Latvia vs Cyprus prediction: team news, lineups, expert analysis
UEFA Nations League C
On September 28, 2026, the national teams of Latvia and Cyprus will face each other in the second round of League C of the UEFA Nations League. Both the hosts and the visitors will be looking to get the maximum from this encounter.
Latvia - Cyprus team news and expert analysis
Latvia finished bottom of their group in the previous Nations League campaign, but in the spring they beat Gibraltar twice by a 1-0 scoreline. Then, at the Baltic Cup in the summer, they lost to Lithuania on penalties before suffering a defeat to the Faroe Islands in regular time. They have now also lost 0-2 to Armenia.
In the previous tournament, Cyprus defeated only Lithuania. In last year's qualifying campaign, they collected six of their eight points against San Marino. However, they won twice in friendly matches, beating Moldova and Liechtenstein, while also losing to Belarus and drawing with Slovenia. In the opening round, they put up a fight against Montenegro but still lost.
Latvia's players score just 0.6 goals per match away from home, while conceding twice as many, 1.4. The islanders score 1.7 goals per game and concede just 1.6.
Previous matches: Latvia - Cyprus
At the end of the last century, Cyprus won both friendly encounters. However, the most recent friendly, played two years ago, ended in a draw.
The visitors are more experienced and are also the stronger side on paper. We are backing them to win with a handicap of "0" (odds – 1.90).
Latvia - Cyprus: key statistics and trends
- Latvia have lost two matches in a row
- 30% of Latvia's matches end with both teams scoring, while the average total goals per match is 2.0
- Cyprus have won two of their last four matches
- 60% of Cyprus' matches end with both teams scoring, while the average total goals per match is 3.3
Latvia - Cyprus: possible starting lineups
Latvia play in a 1-4-4-2 formation (possible lineup): Matrevics - Melniks, Chernomordiy, Tsyganyk, Jurkovskis - Vapne, Zelenkov, Tsyganyk, Daskevich - Gutkovskis, Strud
Cyprus play in a 1-4-5-1 formation (possible lineup): Fabiano - Shikkis, Sotiriou, Panagiotou, Malekkidis - Kyprianou, Andreou, Edwards, Kastanos, Tzionis - Pittas
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