Scotland v Cyprus Betting Tips [25 March 2023]

Scotland and Cyprus had contrasting ends to their 2022 activities and will each be targeting a winning start to 2023 as they face off in their Group A opener in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. Scotland lost 2-1 to Turkey in their last match, in November 2022, their second straight match without a win, having earlier drawn 0-0 with Ukraine. The Scots have however managed three wins in their last five matches and their last four matches have returned two clean sheets. In three of their last five matches, they have scored more than a goal, and four of the last five matches have had over 2.5 goals.

Cyprus beat Israel 3-2 in their last outing and will be targeting three points here as well. They have done well in attack in their recent matches, only failing to score in one of their last five matches but they will have concerns about their defending. In the last five matches, Cyprus have conceded two or more goals four times, while keeping just one clean sheet. Three of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. In their last 17 away matches, Cyprus have managed just one win and will go into this one as outright underdogs. Cyprus and Scotland have met seven times and the Cypriots have lost in all. All the seven matches have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Scotland are playing at home, where they have been clinical in recent matches, winning three straight games and they rarely fail to score at home. They’ve scored at least two goals in three of their last five matches and their recent games have been high scoring. Cyprus also bring into this game a good scoring run and their recent matches have been high scoring. However, this is not a game they’ve prevailed in, losing all previous seven meetings. Our prediction for the Scotland v Cyprus game is for a home win and over 2.5 goals.