How many aerial duels Cyprus win, and who wins most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Giorgos Malekkidis and Grigoris Kastanos have won the most aerial duels for Cyprus in 2026, nine each, Giorgos Malekkidis in five appearances and Grigoris Kastanos in six, ahead of Hector Kyprianou with five, across all competitions.
Cyprus win more aerial duels away from home, 10.1 a game in their last eight away games against 8.3 in their last eight at home.
Cyprus won 21 aerial duels away at Latvia on 28 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 6.1 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 5 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 3 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Fabiano | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Neofytos Michail | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joël Mall | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Evangelos Andreou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andreas Paraskevas | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Evagoras Antoniou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Antonio Foti | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Satsias | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Liechtenstein (A) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Slovenia (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Moldova (H) | Friendly International | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Belarus (H) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Austria (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-2 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus aerials won | Over 4.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus aerials won | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus aerials won | Over 6.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Cyprus aerials won | Over 7.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Cyprus aerials won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 4.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 5.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 7.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |