Spain vs Cyprus Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th September 2023

Spain and Cyprus go head-to-head in a yet another group stage match this coming Tuesday at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in what is a game in the sixth round of the European Championship qualifiers. This is the first time that Spain and Cyprus face each other in the European Championship since the 21st century began, so any previous head-to-head records stem from cup matches or friendlies.

Having accumulated six points from the initial five rounds of matches, Spain rank as number two, with Cyprus on zero points as number five. Cyprus travel to this game against Spain as number 118 in the FIFA world ranking, with the home side sitting as number 10.

It was widely expected that Spain would easily top their group, but with Scotland on fire it will take some doing for the Spaniards to reach top spot. However, second place should be theirs. Cyprus rank as the hefty favourites with the bookmakers to exit the European Championship before the real fun starts. They don't have enough quality to cause a surprise.

Spain vs Cyprus Prediction

Spain Form

In their last three matches, Spain won 2-1 against Italy, before settling for a point in a 0-0 draw against Croatia. They were back on top last time out, defeating Georgia 1-7. Spain put four wins on the board in their previous six internationals. They drew zero and lost two, scored 17 goals while conceding 11.

Cyprus Form

Cyprus endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Georgia, before Norway ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Scotland, who came out 0-3 winners. Cyprus claimed just one win from the last six internationals. These also drew one and lost four games, as they were outscored by 15 goals to seven.

In 3 consecutive matches Spain, found the back of the net at least once.

Cyprus are on a losing streak of three consecutive defeats.

Spain vs Cyprus Team News

Spain vs Cyprus Betting Tips

If you are looking for a player who is currently in good form, then Joselu looks like your best bet. He scored three times recently for Spain in the European Championship, while Ioannis Pittas registered two goals in the last six matches for Cyprus in the same tournament. Both of them are looking for more goals in the upcoming games.

Of their 10 most recent games at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes across all tournaments, Spain won seven times, drew two and lost one. Cyprus won one of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing three and losing six. Spain have seen seven of their previous 10 matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes offer over 2.5 goals. Of these 10 matches, three also went over 3.5 goals. In nine of the last 10 league games away for Cyprus the match had over 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came up five times.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Spain, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Cyprus, who managed to hit the net 1.1 times on average in these games.