Euro 2024

Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage

Nov 16, 2023 at 5pm UK

Makareio Stadio

Cyprus
1 - 3
Spain

Pileas (75')
Correia (17'), Karo (59'), Kousoulos (77'), Spoljaric (87')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Yamal (5'), Oyarzabal (22'), Joselu (28')
Riquelme (82')

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Euro Champ Qualifying clash between Cyprus and Spain, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Spain could line up for Thursday's Euro 2024 qualifying Group A clash with Cyprus.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cyprus

All competitions

Last Game: Georgia 4-0 Cyprus
Sunday, October 15 at 2pm in Euro Champ Qualifying

Current Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Spain	6	16	15
2	Scotland	6	9	15
3	Norway	7	2	10
4	Georgia	6	-4	7
5	Cyprus	7	-23	0

Spain

All competitions

Euro Champ Qualifying

Last Game: Norway 0-1 Spain
Sunday, October 15 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying

Current Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Spain	6	16	15
2	Scotland	6	9	15
3	Norway	7	2	10
4	Georgia	6	-4	7
5	Cyprus	7	-23	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Spain win with a probability of 89.85%. A draw had a probability of 7.7% and a win for Cyprus had a probability of 2.44%.

The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 0-3 with a probability of 14.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.98%) and 0-4 (11.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.6%), while for a Cyprus win it was 1-0 (1.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Spain would win this match.

Result
Cyprus	Draw	Spain
2.44% ( -0)	7.71% ( -0.02)	89.85% ( 0.03)

Both teams to score 32.13% (

0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

69.48% (

0.1)

30.52% (

-0.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

48.18% (

0.12)

51.82% (

-0.12)

Cyprus Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

33.52% (

0.05)

66.48% (

-0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

6.38% (

0.02)

93.62% (

-0.02)

Spain Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

95.83% (

0.02)

4.17% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

82.59% (

0.07)

17.41% (

-0.06)

Score Analysis

Cyprus 2.44%

Spain 89.83%

Draw 7.71%

Cyprus	Draw	Spain
1-0 @ 1.13% ( -0) Other @ 1.31% Total : 2.44%	1-1 @ 3.6% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 2.77% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 1.17% ( 0) Other @ 0.18% Total : 7.71%	0-3 @ 14.81% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 13.98% ( -0.04) 0-4 @ 11.77% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 8.8% ( -0.04) 0-5 @ 7.48% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 6.05% ( 0) 1-2 @ 5.71% ( -0) 1-4 @ 4.81% ( 0.01) 0-6 @ 3.96% ( 0.01) 1-5 @ 3.06% ( 0.01) 0-7 @ 1.8% ( 0.01) 1-6 @ 1.62% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.24% ( 0) 2-4 @ 0.98% ( 0) Other @ 3.76% Total : 89.83%