How many offsides Cyprus have, and who has most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Cyprus have 2.0 offsides per game in 2026, the joint 8th most of the 54 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 1.5, across six games, while Spain have the most with 2.6.
Giorgos Malekkidis and Ioannis Pittas have had the most offsides for Cyprus in 2026, two each, Giorgos Malekkidis in five appearances and Ioannis Pittas in six, ahead of Konstantinos Sotiriou with one, across all competitions.
Cyprus have as many offsides at home as away, 1.5 a game in their last eight home games and 1.5 in their last eight away.
Cyprus had two offsides at home to Latvia on 5 October, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 0.8 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Offsides | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 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 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 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 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 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 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus offsides | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus offsides | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Cyprus offsides | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Cyprus offsides | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Cyprus offsides | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total offsides | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total offsides | Over 1.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total offsides | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total offsides | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total offsides | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |