Norway vs Cyprus Prediction: The home team should have no problem

Prediction for the match between Norway and Cyprus, which will take place on June 20. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Norway has made the final stage of only one major international tournament in the 21st century - Euro 2000, where they were left out in the group stage. After that, the Vikings had personnel problems, but now they have brought up a decent generation that can take on significant challenges. They have had a poor run of recent qualifying games, and they were comfortably placed in the group for the Euro 2024 tournament but are also performing poorly. They lost to the Spaniards 0:3, drew 1:1 with the Georgians, and, in the last round, were 1:0 up against the Scots in the 87th minute but managed to lose 1:2.

The Cyprus team is a much more modest side, never having qualified for a major international tournament in their history and unlikely to do so in the near future. Even at the UEFA Nations League level, the Cypriots have been modest in their third division, finishing last in their quartet and going down to the weakest league. They got off to a poor start in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Already in the opening game, they lost to Scotland - 0:3, and then, although they tried to offer decent resistance to the Georgian national team, holding a draw in the 84th minute, in the end, they lost - 1:2 and finished in the last place in Group A.

The Norwegian and Cypriot teams are opponents on entirely different levels. The Vikings have won their last six games in a row. All the more surprising, given that the teams are sitting next to each other in Group A. The Red and Blue are missing points; now it's time to rehabilitate themselves. Fortunately, the opponents will be a very modest side, with which the hosts should cope with no problems and win with a solid difference in the scoreline.

It is worth paying special attention to the weakness of the Norwegians in terms of attacking play during the Euro-2024 qualifying rounds. The Vikings conceded only two goals in their three previous encounters against Spain, Georgia, and Scotland. It should be recalled that the Red and Blue have Erling Haaland and Alexander Sorloth as their attackers, assisted by Martin Ødegaard. Those players must be getting stronger, so it will not be easy for the Cypriots in their upcoming game.