Analysis and prediction for Cyprus vs San Marino: Home team dominates.

Latest team news for Cyprus vs San Marino

Cyprus are expected to have Pieros Sotiriou leading the attack in this match, with the 32-year-old striker looking to improve his tally of 12 goals in 63 international appearances.

Ioannis Pittas has scored eight goals for the national team and the 28-year-old is also likely to start, while Loizos Loizou could also feature in the team's 4-3-3 system.

Grigoris Kastanas, who has scored seven goals in 67 appearances for the national team, will be one of the names to watch in Cyprus' midfield for the opening match of the campaign on Friday evening.

On San Marino's side, it is highly likely that the head coach will keep most of the starting lineup from the previous match against Liechtenstein.

Nicola Nanni has scored three goals in 42 appearances for the national team, and the 24-year-old striker will continue to be deployed in the attacking line, while Filippo Berardi, who also has three goals for San Marino, will also feature in the starting lineup.

Edoardo Colombo is the national team's irreplaceable number one goalkeeper and will be in the visiting team's starting lineup.

Latest predicted lineups for Cyprus vs San Marino

Cyprus:

D Demitriou; Laifis, Andreou, Panagiotou, Pileas; Kastanos, Artymatas, Charalampous; Loizou, Sotiriou, Pittas

San Marino:

Colombo; Fabbri, Valentini, Benvenuti, Tosi; Contadini, Zannoni, Golinucci, Lazzari, Beradi; Nanni

Latest football match prediction: Cyprus vs San Marino

Cyprus has never qualified for the World Cup finals, and they only managed one win in their qualifying campaign for the 2022 tournament, losing seven of their 10 matches.

In fact, this national team has only won 16 out of 124 World Cup qualifying matches in history, while losing 93 times. Nevertheless, the possibility of them competing for a top-two spot in this group cannot be ruled out.

Akis Mantzios took over as head coach of Cyprus at the beginning of 2025, and this will be the 55-year-old's first match. It would be a major shock if they couldn't start their campaign in Group H with a win.

Cyprus lost 1-4 to Romania in their last Nations League match in November 2024, finishing third in Group 2 of League C with six points, while Lithuania was relegated.

The home team have lost four of their last five matches, but they did win their most recent home game in November 2024, beating Lithuania 2-1.

Meanwhile, San Marino secured three crucial points in their most recent match against Liechtenstein at the end of 2024, winning 3-1 to earn promotion to League C of the Nations League for the first time in their history.

This victory was not only San Marino's first away win in history, but also the first time they scored more than one goal in an official match, a truly memorable result.

San Marino is currently the lowest-ranked team in the world, at 210th in the FIFA rankings, and they have lost 199 out of 211 matches they have participated in, making them the weakest team in Group H.

However, Roberto Cevoli's side have nothing to lose going into this match, and they would create a remarkable story if they extended their unbeaten run to three games, after drawing 1-1 with Gibraltar in November 2024.

San Marino has faced Cyprus seven times in history and has lost all seven matches. The most recent encounter between the two teams took place in a friendly match in June 2024, with Cyprus winning 4-1.

Latest Cyprus vs San Marino score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Cyprus vs San Marinoas follows:

• Sportsmole:Cyprus 2-0 San Marino

• WhoScore:Cyprus 3-1 San Marino
• Our newspaper predicts:Cyprus 3-1 San Marino

When and where can I watch Cyprus vs San Marino live?

To watch the Cyprus vs San Marino match live in the World Cup qualifiers at 11:00 PM on March 21st, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.