Estonia vs Cyprus

Tthis is the first leg for a spot in League C of the Nations League between Estonia and Cyprus at the A. Le Coq Arena. The 2nd leg will be held in Cyprus in five days.

Estonia's performance in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League was really bad against North Macedonia, Georgia and Armenia. They did not manage to make any victory in the group and finished in last place.

For the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Thomas Häberli's team showed a slightly improved performance against Belgium, Belarus, Wales and the Czech Republic, where they recorded one win 2-0 against Belarus. On the positive side for the 47-year-old coach's team are the returns of M. Kait, K. Kallaste and K. Hein. B. Vastsuk and A. Pikk, on the other hand, are out.

On the other hand, Nikos Kostenoglou's Cyprus, in the first group of the UEFA Nations League against Luxembourg, Montenegro and Azerbaijan, recorded only one victory and one draw. In the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, their image did not change, but this time against stronger opponents. Poor performance, lack of quality players, and offensive difficulties were their main characteristics for one more tournament..

Nikos Kostenoglou has to improve his side in the near future to be able to secure his position. Laifis, Antoniadis and A. Karo are out of the squad for this one. The Greek manager will line up in these two games against Estonia several new players, emphasizing on his younger players.

I do not expect a spectacular game here, however,I expect Estonia to be more solid than the Cypriot side. My choice is the home win.