How many ball recoveries Cyprus make, and who makes most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Fabiano has made the most ball recoveries for Cyprus in 2026, 26 in four appearances, 6.50 a game, ahead of Grigoris Kastanos with 23 and Giorgos Malekkidis with 14, across all competitions.
Cyprus make more ball recoveries at home, 36.1 a game in their last eight home games against 34.0 in their last eight away.
Cyprus made 46 ball recoveries at home to Latvia on 5 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 21.0 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 5 |
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 6 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 5 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 4 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 4 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 4 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 3 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 4 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 4 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 2 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 4 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 2 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 2 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 2 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Joël Mall | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Neofytos Michail | 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 46 | 48 | 94 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 41 | 46 | 87 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 45 | 39 | 84 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 36 | 42 | 78 |
| 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 | 49 | 47 | 96 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 56 | 44 | 100 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus ball recoveries | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus ball recoveries | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus ball recoveries | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus ball recoveries | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus ball recoveries | Over 24.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 24.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |