World Cup Qualifier: Albania v Cyprus

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
World Cup Qualifier: Albania v Cyprus World Cup Qualifiers, International	07/09/2012 19:30	total goals	Under 2.5 goals	1.75	Bet at Betfair
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

Albania play Cyprus in Tirana in a game that sees two of the lesser lights in Europe meet up. Albania have improved of late and are gradually climbing up the rankings. Cyprus are going the other way and are dropping down. Which side will take the points?

2012 Form:

• Albania P4 W2 D1 L1 GF4 GA3 - Average goals per game:1.75
• Cyprus P2 W0 D1 L1 GF0 GA1 - Average goals per game:0.50

Head to Head:Games played - 4

• Albania Wins:1
• Draws:1
• Cyprus Wins:2

Average goals per game:3.75

Albania go into the game with a fair chance of success, unbeaten in 3 matches with two impressive wins over Iran and Qatar. In the recent Euro 2012 qualifying they finished with 9 points and results were very mixed. They managad a win over Belarus and draws with Bosnia and Romania but were beaten by Luxembourg. Albania surprisingly have a squad packed with players who play in top leagues around the world. Lorik Cana and Erjon Bogdani are two of the highest profile players, both doing well in Italy Serie A. They like to line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation.Cyprus are on a poor run of results and have not won a game in over a year. They are struggling in front of goal and have only scored 3 goals in the 7 matches. In recent Euro 2012 qualifying they finished bottom of the group with only 2 draws gained and a goal difference of -13. The Cypriots have an almost new back line, they still have the ultra experienced midfield and attacking players such as Constantidis Charalambidis and Michalis Konstinantou. The quality has dropped from the team who are struggling to adapt. They usually stick with a 4-2-3-1 with Konstinanotou at the top.

Betting Prediction - Although matches between these sides are normally packed with goals this game has the makings of a really tight low scoring game. As the opening game both teams will want to start well. Albania are the better side on form at the moment and seem to have the better squad too.  For the match betting if you want to take Albania you can get 1.93 (betfair) However I like the Under 2.5 goals at 1.75 with the same firm.

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