World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage

Oct 11, 2021 at 5pm UK

Cyprus
2 - 2
Malta

Papoulis (7'), Soteriou (80')
Demetriou (58'), Soteriou (90+1'), Ioannou (90+7')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Muscat (53'), Degabriele (90+8')
Teuma (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Cyprus and Malta, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Cyprus win with a probability of 41.14%. A win for Malta had a probability of 34.31% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cyprus win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.23%) and 2-0 (6.35%). The likeliest Malta win was 1-2 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.

Result
Cyprus	Draw	Malta
41.14%	24.54%	34.31%

Both teams to score 59.01%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.12%

43.88%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.74%

66.26%

Cyprus Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.61%

21.38%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.63%

54.37%

Malta Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.06%

24.94%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.42%

59.57%

Score Analysis

Cyprus 41.14%

Malta 34.31%

Draw 24.54%

Cyprus	Draw	Malta
2-1 @ 8.81% 1-0 @ 8.23% 2-0 @ 6.35% 3-1 @ 4.53% 3-0 @ 3.26% 3-2 @ 3.15% 4-1 @ 1.75% 4-0 @ 1.26% 4-2 @ 1.21% Other @ 2.6% Total : 41.14%	1-1 @ 11.42% 2-2 @ 6.12% 0-0 @ 5.33% 3-3 @ 1.46% Other @ 0.21% Total : 24.54%	1-2 @ 7.93% 0-1 @ 7.41% 0-2 @ 5.14% 1-3 @ 3.67% 2-3 @ 2.83% 0-3 @ 2.38% 1-4 @ 1.28% 2-4 @ 0.98% Other @ 2.69% Total : 34.31%

How you voted: Cyprus vs Malta

Cyprus

70.8%

Draw

18.8%

Malta

10.4%