Cyprus vs Serbia prediction 25.03.2024
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- Competition: Friendly International
- Date: Monday, 25th March 2024
- Kickoff: 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET
- Venue: AEK Arena (Larnaca)
On Monday afternoon, Cyprus and Serbia will face off at the AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus.
Cyprus are 125th in the FIFA World Ranking and 46th out of 55 European teams. They are one of the weaker teams in Europe, and they have never appeared in any major tournament, and that will surely not change any time soon. In the previous EURO Qualifiers, they expectedly finished as the last team in the group with zero points in eight rounds. They were also terrible in the UEFA Nations League C, finishing as the last-placed team in the group with Greece, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland.
Serbia are one of the teams that constantly underachieve. They had a good squad but have failed to qualify for Euro on the previous five occasions. For EURO 2024, they managed to qualify as a 2nd-placed team in a pretty weak group and were far from impressive. In the last WC, the popular Eagles again disappointed, finishing as the last-placed team in the group with Brazil, Switzerland, and Cameroon while winning just one point.
Cyprus vs Serbia pick: Over 2.5 goals
Cyprus have been absolutely terrible defensively in the previous EURO Qualifiers, as they allowed 28 goals in eight matches – 3.5 per game. So, allowing at least two or three against Serbia looks very likely. On the other hand, even though they were bad offensively, that wasn’t the case in recent games, as they scored one goal per game in the last three games. They even scored a goal against Spain, and we believe they could score vs Serbia, which have been terrible defensively under coach Dragan Stojkovic.
Serbia mostly played high-scoring games in the past two years. Their offense is never a problem, as they are capable of scoring a couple or more goals against much better teams than Cyprus. On the other hand, their defense has been a massive problem for a while now, and expecting a clean sheet is a completely unreal scenario. In the last nine games they allowed 16 goals and haven’t had a clean sheet in that period. Because of a good offense and really bad defensive performances, Serbia were over 2.5 goals in seven of those nine games.
Serbia are a much better team objectively, but we do not trust their defense. Instead, we think that an over 2.5 goals bet is a much better option than a -1.5 or -2 AH bet.
Cyprus vs Serbia Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Serbia
2 : 1
Cyprus
Friendly International
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Cyprus
1 : 3
Serbia
Friendly International
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Cyprus
0 : 0
Serbia
Friendly International
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Cyprus
0 : 2
Serbia
Friendly International
Cyprus team news
The 3rd all-time scorer, Pieros Sotiriou, is not called for the upcoming games, most likely due to poor form at the club (Sanfrecce Hiroshima). Also, one of the better midfielders in recent years, Kostakis Artymatas, is out with an injury.
Cyprus’s total market value is around 18 million euros, almost 13 times less than Serbia’s (230 million euros).
Last matches of Cyprus
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Cyprus
1 : 1
Latvia
Friendly International
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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
Cyprus lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Joel Mall
Defenders
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25
Charis Kyriakou
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2
Andreas Karo
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6
Alex Gogic
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19
Konstantinos Laifis
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7
Anderson Correia
Midfielders
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15
Dani Spoljaric
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8
Ioannis Kousoulos
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Charalampos Charalampous
Forwards
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10
Loizos Loizou
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9
Ioannis Pittas
Serbia team news
In the previous game vs Russia, coach Dragan Stojkovic heavily rotated the squad, and we could see a much different starting lineup against Cyprus. If coach Stojkovic decides to go with the best squad, he will start Aleksandar Mitrovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Filip Kostic, and most likely Strahinja Pavlovic.
Right full-back Milan Gajic received a red card vs Russia, and will be unavailable against Cyprus.
Last matches of Serbia
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Russia
4 : 0
Serbia
Friendly International
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Serbia
2 : 2
Bulgaria
Euro Qualification
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Belgium
1 : 0
Serbia
Friendly International
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Serbia
3 : 1
Montenegro
Euro Qualification
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Hungary
2 : 1
Serbia
Euro Qualification
Serbia lineup
Goalkeeper
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23
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
Defenders
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4
Nikola Milenković
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2
Strahinja Pavlovic
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16
Strahinja Erakovic
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3
Filip Mladenovic
Midfielders
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22
Sasa Lukic
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10
Dusan Tadic
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20
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
Forwards
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14
Andrija Zivkovic
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9
Aleksandar Mitrovic
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11
Filip Kostic
3 Reasons why we should see three or more goals
- Cyprus allowed 3.5 goals per game in the previous EURO Qualifiers
- Serbia were over 2.5 goals in six of the previous seven games in all competitions
- Serbia allowed four goals in the last game against Russia
Main prediction Cyprus - Serbia
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
BTTS
Best odds:2.20
AH2 (-1.5)
Best odds:1.83
AH2 (-2)
Best odds:2.34
Under 1.5 goals 1st half
Best odds:1.51