Cyprus vs Montenegro Preview & Prediction | 2026-27 UEFA Nations League | League C
by Alex Lawes ·
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Cyprus have been showing some improvement for a while as they take on a similarly improving Montenegro side to the GSP Stadion in Nicosia.
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Key stats
- Montenegro have already won Group C2: on 13 points coming into Matchday 6, they are five clear of Cyprus, who can reach a maximum of 11.
- Cyprus are also certain to finish second: even if they lose and Armenia win to join them on eight points, Cyprus hold the head-to-head advantage over Armenia (a 2-0 home win and a 1-1 draw in Yerevan).
- Montenegro are unbeaten in this edition (W4 D1) and in their last six Nations League matches overall – their longest unbeaten run in 29 Nations League matches. Avoiding defeat would complete an unbeaten league phase.
- Montenegro's 13 points equal their best Nations League league-phase tally across five editions, set in 2020/21 when they topped Group C1; a draw would take them to 14 and a win to 16.
- Montenegro have won all three Nations League meetings with Cyprus by an aggregate of 8-1: 2-0 in Nicosia and 4-0 in Podgorica in 2020/21, then 2-1 in Podgorica on Matchday 1 of this edition.
- That 4-0 win on 17 November 2020 is still Montenegro's biggest win in 29 Nations League matches, and one of three four-goal defeats that are Cyprus's heaviest in 31 Nations League matches (along with 5-1 and 4-0 losses to Kosovo).
- Cyprus's eight points are already their best Nations League league-phase tally across five editions, beating the six they took in 2024/25.
- Cyprus are unbeaten in four Nations League matches (W2 D2), their longest unbeaten run in 31 Nations League matches.
- Cyprus have won their last three Nations League home matches – 2-1 vs Lithuania in November 2024, then 2-0 vs Armenia and 2-1 vs Latvia in this edition.
- Cyprus have lost all four of their Matchday 6 league-phase matches in the Nations League, scoring two goals and conceding 15 – including the 4-0 defeat in Podgorica in 2020/21.
- Montenegro have won six of their 14 Nations League away matches (D2 L6), and won both of their away games in this edition (3-2 in Yerevan and 2-1 in Riga).
- Stefan Mugoša has scored eight goals in 17 Nations League appearances, the most for Montenegro in the competition.
Cyprus vs Montenegro prediction
Heading into the final match day in the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League league phase, Montenegro have already secured top spot with Cyprus set cemented above Armenia as guaranteed runners-up due to their head-to-head record with the Armenians.
Cyprus were left frustrated the other day, held to a 1-1 draw by Armenia after they had taken a first half lead. Montenegro eventually overcame Latvia by two goals to one, having gone down to ten men with over half an hour to go at 0-0 in Podgorica.
Cyprus will fancy themselves to showcase their own improvement going forward, especially with home advantage, but the newfound firepower of the Montenegrins such as Milutin Osmajic and Nikola Krstovic, with Cyprus-based Stevan Jovetic on the bench, should suggest both teams scoring is a good bet.
Cyprus vs Montenegro tip: Both teams to score
