Cyprus vs Croatia Prediction & Match Preview

Arun - October 8, 2021

Cyprus lock horns with Croatia on Friday in their quest to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Get an insight of our Preview, Predictions and Betting Tips along with analysis here.

Tips for Cyprus vs Croatia

• Goals under 2.5 @ 1.75

• Ivan Perisic to score anytime @ 2.50

Key Stats for Betting

• Cyprus are winless in their last 5 games in all competitions.
• However, they secured a 1-0 win at home over Slovenia earlier in the World Cup qualifying campaign.
• Croatia have won 2 out of their 3 qualifying games after the Euros.

Cyprus vs Croatia Prediction and Analysis

Cyprus currently sit rock bottom of group H in the table with 4 points on board after 6 league games as they won lost 4 times in their last 5 World Cup qualifying games.

The hosts come into this fixture on the back of a 2-0 loss away from home against Slovakia.

On the other hand, the visitors, Croatia currently sit on top of the table with 13 points on board, level with Russia with goal difference separating both side after 6 league games.

Croatia come into this fixture on the back of a convincing 3-0 win over Slovenia as Marko Livaja, Mario Pašalić and substitute Nikola Vlašić all got on the score sheet.

Taking the above into consideration, we back the odds at 1.75 for goals under 2.5 in this fixture. For the hosts, Cyprus, it is about pride to try and restrict this Croatian side who will come out all guns blazing to score as many goals as they can so that they have a good head-start over the others in the group.

Hence, we should see goals under 2.5 in this fixture.

Consequently, we back the odds at 2.50 for talisman, Ivan Perisic to score a goal anytime in this fixture. The visitors will be inviting a lot of pressure and they will be having a low-block to try and contain the threat from the visitors.

Hence, it will be a game that will see skill and quality emerge victorious and we back Ivan Perisic to provide the winning solution by scoring a goal anytime during the game.

Cyprus vs Croatia Head-to-Head

• Both these sides have faced each other only twice in all competitions.
• Croatia have won both the previous encounters.
• 3 goals have been scored.
• The last time these two sides played against each other was in a World Cup qualifier which Croatia won 1-0.

Match Info

Cyprus vs Croatia
World Cup Qualifiers
Date: 8 October 2021, Friday
Kick-Off: 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: AEK Arena – George Karapatakis