Cyprus vs Lithuania: betting odds 15 Nov 2024

The Matchday 5 clash in the Nations League between Cyprus and Lithuania in Group 2 of League C will take place on November 15 at the AEK Arena in Larnaca. Cyprus vs. Lithuania: prediction and betting odds, statistics.


Referee: Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)


Matches – 10 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 31;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;

Red cards shown – 2;

Average fouls per match – 22;

Penalties – 10%.

Predicted lineups for Cyprus vs. Lithuania

Cyprus (3-4-3): Dimitris Dimitriou – Stelios Andreou, Andreas Karo, Nicholas Ioannou – Grigoris Kastanos, Kostakis Artymatas, Nicholas Panayiotou, Anderson Correia – Ioannis Pittas, Loizos Loizou, Pieros Sotiriou.


Lithuania (3-5-2): Edvinas Gertmonas – Artemijus Tutyskinas, Edvinas Girdvainis, Rokas Lekytas – Justas Lasickas, Gvidas Gineitis, Modestas Vorobjovas, Paulius Golubickas, Pijus Sirvys – Gytis Paulauskas, Armandas Kučys.

Cyprus

Cyprus suffered their third consecutive heavy defeat without scoring in the Nations League, losing 0-3 to Kosovo in their previous match. They began this tournament with a victory over Lithuania with a score of 1-0, which allows them to hold third place in the group standings. To guarantee they maintain this position and stay in League C, Cyprus needs at least a draw in the upcoming match. Notably, Cyprus shares the title of the worst attacking team in the entire League C division with Bulgaria and Luxembourg, having scored only one goal.


Defender Kostas Laifis will miss the game due to an accumulation of yellow cards.


  • At least one opponent failed to score in 16 of Cyprus's last 19 Nations League matches.
  • Cyprus's uncompromising streak in the Nations League is six matches (2 wins, 4 losses).
  • The team has not scored more than one goal in their last five home matches in this tournament.

Lithuania

Lithuania has lost all four matches in the current Nations League campaign, conceding at least twice in the last three. Thus, Lithuania is one of only two teams, along with Azerbaijan, without any points in League C. To have a chance of staying in League C, the team needs a win in the upcoming match. It should be noted that Lithuania's goal difference is not the worst in the group, with a tally of -5, while their upcoming opponent has a difference of -9.


Midfielder Vykintas Slivka will miss the game due to an accumulation of yellow cards.


  • Lithuania's uncompromising streak in the Nations League is seven matches (2 wins, 5 losses).
  • The team has scored in 5 of their last 6 matches in this tournament.
  • Lithuania has never drawn away in the Nations League (3 wins, 8 losses).

Cyprus vs. Lithuania: Match Prediction

Both teams are the weakest in the group and rightly occupy the last two spots in the standings, fighting to stay in League C. The hosts have an advantage, having beaten Lithuania 1-0 in the first round away and can afford to draw in the upcoming match to secure third place.


The visitors have nothing to lose and need only a victory, so I expect Lithuania to be active. The team regularly scores in the Nations League, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 matches. Cyprus, on the other hand, does not boast an impenetrable defense; in fact, they have conceded the most goals in the group, a total of 10. Even if the visitors do not manage to win this match, they should be able to breach such a vulnerable defense.


Therefore, my prediction: Lithuania individual total over 0.5

Betting tips 15 Nov 2024

Friday's encounter between Cyprus and Lithuania offers one team the opportunity to alleviate the pressure of staying in League C. The hosts have the better chances of securing a win, despite currently suffering through a run of three consecutive scoreless defeats, having only found the net once in this Nations League campaign.

In the opening round of the Nations League, Cyprus capitalised on their trip to Kaunas, scoring an early goal against Lithuania (1:0), even though the hosts deserved more based on chances created (0.51-1.41 in xG). In the subsequent three matches, the Cypriots suffered heavy defeats to Kosovo (0:4, 0:3) and Romania (0:3), showing little to nothing in attack. Ahead of the fifth round, Cyprus will be without their main defender Konstantinos Laifis due to an accumulation of yellow cards, prompting them to focus even more closely on their defensive organisation.

That initial setback against Cyprus left Lithuania at the bottom of the group, although they have managed to score in every match against the group's favourites. Last month, the underdogs even took the lead against Romania (1:2) but failed to hold onto their advantage, allowing 1.37 xGA over 90 minutes. In their trip to Cyprus, Lithuania will be without their key midfielder Vykintas Slivka, also suspended due to yellow card accumulation.

Over the past year, Cyprus and Lithuania have played out two dull matches (both ending 1:0). The upcoming meeting is unlikely to provide many exciting moments either, so we’re betting on a total under 2.5.

Betting prediction
Total Under 2.5
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Nations League: previous matches in the tournament

Cyprus
15.10.24
Kosovo
Cyprus
L
12.10.24
Cyprus
Romania
L
09.09.24
Cyprus
Kosovo
L
06.09.24
Lithuania
Cyprus
W
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Lithuania
15.10.24
Lithuania
Romania
L
12.10.24
Lithuania
Kosovo
L
09.09.24
Romania
Lithuania
L
06.09.24
Lithuania
Cyprus
L
26.03.24
Lithuania
Gibraltar
W
21.03.24
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W
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H2H: Cyprus — Lithuania

Nations League 2024-2025
06.09.24
Lithuania
Cyprus

Group stage

League C. Group 2
Team
Played
Matches played
W
D
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
Romania
  -:- 4:1 3:1 5 5 0 0
15:3
15
2
Kosovo
0:3   3:0 1:0 5 4 0 1
10:4
12
3
Cyprus
0:3 0:4   2:1 6 2 0 4
4:15
6
4
Lithuania
1:2 1:2 0:1   6 0 0 6
4:11
0

Team lineups

Cyprus

Sofronis Avgousti
coach
Player Matches Goals
In squad
Neofytos Michail
gk. 15 -27
Joel Mall
gk. 14 -38
Dimitris Dimitriou
gk. 10 -21
Konstantinos Laifis
df. 62 3
Nicholas Ioannou
df. 50 2
Ioannis Kousoulos
df. 42 4
Andreas Karo
df. 26 1
Minas Antoniou
df. 22 0
Stelios Andreou
df. 22 0
Charalampos Charalampous
df. 17 1
Nikolas Panagiotou
df. 14 0
Anderson Correia
df. 11 0
Christos Shelis
df. 4 0
Giorgos Malekkidis
df. 4 0
Costakis Artimatas
mf. 73 1
Grigoris Kastanos
mf. 66 6
Ioannis Pittas
mf. 45 7
Marinos Tzionis
mf. 29 2
Danilo Spoljaric
mf. 16 1
Giannis Satsias
mf. 4 1
Pieris Sotiriou
fw. 62 12
Loizos Loizou
fw. 34 1
Andreas Makris
fw. 26 0
Andronikos Kakoullis
fw. 22 4
Ruel Sotiriou
fw. 1 0
Lithuania

Edgaras Jankauskas
coach
Player Matches Goals
In squad
Edvinas Gertmonas
gk. 15 -23
Deividas Mikelionis
gk. 0 0
Mantas Bertasius
gk. 0 0
Justas Lasickas
df. 55 2
Edvinas Girdvainis
df. 54 1
Pijus Sirvys
df. 20 3
Edgaras Utkus
df. 15 0
Rokas Lekiatas
df. 13 0
Kipras Kažukolovas
df. 12 0
Dominykas Barauskas
df. 11 0
Klaudijus Upstas
df. 7 0
Vykintas Slivka
mf. 69 3
Modestas Vorobjovas
mf. 38 1
Paulius Golubickas
mf. 28 2
Gvidas Gineitis
mf. 16 0
Artur Dolznikov
mf. 14 1
Artemijus Tutyskinas
mf. 12 0
Giedrius Matulevicius
mf. 9 1
Titas Milašius
mf. 6 0
Domantas Antanavicius
mf. 4 0
Tomas Kalinauskas
mf. 4 0
Matas Vareika
mf. 2 0
Fedor Chernykh
fw. 95 15
Gytis Paulauskas
fw. 19 2
Armandas Kucys
fw. 13 4
Romualdas Jansonas
fw. 0 0

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