Cyprus vs Lithuania Prediction and Betting Tips | November 15th 2024
The action resumes in Group C2 of the UEFA Nations League as Cyprus play host to Lithuania at the AEK Arena on Friday. Both sides are separated by three points in the bottom half of the standings heading into the final two games.
Cyprus’ dreams of securing promotion in the Nations League suffered a major blow on October 15 when they fell to a 3-0 thrashing against Kosovo at the Pristina City Stadium.
With that result, Sofronis Avgousti’s men have lost three games on the bounce in Group C2 since kicking off their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Lithuania in September.
This slump in form has been owing to their struggles at both ends of the pitch as Cyprus’ have conceded 10 goals in their last three games while failing to find the back of the net in that time.
Lithuania, on the other hand, were left empty-handed yet again as they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Romania at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium last time out.
Edgaras Jankauskas’ men have lost five straight games in all competitions since beating Latvia 2-0 in the Baltic Cup semi-finals on June 8, including four defeats in their four Nations League outings so far.
Lithuania head into Friday’s clash rooted to the bottom of the Group C2 standings, three points and one place behind Cyprus in third place.
Cyprus vs Lithuania Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With four wins from the last five meetings between the two nations, Cyprus boast a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture.
- Lithuania have managed just one win in that time, which came in February 2001, when they edged out Avgousti’s men 2-1 in Limassol.
- Cyprus have lost all but one of their last 13 competitive matches, with a 1-0 victory over Lithuania on September 6 being the exception.
- Lithuania are on a run of five back-to-back defeats across all competitions, conceding nine goals and scoring four since beating Latvia 2-0 in the Baltic Cup semi-finals on June 8.
Cyprus vs Lithuania Prediction
The stakes are high for Cyprus and Lithuania, who will be looking to avoid finishing in the relegation playoff spot.
Avgousti’s men have enjoyed the better of this fixture and we are backing them to secure all three points on home soil.
Prediction: Cyprus 2-1 Lithuania
Cyprus vs Lithuania Betting Tips
Tip 1: Cyprus to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in five of Cyprus’ last six games, including friendly matches)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in seven of the hosts’ last nine outings)