Cyprus vs Romania match stats & report

2–2 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 6 · GSP Stadium, Nicosia · Ref M. Jug

Cyprus stats & fixtures · Romania stats & fixtures

Cyprus drew with Romania 2–2 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 6) on 9 September 2025. Expected goals finished 2.25–0.97. Cyprus had 59% of the ball.

Cyprus vs Romania match statistics

CyprusRomania

59% Ball possession 41%
2.25 Expected goals (xG) 0.97
18 Total shots 8
8 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 1
7 Fouls 21
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
461 Passes 329
85% Pass accuracy 74%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

2' Goal D. Drăguș Romania
18' Goal D. Drăguș (assist R. Marin) Romania
21' Yellow card Nicușor Bancu Romania
29' Goal L. Loizou (assist G. Kastanos) Cyprus
44' Yellow card Andrei Burcă Romania
48' Yellow card I. Kousoulos Cyprus
54' Yellow card Ioannis Pittas Cyprus
76' Goal C. Charalampous (assist A. Kakoullis) Cyprus
90' Yellow card C. Charalampous Cyprus

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cyprus

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Apostolos Mantzios

12 Fabiano

2 K. Pileas 19 K. Laifis 15 C. Sielis 16 A. Shikkis

20 G. Kastanos 8 I. Kousoulos

21 M. Tzionis 13 I. Kosti 17 L. Loizou

9 Ioannis Pittas

Bench J. Mall , N. Michael , N. Panagiotou , S. Andreou , C. Charalampous , G. Satsias , Anderson Correia , Pieros Sotiriou , A. Kakoullis , N. Koutsakos , K. Artymatas , C. Kyriakou

Romania

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Mircea Lucescu

12 Horațiu Moldovan

11 Nicușor Bancu 15 Andrei Burcă 5 V. Ghiță 2 A. Ratiu

6 M. Marin

14 A. Dobre 10 Nicolae Stanciu 18 R. Marin 20 D. Man

7 D. Drăguș

Bench Ș. Târnovanu , Răzvan Sava , M. Popescu , A. Chipciu , A. Șut , Ștefan Baiaram , Vladimir Screciu , D. Miculescu , F. Tănase , D. Olaru , Alexandru Mitriță , Deian Sorescu

Form guide

Cyprus at home

3–1–3 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 7
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Romania away

0–1–5 in 6 matches

Scored: 0.5 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 6
Corners: 1.3 per game
Shots on target: 1.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Cyprus vs Romania head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Jun 25	Romania v Cyprus	2–0
18 Nov 24	Romania v Cyprus	4–1
12 Oct 24	Cyprus v Romania	0–3

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cyprus vs Romania head-to-head record