Cyprus vs Lithuania Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th November 2024

The spotlight is on Cyprus and Lithuania when they go toe-to-toe at AEK Arena, for an exciting match this coming Friday. It is one of the many matches in round five of the Nations League C group stage, with teams fighting to secure qualification. Cyprus go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Lithuania.

Cyprus sit at number 127 in the FIFA world ranking, while Lithuania enter their match on Friday as number 141.

With the fourth round of the group stage done and dusted Cyprus rank as number three on three, while Lithuania have zero as number four.

Cyprus are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net five times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.5 goals per game, as they conceded 22 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.

Lithuania travel to their next Nations League C match, averaging a lowly 0.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of seven goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Cyprus vs Lithuania Prediction

Cyprus Form

Cyprus endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-4 against Kosovo, before Romania won 0-3, while Kosovo claimed a victory in a 3-0 match. Cyprus claimed a modest two wins in their past six internationals. They also drew zero and lost four, scored seven goals and conceded 14.

Lithuania Form

Lithuania were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 3-1 by Romania. Next up, Kosovo won 1-2, before losing 1-2 against Romania. Lithuania only have one paltry win to show from the last six internationals. These six matches also produced a record of zero draws and five defeats, as they were outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Cyprus enter the fifth Nations League C group match on three points and need to go all-in chasing a win. A draw might be enough to keep them in the race for the next round, but are they willing to depend that much on Lady Luck? To be in with a sound chance of seeing the next round, a win is needed for Cyprus. Everyone enters the Nations League C hoping to achieve at least something, but Lithuania have seen nothing but disappointment so far. They failed to pick up even a single point, but surely, they'd like to save a bit a face.

Cyprus find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Lithuania are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Lithuania lost their previous 5 matches.

Cyprus vs Lithuania Team News

Cyprus vs Lithuania H2H

Cyprus had a good reading on Lithuania in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 1-0, respectively. Cyprus have a 67% win rate against Lithuania, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 2-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Cyprus vs Lithuania Results

In one of the previous three matches between Cyprus and Lithuania both teams scored.

Cyprus vs Lithuania Betting Tips

Grigoris Kastanos has been great for Cyprus lately, hitting the target twice, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Lithuania are optimistic Giedrius Matulevicius doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings for his national team.

Cyprus won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at AEK Arena. They drew one and lost eight as well, while Lithuania won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Lithuania arrives at AEK Arena feeling optimistic about scoring on Friday, since Cyprus only managed a one clean sheet once in 10 home games. Lithuania kept four clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past three encounters between Cyprus and Lithuania, with Cyprus scoring 0.99 goals on average per game. Lithuania averaged 0.67 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Cyprus’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Lithuania, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.