Greece will be looking to maintain their 100% record in the UEFA Nations League when they travel to AEK Arena to take on Cyprus on Saturday night.
The two sides have recorded contrasting fortunes in Group 2 of League C in the Nations League, with Cyprus failing to win a single fixture in four so far in the group. They have drawn two and lost two, and currently sit at the bottom of the group, jointly on two points with third-placed Northern Ireland, who have a superior goal-difference.
Therefore, Cyprus will be desperate to record their first win in the competition this season as they seek to improve their chances of surviving League C. However, they face a tough opponent, Greece, who they have fallen to in their last seven encounters – including the 3-0 thumping in the reverse fixture.
Greece have made a strong campaign in the Nations League this term as they have won all their four group matches, keeping clean sheets in all four fixtures and scoring seven times in return. They currently sit at the top of Group C2 on 12 points, six points above second-placed Kosovo.
With two matches remaining to go, Greece have already secured a promotion to League B. However, they will want to maintain their blameless campaign. They have never lost to Cyprus since 1996 and they should be confident of extending the run on Saturday.
Cyprus vs Greece head to head
Both sides have met in seven encounters since 1996 with Greece winning on all occasions.
- Greece 3-0 Cyprus 09/06/22
- Greece 2-1 Cyprus 11/11/20
- Cyprus 1-2 Greece 07/10/17
- Greece 2-0 Cyprus 07/10/16
- Greece 2-0 Cyprus 19/05/08
Home
- Northern Ireland 2-2 Cyprus
- Greece 3-0 Cyprus
- Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
- Cyprus 0-2 Kosovo
- Cyprus 2-0 Estonia
Away
- Greece 2-0 Kosovo
- Greece 3-0 Cyprus
- Kosovo 0-1 Greece
- Northern Ireland 0-1 Greece
- Montenegro 1-0 Greece
Cyprus team news
Cyprus have no fresh injury reports at their camp.
Greece team news
Greece will be without Vangelis Pavlidis due to injury.
Prediction and odds
- Greece win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5