Cyprus take on the visitors Georgia in the round 3 match of UEFA Euro qualifications. The match will be played on Saturday, June 17th at AEK Arena (Larnaca).
The Cyprus national team has had a difficult start in the current qualification campaign, suffering a crushing defeat to Scotland with a score of 0-3, leaving them at the bottom of Group A. Alongside Cyprus and Scotland, the group also includes the national teams of Spain, Norway, and Georgia. Overall, the Cyprus team has not achieved any significant results in recent times. In their last ten official matches, under the guidance of Georgian coach Temuri Ketsbaia, they have only managed to secure two victories, with five losses and three draws. In the previous edition of the UEFA Nations League, Cyprus finished last in their group, which included Greece, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland. In the qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Cyprus finished second to last in the final standings, with only five points.
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The Georgian national team has made significant progress in recent years. They came very close to qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament but lost their ticket to North Macedonia in the decisive match. In the World Cup qualification, the Georgian team struggled and finished fourth in their group. It's worth noting that their opponents included strong teams such as Spain, Sweden, Greece, and Kosovo. However, in the previous edition of the UEFA Nations League, under the guidance of coach Willy Sagnol, Georgia performed exceptionally well. They remained undefeated, won their group convincingly, and earned promotion to League B. In the current tournament, Georgia started with a draw against Norway (1-1), which can be considered a positive result despite being a home game. Thanks to the draw with Norway, Georgia's unbeaten streak in official matches now extends to about nine games.
In my subjective view, the advantage in this confrontation should be given to the visiting team. At the very least, I believe that the Georgian national team will not lose in this match. Georgia currently looks very decent, and they have newly crowned Italian champion Giorgi Kvicha Kvaratskhelia in their squad, who had an excellent season with Napoli. The Cyprus national team, as the host, will undoubtedly put up a strong resistance against their opponent. However, they are unlikely to count on three points as they have rarely pleased their fans with victories in recent times. Their victory against Greece in the last round of the UEFA Nations League was more of an exception, as that match had no tournament significance. Additionally, I don't expect this match to be very high-scoring. Cyprus has had certain issues with scoring goals, and Georgia conceded only three goals in the previous edition of the UEFA Nations League. My prediction: X2 + Under 3.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Georgia not to lose (X2) and Under 3.5 scored goals.
