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Fun fact: a group full of goals
Fun fact: a group full of goals: Montenegro’s matches in this Nations League average 3.1 goals per game, and in 70% of them both teams have scored. In fact, three of their four wins in the group ended with scores of 2-1 or 3-2.
Cyprus vs Montenegro history
They have met six times and Cyprus have never won: three draws (2-2 and 1-1 in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, and 0-0 in a 2018 friendly) and three Montenegro wins (2-0 and 4-0 in the 2020-21 Nations League, and 2-1 on September 25, 2026 in Podgorica). In that last meeting, Krstović scored from the penalty spot in the 66th minute and Osmajić scored the winner in the 86th, while Marcus Edwards had equalized for Cyprus in the 55th.
Cyprus: second place secured and hopes of a historic first win
The Cyprus national team, managed by Apostolos “Akis” Mantzios, arrive at this match with 8 points and second place in Group C2 secured, which gives them a ticket to the promotion play-offs to League B in March 2027. After losing 2-1 to Montenegro on the opening matchday, the team recovered with a four-match unbeaten run: 0-0 in Latvia, 2-0 against Armenia, 2-1 against Latvia and 1-1 in Yerevan on November 12. For this match they are without Kostas Pileas, who is suspended, and Christos Sielis is out injured, along with two other absences, while Marcus Edwards and Iasonas Pikis are available.
Welcome to the live broadcast of Cyprus vs Montenegro, Matchday 6 of Group C2 of the UEFA Nations League. The match will take place at the Alphamega Stadium, at 9:00 AM ET.
My name is Daniel Medina and I will be your host for this match. We will bring you pre-match analysis, score updates and live news here on VAVEL.