Scotland vs Cyprus Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th March 2023
Scotland is ready to face off against Cyprus this coming Saturday at Hampden Park, marking the beginning of the European Championship qualifying round. Scotland no doubt look forward to their next match, as they ran out 2-1 and 2-1 winners when last playing Cyprus.
Battling for a place at the European Championship, Cyprus, Georgia, Norway, Scotland, Spain are the 5 nations that make up group A. Scotland arrive at this match placed as number 42 in the FIFA world ranking, while Cyprus lack behind as number 110 in the world.
Surely, three points lie in waiting for Scotland, when they open their campaign at Hampden Park. It would be astounding to see Cyprus get anything from their first away game in the European Championship. It has the look of a very equal affair, when Cyprus travel to face Scotland at Hampden Park on Saturday. Three points here could prove pivotal in the attempts to win the group, and both sides are capable of booking a win, when they hit their stride.
As rather big outsiders in this group it would be considered an upset if Scotland were to survive the European Championship beyond the qualifying group stage. Cyprus arrive at the European Championship with mischief on their mind, but seeing them get beyond the group would indeed raise some eyebrows.
Scotland vs Cyprus Prediction
Scotland Form
They came away from their last three matches with four points, as Scotland beat Ireland 2-1, followed by a 0-0 draw against Ukraine. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 2-1 defeat against Turkey. Scotland show off three wins from their previous six internationals, while drawing one. They also lost one and scored 11 while conceding five times.
Cyprus Form
In their last three matches, Cyprus lost against Kosovo and Bulgaria by 5-1 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Israel by 2-3. Cyprus managed two wins to two draws and three defeats in their last six internationals. The scoreline from these matches says 14 goals conceded and seven scored.
A home win for Scotland is the obvious choice at Hampden Park. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Cyprus come visiting.
Scotland vs Cyprus Stats
- Scotland have scored in 21 of the last 23 home matches
- Scotland have not lost 15 of the last 17 home matches
- Scotland have scored in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Scotland matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Scotland have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Cyprus have not won 16 of the last 17 away matches
- Cyprus have conceded in 16 of the last 18 away matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Cyprus away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 away matches in a row Cyprus played, both teams scored
- In the last 3 Cyprus away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Scotland vs Cyprus Team News
Scotland could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Cyprus this coming Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 1, Scotland are unable to call upon Grant Hanley, who is suspended.
Nathan Patterson, John McGinn, Aaron Hickey, Ryan Jack and Callum McGregor nurses various injuries and won't take part for Scotland against Cyprus at Hampden Park.
Scotland vs Cyprus H2H
When these two nations last faced off against each other, Scotland ended up taking the glory in a 2-1 win 16 November 2019. Scotland picked up three wins in their previous three matches against Cyprus, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 9/2.
Scotland vs Cyprus Results
In three of the previous three matches between Scotland and Cyprus both teams scored.
Scotland vs Cyprus Betting Tips
As the new European Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Scotland and Cyprus this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Scotland won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Cyprus won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost seven in this run. Scotland should feel good about scoring this coming Saturday, since Cyprus managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Scotland managed an average of 2.01 goals, with Cyprus averaging 0.99 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Scotland saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Cyprus's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
