Romania vs Cyprus Prediction and Betting Tips | November 18th 2024
Romania and Cyprus draw the curtain in Group C2 of the UEFA Nations League when they lock horns at the National Arena on Monday. Mircea Lucescu’s men, who have been dominant in recent outings, will look to maintain momentum and close out the campaign on a high.
Romania saw their game against Kosovo on Friday abandoned after the Tricolours walked off the pitch in stoppage time due to offensive chants and on-field clashes at the National Arena.
Lucescu’s side enjoyed a perfect qualifying campaign leading up to Friday’s outing, claiming four wins from their four matches while scoring 11 goals and keeping two clean sheets.
Romania have picked up 12 points in Group C2 to sit top of the standings and need just a draw on Monday to guarantee promotion as they sit three points above second-placed Kosovo.
Elsewhere, Grigoris Kastanos and Marinos Tzionis scored either side of Gvidas Gineitis’ 47th-minute equalizer to fire Cyprus to a 2-1 victory over Lithuania at the AEK Arena on Friday.
Before that, Sofronis Avgousti’s men kicked off the campaign with a 1-0 win over Lithuania in September’s reverse fixture before suffering three defeats on the bounce.
Despite Friday’s victory, Cyprus’ hopes of promotion are effectively over as they sit three points behind second-placed Kosovo with a -13 goal difference.
Romania vs Cyprus Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Romania have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, claiming 11 wins from the last 14 meetings between the two nations.
- Cyprus managed just one win in that time, which came in February 2000, when they beat Lucescu’s men 3-2 in Nicosia, while the spoils have been shared twice.
- Romania are on a four-game winning streak against Cyprus, scoring eight goals and keeping three clean sheets since April 2000.
- Cyprus have failed to win 11 of their 12 away games in the Nations League, losing seven and claiming four draws since September 2018.
Romania vs Cyprus Prediction
Following the controversial end to their game against Kosovo, Romania will head into Monday’s clash looking to close out their campaign on a high.
Lucescu’s men have enjoyed the better of this fixture and we are backing them to come away with all three points at the National Arena.
Prediction: Romania 3-1 Cyprus
Romania vs Cyprus Betting Tips
Tip 1: Romania to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in Romania’s last five games)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in five of the hosts’ last six matches)