Euro 2024

Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage

Mar 25, 2023 at 2pm UK

Hampden Park

Scotland
3 - 0
Cyprus

McGinn (21'), McTominay (87', 90+3')

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Match Report

Scotland strike twice during the latter stages of their Euro 2024 qualifier with Cyprus to prevail by a 3-0 scoreline at Hampden Park.

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Scotland

All competitions

Last Game: Turkey 2-1 Scotland
Wednesday, November 16 at 5pm in International Friendlies

Current League B1 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Scotland	0	0	0
2	Republic of Ireland	0	0	0
3	Ukraine	0	0	0
4	Armenia	0	0	0

Cyprus

All competitions

Last Game: Israel 2-3 Cyprus
Sunday, November 20 at 4.30pm in International Friendlies

Current League C2 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Northern Ireland	0	0	0
2	Greece	0	0	0
3	Cyprus	0	0	0
4	Kosovo	0	0	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 Scotland win with a probability of 86.57%. A draw had a probability of 9.9% and a win for Cyprus had a probability of 3.52%.

The most likely scoreline for a Scotland win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (14.24%) and 4-0 (10.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.62%), while for a Cyprus win it was 0-1 (1.6%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 14.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Scotland would win this match.

Result
Scotland	Draw	Cyprus
86.57%	9.91%	3.52%

Both teams to score 34.24%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

64.81%

35.19%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

42.8%

57.2%

Scotland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

94.43%

5.57%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

78.34%

21.66%

Cyprus Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

36.26%

63.74%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

7.55%

92.44%

Score Analysis

Scotland 86.55%

Cyprus 3.52%

Draw 9.91%

Scotland	Draw	Cyprus
2-0 @ 14.8% 3-0 @ 14.24% 4-0 @ 10.28% 1-0 @ 10.25% 2-1 @ 6.67% 3-1 @ 6.42% 5-0 @ 5.94% 4-1 @ 4.63% 6-0 @ 2.86% 5-1 @ 2.68% 3-2 @ 1.45% 6-1 @ 1.29% 7-0 @ 1.18% 4-2 @ 1.04% Other @ 2.83% Total : 86.55%	1-1 @ 4.62% 0-0 @ 3.55% 2-2 @ 1.5% Other @ 0.24% Total : 9.91%	0-1 @ 1.6% 1-2 @ 1.04% Other @ 0.88% Total : 3.52%