Cyprus vs Spain prediction 16.11.2023
Cyprus
1 : 3
Spain
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- Competition: EURO 2024 Qualification
- Date: 16th November 2023
- Kickoff: 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET
- Venue: Alphamega Stadium
The last and first placed nations in Group A of Euro 2024 qualifying meet at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Kolossi on Thursday evening as Cyprus play host to Spain. Cyprus will be seeking revenge against La Roja after they lost 6:0 in the reverse fixture held in Granada two months ago.
The hosts have had a disastrous qualifying campaign this time round. They are in last place in Group A and are the only nation without a single point in the group. For Temur Ketsbaia's side, all that remains is to avoid finishing a European Championship qualifying campaign without a single point for the first time since 1976.
Spain responded well after losing 0:2 to Scotland on the second matchday of qualifying for Euro 2024. Luis de la Fuente's side enter Thursday's game with a run of four consecutive wins in 2024 European Championship qualifying, and scored sixteen goals in the process. Ranked sixth in the FIFA rankings, Spain have qualified for the European Championship for the eighth time in a row thanks to this run.
Cyprus vs Spain Betting Tips: Over 3.5 goals
Cyprus' defence has been all over the place in recent months. The Whites and Blues enter this week's game on a run of eleven consecutive games without keeping a clean sheet. Temur Ketsbaia's side conceded at least two goals in all eleven games played during this period, with only four games conceding fewer than 3.5 goals.
Spain are capable of scoring plenty of goals and the Red Fury proved that on matchdays 5 and 6, when they scored seven and six goals respectively. Luis de la Fuente's side also scored six goals in their last meeting with Cyprus.
- Best Tip: Over 3.5 goals
- Cyprus vs Spain predictions: 1-3
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Cyprus vs Spain Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Cyprus
1 : 3
Spain
Euro Qualification
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Spain
6 : 0
Cyprus
Euro Qualification
Cyprus team news
Peterborough United defender Hector Kyprianou played his first two international matches during the October international break and the 22-year-old could retain his place in the back three alongside Andreas Karo and Alex Gogic.
Grigoris Kastanos and Minas Antoniou are the most likely duo to start in a two-man forward line, while Charalampos Charalampous will hope to play in midfield.
Last matches of Cyprus
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Cyprus
1 : 0
Lithuania
Friendly International
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Cyprus
1 : 3
Spain
Euro Qualification
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Georgia
4 : 0
Cyprus
Euro Qualification
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Cyprus
0 : 4
Norway
Euro Qualification
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Spain
6 : 0
Cyprus
Euro Qualification
Cyprus lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Joël Mall
Defenders
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4
Nicholas Ioannou
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17
Hector Kyprianou
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6
Alex Gogić
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2
Andreas Karo
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16
Stelios Andreou
Midfielders
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5
Charalampos Charalampous
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15
Danilo Špoljarić
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8
Ioannis Kousoulos
Forwards
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20
Grigoris Kastanos
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18
Minas Antoniou
Spain team news
Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente will be without a number of key players for this month's international break due to injuries. These include Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Aymeric Laporte.
Alvaro Morata is La Roja's top scorer in EURO 2024 qualifying with the Atlético Madrid forward boasting four goals.
Leverkusen's Alejandro Grimaldo, who has had an excellent start to the 2023-24 season, has been called up to the Spanish national team for the first time.
Girona midfielder Aleix Garcia and Rodrigo Riquelme from Atletico Madrid are the other two newcomers in the squad.
Last matches of Spain
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Spain
3 : 1
Georgia
Euro Qualification
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Cyprus
1 : 3
Spain
Euro Qualification
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Norway
0 : 1
Spain
Euro Qualification
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Spain
2 : 0
Scotland
Euro Qualification
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Spain
6 : 0
Cyprus
Euro Qualification
Spain lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
David Raya
Defenders
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19
Fran García
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4
Pau Torres
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5
Robin Le Normand
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20
Dani Carvajal
Midfielders
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8
Fabián Ruiz
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16
Rodri
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9
Gavi
Forwards
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11
Nico Williams
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7
Álvaro Morata
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11
Ferran Torres
Three reasons why we expect at least four goals in Thursday’s game between Cyprus and Spain
- Cyprus lost their last two meetings with Spain with an aggregate score of 0:14.
- Four of the last five games of Cyprus ended with over 3.5 goals.
- Seven of the last twelve matches of Cyprus in Euro Qualifying ended with at least four goals.
Main prediction Cyprus - Spain
Over 3.5 goals
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Cyprus & Spain current standing in Euro Qualification
| Group A | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 - 5 | +20 | 21 |
| 2 | Scotland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 - 8 | +9 | 17 |
| 3 | Norway | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 - 12 | +2 | 11 |
| 4 | Georgia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 - 18 | -6 | 8 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 - 28 | -25 | 0 |