How many big chances Cyprus miss, and who misses most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Cyprus miss 1.3 big chances per game in 2026, the 20th most of the 54 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 1.2, across six games, while Germany miss the most with 2.8.
Marcus Edwards has missed the most big chances for Cyprus in 2026, three in four appearances, 0.75 a game, ahead of Giannis Kosti with two and Giorgos Malekkidis with one, across all competitions.
Cyprus miss as many big chances at home as away, 1.3 a game in their last eight home games and 1.3 in their last eight away.
Cyprus missed four big chances at home to Latvia on 5 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 1.0 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Big Chances Missed | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joël Mall | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Satsias | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fabiano | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus big chances missed | Over 0.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus big chances missed | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Cyprus big chances missed | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Cyprus big chances missed | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Cyprus big chances missed | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 1.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 2.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 3.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |