Azerbaijan Cyprus betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 4^th position, no points won yet, after 3 losses. In the penultimate round, they have lost a home match agaisnt Azerbaijan by (0‑1). In the last round, they have lost an away match against Luxembourg by (2‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 30 conceded; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last 8 away matches Cyprus has won 2, tied 1 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 2 of those 3 matches and have held on to the lead in 2. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Cyprus comes unmotivated for this match after adding the third defeat in a row in this League of Nations C, after losing by 2-0 against Luxembourg. In this match against Azerbaijan, a complicated opponent when playing at home, coach Johan Walem should play in 4-4-2 with Marino Tzionis and Pieros Sotiriou the most offensive references of the team: the second player mentioned is very powerful and strong in finishing. It should be noted that the Cypriots have shown huge flaws in the defensive organization. For this match, the visiting team’s coach can count on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Dimitris Dimitriou, Andreas Karo, Konstantinos Laifis, Christos Wheeler, Dimitris Christofi, Marinos Tzionis, Grigoris Kastanos, Kostakis Artymatas, Pieros Sotiriou, Minas Antoniou.
Coach: T. Ketsbaia.