Romania vs Cyprus prediction 18.11.2024 | Nations League

• Competition: UEFA Nations League, League C
• Date: Monday, 18th November, 2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
• Venue: Arena Nationala (Bucharest)

The situation in the UEFA Nations League C (Group 2) suddenly became super complicated as the Romania and Kosovo game was interrupted, and it is still unclear what will be the outcome of that match.

Romania are definitely one of the teams that improved in the past years. They reached the previous EURO and even secured the 1/8 Finals. In the UEFA Nations League, "The Tricolours" did well and won four games before the last match against Kosovo, which was interrupted in the stoppage time at a 0:0 result. Right now, Romania are 1st in a group with a three-point advantage over the second-placed Kosovo.

Cyprus have never appeared in any major tournament, and it seems that will hardly change any time soon. In the last EURO Qualifiers, they finished as the last-placed team in Group A with 0 points and an atrocious -25 goal difference. When it comes to the UEFA Nations League, they have been created in League C since the founding of the competition in 2018. Right now, they are in 3rd place with six points and will remain in third place regardless of the result in the last match.

Romania vs Cyprus pick: Romania to win and cover the -1.5 AH spread

Romania has proved that they are the best team in the group, winning four games (excluding the interrupted Kosovo game). Three of those four wins were by two or more goals.

Meanwhile, Cyprus are capable of beating only the weakest teams in the World. In the last year, their only four wins were against Lithuania (three times) and against San Marino. When they faced some good or mediocre teams, they were easily beaten. Also, away from home, Cyprus really struggled, losing six out of the last nine games while losing by two goals on five occasions.

In the previous game, just about a month ago, Romania totally dismantled Cyprus in Larnaca, winning 3:0. So, considering all the above, we expect the hosts to secure a comfortable win against Cyprus.