Kosovo vs Cyprus Prediction: Hosts to secure high-scoring win

Kosovo recorded a 4-0 win over Cyprus in September and will be hoping to repeat the trick when they host the strugglers in this Uefa Nations League match.

In my Kosovo vs Cyprus prediction below, I pick out the best bets for Tuesday’s clash, which kicks off at 19:45 and will be played at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Kosovo.

Team News

Kosovo’s all-time top goalscorer Vedat Muriqi, who netted twice in the 4-0 win over these opponents earlier in the year, will miss out on this game through injury.

Elvis Rexhbecaj is suspended for the home team and may be replaced in the middle of the park by Muharrem Jashari.

Football Odds

Cyprus are likely to make some changes in defence after conceding seven in their last two games, but they have no fresh injury concerns.

Kosovo vs Cyprus Odds

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Kosovo can be backed at 1/3 for the victory, while Cyprus are 17/2 outsiders and the draw is available at 4/1.

Over 2.5 goals is on offer at 4/6, while both teams to score is priced at 11/10 and it is 6/4 for over 1.5 goals in the first half.

Match Result & Total Goals Over/Under 2.5 - Kosovo Win & Over 2.5 Goals @ 1/1

Kosovo have bounced back from their 3-0 defeat at the hands of Romania with back-to-back victories over Cyprus and Lithuania and are likely to make it three in a row when they take on the island nation once more.

A 4-1 win over San Marino and a 1-0 victory against Lithuania have been the recent highlights for Cyprus, but since then they have been given short shrift by these opponents and Romania, losing by an aggregate score of 7-0 in those two games.

They have been poor defensively, particularly on the road, and this could come back to hurt them here.

The visitors have seen 11 of their last 12 away games in all competitions go over 2.5 goals and a repeat of that is fancied in what should be another comfortable success for Kosovo.

Anytime Goalscorer - Milot Rashica (KOS) @ 7/4

The absence of record goalscorer Vedat Muriqi is a tough one for Kosovo, but the second player on the list may step up in his absence.

Milot Rashica has 12 international goals and the former Norwich City forward could add to that tally here.

Now playing his club football at Besiktas, the 28-year-old may have the class to make the difference in what looks to be a clash that is relatively lacking in it.

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