Cyprus vs Romania Prediction & Betting Tips (12 October)

Cyprus is far from being among the best football nations of the Old Continent, as its record in major international competitions attests. Indeed, this team has never been able to qualify for a tournament like the World Cup or the Euro in its entire history and it does not really seem able to achieve it in the short or medium term. Dominating Lithuania for their entry into this group, the Cypriots on the other hand completely sank a few days later against Kosovo 0-4 . Romania, for its part, is much more imposing on the international scene.

She has proven it again in recent months by participating in Euro 2024 where she was able to reach the 1/8 finals where she had on the other hand eaten a soapbox against very good Netherlands 0-3 . Despite this rather brutal elimination, the Tricolores did not get discouraged and they got off to a very good start in a group that seems largely up to their standards. Mercilessly defeating Kosovo 0-3, the Romanians were then able to follow up a few days later by beating Lithuania 3-1 and moving to the top of the standings with 6 points on the clock.

In Cyprus, the vast majority of players summoned for this gathering wear the colors of local teams such as Omonia Nicosia or Apollon Limassol in particular. That said, we find a few elements who went to try their luck abroad. This is particularly the case of goalkeeper Moll (Servette FC), the very good defender Ioannou (Sampdoria), midfielder Kastanos (Hellas Verona) and striker Gavriel (Zulte Waregem). The attackers Pittas (AIK), decisive during the first day against Lithuania, and especially Sotiriou (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), author of 12 goals in 60 caps, are also available. On the Romanian side, many players called for this gathering are members of local teams.

That said, many have gone to export their talents abroad. We think of the goalkeeper Nitac (Damac), the defenders Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) and Dragusin (Tottenham), the midfielders Marin (Cagliari), Hagi (Rangers), Man (Parma), Mahaila (Parma), Sorescu (Gaziantep) and Marin (Pisa) and to the attackers Puscas (Bodrum, 11 goals in 45 sels) and Dragus (Trabzonspor, 17 sels, 4 goals). The captain, Nicolae Stanciu (Damac) is also the top scorer of this team with 15 goals in 76 caps.