Montenegro vs Cyprus — Tips & Analysis

Cyprus +1: Montenegro do not score enough to beat anyone by a distance, and that is why we want Cyprus with a head start. Montenegro have scored twelve goals in their last fourteen competitive games, which is less than a goal a game. They have won only 4 of those 14 and lost 10. They let in almost 2 goals a game. Cyprus are not much better, but they do not need to be. They arrive unbeaten in three under Akis Mantzios, and they held both Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania to 2-2 in their last campaign. Cyprus also score around a goal a game, so there is very little between these two. Neither side has played a competitive game since November. Montenegro have had 312 days off and Cyprus 314, and this is the first night of League C. Rusty teams in an opening game usually play it safe, and that suits the side getting help. A 1-1 looks the likeliest end, and that score is a win here. The risk is how badly Cyprus travel. They have won 2 and lost 5 of their away games in this run, including a 1-4 at Romania. They have lost by 2 or more in 6 of their last 14 games. Montenegro have also not tied any of those 14. Cyprus with a head start is still the pick we want.