How many duels Cyprus win, and who wins most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Cyprus win 43.5 duels per game in 2026, the joint 25th fewest of the 53 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 44.7, across four games, while Bulgaria win the most with 56.3.
Grigoris Kastanos has won the most duels for Cyprus in 2026, 33 in six appearances, 5.50 a game, ahead of Giorgos Malekkidis with 21 and Marcus Edwards with 19, across all competitions.
Cyprus win more duels away from home, 38.1 a game in their last eight away games against 35.9 in their last eight at home.
Cyprus won 59 duels away at Latvia on 28 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 21.8 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Duels Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 6 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 5 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 4 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 4 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 3 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 5 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 5 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 4 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 2 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 2 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Fabiano | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Giannis Satsias | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 59 | 39 | 98 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 40 | 46 | 86 |
| 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 | 46 | 51 | 97 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 52 | 51 | 103 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus duels won | Over 30.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus duels won | Over 35.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus duels won | Over 40.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Cyprus duels won | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Cyprus duels won | Over 50.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 30.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 40.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 50.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total duels won | Over 60.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total duels won | Over 70.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total duels won | Over 80.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total duels won | Over 90.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total duels won | Over 100.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |