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European Championship: Cyprus vs Norway – Betting preview

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On Matchday 7 of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Cyprus and Norway will face each other in Group A.

Norway celebrated a 3-1 win as well as a 2-0 victory in the last two matches played against Cyprus.

Form: Cyprus vs Norway

Cyprus Form

Cyprus endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against Norway, before Scotland won 0-3, while Spain claimed all three points in a 6-0 win. Cyprus came through their previous six internationals without a win to show for their efforts. They managed one draw and five defeats, conceded 19 goals and scored four times.

Norway Form

Norway won each of their last three matches, starting with a 3-1 victory over Cyprus. They then cruised past Jordan 6-0. Another win followed, this time by 2-1 against Georgia. Norway won half their previous six internationals, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Cyprus and Norway

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Cyprus and Norway played across all competitions.

  • In 18 of the last 20 Cyprus home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 7 Cyprus matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Cyprus have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Cyprus have not won 12 of the last 14 matches
  • Cyprus have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 24 of the last 26 Norway away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 matches Norway played, both teams scored
  • Norway have conceded in 10 of the last 11 matches
  • In the last 4 Norway matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Norway matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: Cyprus vs Norway

Having scored just once lately in the European Championship, Nikolas Ioannou will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Norway hope Erling Haaland can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four European Championship goals in his last three European Championship games.

Full-time result

AEK Arena witnessed Cyprus winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing six as well. Norway claimed five wins, two draws and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Cyprus lost four matches on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Cyprus only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Norway scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Cyprus probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Thursday, as Norway managed only one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last three meetings between Cyprus and Norway.

Total goals

There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Cyprus’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Norway, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Somehow Cyprus failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous nine matches.

Betting prediction: Cyprus vs Norway

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Cyprus and Norway. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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