CYPRUS VS MONTENEGRO PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Cyprus and Montenegro meet at Neo GSP, in what will be the first friendly match of the year for the two teams. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 09-09-2009 and ended with the score: Montenegro (1-1) Cyprus. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Montenegro presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Cyprus:
The home team plays its first friendly match of the year, after having played 4 in the last year, with the following scores: Armenia (3-2) Cyprus, Georgia (1-0) Cyprus, Portugal (4-0) Cyprus and Cyprus (3-1) Kazakhstan. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins and 11 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 18 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away loss to Armenia by (3-2). In the last 6 home matches for all competitions, Cyprus won 3, drew 1 and lost 2. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need improvement. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 3 of its last 15 games, of these 3 it reached the break in advantage in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 15 games, it suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Cyprus comes to this match with a defeat against Armenia, 3-2, adding the fifth snub followed in several competitions. To emphasize that the moment of form of the premises is very negative, since they have added only 3 victories in the last 10 matches played. Usually coach Ran Ben Shimon plays in 3-5-2, privileging the defensive organization and the in-depth passes for the attack: Sotrió, player of Copenhagen, is very powerful and effective in the finalization. It is important to note that Cyprus places five players when it approaches the defensive organization. In spite of that, this selection shows enormous defensive and offensive fragilities.
Montenegro:
This will be the first friendly of the year of the visiting team, which played 1 friendly last year, which ended with the final score: Montenegro (1-2) Iran. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last match that they disputed, for the Europa World Ranking, they lost with the Poland out by (4-2). In the last 7 away matches Montenegro has won 2, tied 1 and lost 4. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 14 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The Montenegrin team leaves for this match with a defeat against Poland, by 4-2, adding in this way the following snub followed in official games: Mugosa and Tomásvic marked the blows of the team. However, the Montenegrins added 5 wins in the last 10 games played. In this friendly match, coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic must act in the usual 4-2-3-1, privileging the possession of the ball and the successive attacks, mainly through the flanks: Jankovic is a very fast and eximious player in the transition offensive. It is important to underline that the selection of Montenegro has presented some gaps in the defensive transition, fruit of the offensive flow that presents in its attacks.
PREDICTION: Montenegro to win @ 2.00
