-0 by Hungary. Next up, Norway won 3-0, before losing 0-3 against Romania. Kosovo managed to win just once in their past six internationals. They also drew one and lost four, while scoring ten time and letting in two.

Going forward, Cyprus and Kosovo are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Monday.

Cyprus vs Kosovo Team News

Cyprus vs Kosovo H2H

Kosovo got the better of Cyprus in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 5-1 and 2-0, respectively. Cyprus have a 0% win rate against Kosovo, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 0-0-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Cyprus vs Kosovo Results

In one of the previous two matches between Cyprus and Kosovo both teams scored.

Cyprus vs Kosovo Betting Tips

Ioannis Pittas has four strikes in six matches for Cyprus, who might be relying on his services against Kosovo. The opponents are looking to Milot Rashica, who has provided his team with one goals.

Cyprus won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at AEK Arena. They drew two and lost six as well, while Kosovo won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Cyprus have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at AEK Arena. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

In the last two encounters between Cyprus and Kosovo over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Cyprus averaged 0.5 goals a game. Kosovo scored an average of 3.5 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Cyprus saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Kosovo, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.