Tomás Yelmini
A national team with an enormous soccer tradition, but which has not been among Europe’s elite for several decades, will face one of the worst teams on the Old Continent. That’s what Scotland vs Cyprus is all about, a match that opens the qualifiers for Euro 2024, the continental competition that will take place in Germany in the middle of next year.
Both national teams met seven times throughout history, and all of them ended in victory for the British. The last time they met was in two matches in 2019, also for Euro qualifiers, with victories for Scotland playing both as locals and visitors by a score of 2-1.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the preview of this match, where you will have access to the available betting odds, our predictions, and probable lineups, for this Scotland vs Cyprus.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for the Scotland vs Cyprus UEFA European Championship 2024 Qualifiers Group A Game on March 25, 2023
- Where: Hampden Park- Glasgow, Scotland
- When: Saturday, March 25, 2023, 9 AM E.T.
- Moneyline: Scotland (-400) / Draw (+550) / Cyprus (+1100)
- Asian Handicap: Scotland (-1.5, -135), Cyprus (+1.5, +100)
- Over/Under (1.5): Over (-425) / Under (+310).
- Both teams score: Yes (+150) / No (-185).
Odds provided by DraftKings.
Betting on Scotland
For coach Steve Clarke, the visit of Cyprus to Hampden will be a defining moment, with memories of his first game in charge against the same opponents still fresh in his mind. The big difference this time, however, is that there will be a full capacity at the national stadium.
The Scottish side is turning to its Premier League stars, such as Liverpool’s multi-capped left-back Andy Robertson, Manchester United star midfielder Scott McTominay and Southampton’s goalscorer Che Adams.
Turkey ruin Scotland’s dream of returning to a World Cup in the 2022 playoffs,but it is a team that will put up a good fight and that has won four of its last seven games. In addition, Scotland counts on a great scoring power. They scored in six of those seven, with an average of more than 2 goals per game.
Probable lineup (3-5-2): Zander Clark; Liam Cooper, Nathan Patterson and Kieran Tierney; Stuart Armstrong, John McGinn, Scott McTominay, Ryan Jack, Callum McGregor and Andy Robertson; Che Adams and Ryan Christie.
Betting on Cyprus
Cyprus is one of the weakest teams in Europe. In 2022, out of the ten matches they played, they won only three, the last one being against Israel. To make matters worse, Cyprus registered just one victory playing away. It is also worth noting that the 3-2 win put an end to a three-year losing streak without a victory away from home.
Ioannis Pittas is their top scorer, with more than 30 goals in the last three seasons in the Cyprus top flight. Grigoris Kastanos, on the other hand, brings experience and the hierarchy that comes from playing for Salernitana, in Italy’s Serie A.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Demetris Demetriou; Nicholas Ioannou, Marios Antoniades, Konstantinos Laifis and Nikolao Panagiotou; Chambos Kyriakou, Danilo Spoljaric, Grigoris Kastanos and Alexander Gogic; Loizos Loizou and Ioannis Pittas.
JefeBet Prediction
Scotland will take advantage of their great stars and will give a demonstration in front of their home crowd against a team that is not in a position to fight for important things. It will be a resounding and remarkable victory for the British, to start off with everything they need for Euro 2024.
Prediction: Scotland wins by 3 to 0.
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