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Northern Ireland vs Cyprus: result 2-2 and analysis

UEFA Nations LeagueLeague C - 4Kick-off on June 12, 2022 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Windsor Park, Belfast

Northern Ireland
2-2
Cyprus

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What was the result of Northern Ireland vs Cyprus?

Northern Ireland and Cyprus drew 2-2 on June 12, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 32′A. KakoullisCyprus
  • 51′A. KakoullisCyprus
  • 71′P. McNairNorthern Ireland
  • 90′J. EvansNorthern Ireland

Official lineup for Northern Ireland vs Cyprus

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Northern Ireland

4-1-4-1
  1. 10K. Lafferty
  1. 13C. McMenamin
  2. 20S. Charles
  3. 17P. McNair
  4. 9S. Lavery
  1. 8S. Davis
  1. 22C. Brown
  2. 5J. Evans
  3. 4D. Ballard
  4. 21B. Spencer
  1. 1T. Carson

Cyprus

3-4-2-1
  1. 14A. Kakoullis
  1. 21M. Tzionis
  2. 9D. Christofi
  1. 13N. Panagiotou
  2. 20G. Kastanos
  3. 8C. Kyriakou
  4. 23I. Pittas
  1. 19K. Laifis
  2. 6A. Gogić
  3. 18K. Artymatas
  1. 12A. Christodoulou
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Northern Ireland have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Cyprus have 2, 3 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Northern Ireland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 9, 2022Kosovo(away)2-3UEFA Nations League
Jun 5, 2022Cyprus(away)0-0UEFA Nations League
Jun 2, 2022Greece(home)0-1UEFA Nations League
Mar 29, 2022Hungary(home)0-1Friendlies
Mar 25, 2022Luxembourg(away)3-1Friendlies
Cyprus
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 9, 2022Greece(away)0-3UEFA Nations League
Jun 5, 2022Northern Ireland(home)0-0UEFA Nations League
Jun 2, 2022Kosovo(home)0-2UEFA Nations League
Mar 29, 2022Estonia(home)2-0UEFA Nations League
Mar 24, 2022Estonia(away)0-0UEFA Nations League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Northern Ireland wins, 1 draw, 0 Cyprus wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 5, 2022Cyprus 0-0 Northern IrelandUEFA Nations League

Last archived meeting: Cyprus vs Northern Ireland on Jun 5, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Northern Ireland score 1.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Cyprus score 0.4 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Northern Ireland1.00.874/155/15
Cyprus0.42.042/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Northern Ireland sit 1st in UEFA Nations League (8 points from 4 matches) and Cyprus sit 2nd (7 points from 4 matches).

2026 standings
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1Northern IrelandGroup B4220408
2CyprusGroup B4211537

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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