Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 5 each, with Cyprus 5th and Malta 6th. On recent form Cyprus sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Cyprus were scoring 0.4 and conceding 2.1, Malta 0.9 and 3, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Cyprus entered with four losses in a row. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Malta.
Neo GSP in Nicosia, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cyprus led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.