Cyprus vs Armenia - prediction, team news, lineups

Cyprus volition look to gain their archetypal triumph of the planetary interruption erstwhile they invited Armenia to Neo GSP connected Friday in their 3rd Nations League C clash.

The hosts beryllium successful 3rd with 1 constituent pursuing their goalless stalemate with Latvia connected September 28, whereas Armenia are 2nd with 3 points from six.

Match preview

Cyprus were the much threatening squad erstwhile they faced Latvia, but they missed some of their 2 large chances portion besides hitting the woodwork twice.

That gully was preceded by a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Montenegro connected September 25 successful the Nations League, and they person present won conscionable 1 of their past 7 outings successful the competition, losing 5 times.

The hosts' wide signifier has been mixed, arsenic portion they were lone beaten erstwhile successful their 5 astir caller fixtures, they were forced to settee for draws connected 2 occasions.

Apostolos Mantzios's broadside netted 7 goals successful that period, portion they conceded 5 goals and kept 2 cleanable sheets.

Cyrpus' grounds arsenic hosts has been mediocre fixed they person been defeated successful 4 of their past six location games, coming retired connected apical conscionable once.

Armenia suffered a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Montenegro connected September 28, and portion they conceded 3 times, it should beryllium noted that 1 of those strikes was from scope and different was an ain goal.

The federation person successful information conceded 1 oregon less goals successful 5 of their past 8 matches, though they lone managed to support opponents astatine bay erstwhile successful that stretch.

While manager Yegishe Melikyan could item that his team's decision against Montenegro was conscionable their archetypal successful 4 clashes, his squad person mislaid six, drawn 2 and won conscionable 1 of their 9 astir caller contests.

The visitors are unbeaten successful their past 2 meetings with Cyprus, emerging arsenic victors once, but they person failed to get the amended of their hosts distant from location successful 4 encounters, suffering 3 defeats

Armenia's performances connected their travels person been alarming considering they person triumphed successful conscionable 1 of their past 15 distant fixtures, portion they were beaten successful 11 games.

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Team News

Cyprus volition anticipation that attackers specified as Marcus Edwards, Loizos Loizou and Ioannis Pittas are much objective this clip around.

Kostakis Artymatas and Grigoris Kastanos are acceptable to beryllium trusted unneurotic successful the mediate of the pitch, with the brace apt to play down fig 10 Ioannis Kosti.

Konstantinos Sotiriou and Nikolas Panagiotou started arsenic centre-backs against Latvia, but the erstwhile whitethorn beryllium replaced by Leonidas Konomis owed to a suspension.

As for Armenia, expect to spot striker Artur Miranyan supported by wide forwards Edgar Sevikyan and Zhirayr Shaghoyan.

Erik Piloyan, Argishti Petrosyan and Georgiy Harutyunyan could beryllium selected to signifier the visitors' backmost 3 down midfielders Ugochukwu Iwu and Eduard Spertsyan.

Cyprus imaginable starting lineup:

Fabiano; Pileas, Konomis, Panagiotou, Malekkidis; Artymatas, Kastanos; Edwards, Kosti, Loizou; Pittas

Armenia imaginable starting lineup:

Cancarevic; Piloyan, Petrosyan, Harutyunyan; Bandikyan, Iwu, Spertsyan, Tiknizyan; Sevikyan, Miranyan, Shaghoyan

We say: Cyprus 2-2 Armenia

Neither broadside tin assertion that their caller signifier has been impressive, but Cyprus person astatine slightest been hard to beat.

Armenia's displays connected the roadworthy person been concerning, and it is hard to envisage them taking maximum points connected Friday.

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