Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Cyprus
Match Time & Date:
09/09/2024
18:00
Prediction: 2-1
Kosovo
AEK Arena will host Monday’s football game between Cyprus and Kosovo, the two teams who faced each other in the UEFA Nations League two years ago. Back then Kosovo recorded back-to-back wins over Cyprus, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. A man to watch in the home team will be AIK forward Ioannis Pittas, who scored the winner in the opener against Lithuania.
The Kosovars, on the other hand, are eager to put an end to their three-game losing run in all competitions. As Franco Foda’s men experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the 3-0 loss to Romania, we are tempted to place our bets on the home side. To make things even worse for the away team, Torino defender Mergim Vojvoda is banned for Monday’s encounter following his sending-off in the defeat to Romania. Vedat Muriqi is widely expected to lead the line for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Milot Rashica):
Milot Rashica is a Kosovo Albanian player who was born on June 28, 1996 in Vucitrn, FR Yugoslavia. Rashica is a product of FC Vushtrria football academy and he continued playing for the Ferki Aliu Stadium outfit at senior level.
Milot Rashica is a winger, but he is used as an attacking midfielder as well and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is right. Nowadays, the Albanian footballer plays for Vitesse in Dutch Eredivisie and he has established himself as a first-team regular at the club.
Milot Rashica made his Vitesse debut on July 30, 2015, coming as a substitute for Serbia international Uros Djurdjevic in a 3-0 defeat to Southampton in the Europa League qualifiers. Speaking of his Eredivisie debut, Rashica played his first match for Vitesse in the Dutch elite division on August 9, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Willem II. The Vitesse footballer has six caps for Albania U21 team, but he represents Kosovo at senior level.
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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