Cyprus vs Armenia Prediction & Preview - UEFA Nations League
Cyprus and Armenia meet at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Friday 2 October 2026, in matchday three of UEFA Nations League Group C2. Both sides have already played twice in this campaign, so this is the game that starts to shape where the group is heading.
What time is Cyprus vs Armenia and where is it played?
Cyprus play Armenia on Friday 2 October 2026, kicking off at 17:00 BST at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, in UEFA Nations League Group C2.
- Fixture: Cyprus vs Armenia
- Competition: UEFA Nations League, Group C2
- Date: Friday 2 October 2026
- Kick-off: 17:00 BST
- Venue: GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Full details and the live score are on the Cyprus vs Armenia match page.
How have Cyprus fared in Nations League Group C2?
Cyprus go into this one without a win in their opening two group games. They lost 2-1 away to Montenegro on 25 September, then were held 0-0 by Latvia in Riga three days later. That's back-to-back matches without scoring from open play, after Cyprus found the net only once across both fixtures. Before the Nations League started, Cyprus had been more productive in friendlies, beating Liechtenstein 2-0 in June and Moldova 3-2 in March, but a 0-1 home loss to Belarus in March showed the same struggle to turn chances into goals.
Cyprus team news: injuries and suspensions
Cyprus will be without wing-back Nicholas Tsaroulla and centre-back Konstantinos Soteriou, who are suspended after picking up bookings in the win against Latvia. Centre-backs Konstantinos Laifis and Christos Sielis have missed both group games so far with injuries and are working through individual training programmes, with their availability for Armenia still unclear. Manager Apostolos Mantzios does have one piece of good news: midfielder Hector Kyprianou has trained fully with the squad and is in contention.
How have Armenia fared in Nations League Group C2?
Armenia have scored in both of their opening group matches. They beat Latvia 2-0 at home on 25 September, then lost 3-2 to Montenegro on 28 September despite twice finding the net. That's four goals in two games, more than double what Cyprus have managed, even though Armenia's defending let them down against Montenegro. In June friendlies, Armenia drew 1-1 with both Moldova and Kazakhstan, a run of form that points to a team more comfortable scoring than keeping clean sheets.
Armenia team news: injuries and suspensions
Manager Yeghishe Melikyan is missing a sizeable chunk of his squad. Midfielder Artur Serobyan is suspended after accumulating yellow cards in the first two group matches, and Julio Bueno was injured during the Montenegro game and is out for the rest of this international window. Vahan Bichakhchyan, Grant-Leon Ranos and Henry Avagyan are among several players who were already unavailable through injury before the squad was named.
Cyprus vs Armenia prediction
Armenia should edge a tight UEFA Nations League Group C2 meeting with Cyprus in Nicosia on Friday. Armenia have scored in every group match so far, while Cyprus have gone two games without finding the net and go into this one short of defensive options with Tsaroulla, Soteriou, and possibly Laifis and Sielis all missing. Armenia's own defending has been loose, which should keep Cyprus in the contest.
Our prediction: Cyprus 1-2 Armenia
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