Cyprus vs Slovakia Predictions

• Cyprus have won just once in their last eleven games (D1, L9).
• Slovakia have won three and lost three of their last six games.
• These two sides haven’t played each other competitively since 2007 with Slovakia winning 3-1.

Cyprus to lose once more

Cyprus have not enjoyed life over the past few years, losing nine of their last 11 matches and struggling to compete with the sides around them in qualifying competitions.

The hosts have lost heavily to Montenegro, Belgium and Russia during that period and whilst this match isn’t likely to be a heavy loss for the island nation, they will certainly find the going tough this week.

Slovakia have exchanged wins and losses in recent times with wins over Northern Ireland and Ireland being nulled by losses to Israel and Czech Republic. They’ve also beaten Scotland 1-0, but a defeat by the same scoreline hints at their inconsistency.

Despite that lack of form, we’re still backing Slovakia to win this match and make a winning start to their Group H campaign. We think this should represent a fairly simple victory for the visitors and we’re forecasting a 2-0 win.