Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Spain
Match Time & Date:
12/09/2023
20:45
Prediction: 4-0
Cyprus
Buoyed by a 7-1 win over Georgia, Spain will be aiming to move one step closer to securing their spot at the EURO 2024 finals when they face Cyprus at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes. La Roja have been playing a more direct football under Luis de la Fuente and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against Cyprus. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of Tuesday’s qualifier. Alvaro Morata should keep his place up front as a lone centre-forward after scoring a hat-trick against Georgia.
The Cypriotes, on the other hand, are on a four-game losing run in Group A and given their poor performance in a 3-0 loss to Scotland, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home team. AIK forward Ionannis Pittas is banned for the visiting side after collecting his second yellow card of the process in the last group game.
Highlighted Player (Daniel Carvajal):
Dani Carvajal is a Spanish footballer who is a product of Real Madrid’s youth academy. After making 68 appearances for Castilla, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 2012 and he was producing outstanding performances with the Bundesliga outfit in the 2012/2013 season.
In the summer of 2013 he returned to Real Madrid as los Blancos exercised their buy-back option and the pacey full back has been playing for the Spanish giants ever since. Carvajal won two Champions League trophies with Real Madrid (2013/2014, 2015/2016), but he has yet to win the La Liga trophy with the capital club. Dani has five caps for Spain U21 and he played his fifth game for the senior team against Macedonia in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
He made his Spain debut on 4 September, 2014 in a 1-0 loss France in Paris. Speaking of his individual honours, he was named in the Champions League team of the season (2013/2014). Dani Carvajal has a contract with Real Madrid which expires on 30 June, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Cyprus):
Cyprus’ first match took place back in July, 1949, only one year after they became a member of FIFA. The Cypriotes played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Maccabi Tel Aviv and seven days later they played their first international game. Cyprus suffered a 3-1 loss to Israel in Tel Aviv back then and in November, 1960 they had their first official match as an independent country.
The Cyprus national football team shared the spoils with Israel in the 1962 World Cup qualifier and three years later they recorded their first international win (3-1 over Greece). Cyprus suffered their biggest loss on May 21, 1969, with the team losing to West Germany 12-0 and in 2000 they hammered Andorra 5-0 which is considered the team’s biggest win.
The Cypriotes have yet to qualify for the finals of the FIFA World Cup or the European Championship, but their victory over Bosnia in Zenica in the Euro 2016 qualifiers will be remembered. GSP Stadium in Nicosia is considered the national team’s home ground.
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