Liam Duckstein
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Latvia host Cyprus in the UEFA Nations League on 28 September 2026, with both sides still searching for their first points of the group. As of 26 September 2026, Latvia sit fourth of four teams in Group B and Cyprus are third of four – both on zero points after one match played, and since the two standings sit in the same group they are directly comparable.
Head-to-Head Record
Latvia and Cyprus have only one recorded meeting between them: a 1-1 draw played on 21 March 2024, an international friendly. That single game produced two goals in total, matching the average total goals of 2 across this all 1 recorded meeting window. With just one prior fixture on record, there is no meaningful head-to-head pattern to draw on here, so current form and their shared position in Nations League Group B carry far more weight ahead of this game than any past result.
| Date | Match | Score | Competition | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-21 | Cyprus vs Latvia | 1-1 | International Friendly | 2024 |
Latvia: Recent Form
Latvia have won two, drawn one and lost three of their last six matches, scoring four goals and conceding six for a return of 1.17 points per game. Their run reads L L D W W L, and includes two clean sheets against two games in which they failed to score. One of those six outings – a 0-1 home defeat to the Faroe Islands – was a friendly rather than a competitive fixture, so it should be weighed differently from the rest of the sample. Most recently, Latvia lost 0-2 away to Armenia in the Nations League.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | A | Armenia | UEFA Nations League | 0-2 | L |
| 2026-06-09 | H | Faroe Islands | International Friendly | 0-1 | L |
| 2026-06-06 | A | Lithuania | European Baltic Cup | 1-1 | D |
| 2026-03-31 | H | Gibraltar | UEFA Nations League | 1-0 | W |
| 2026-03-26 | A | Gibraltar | UEFA Nations League | 1-0 | W |
| 2025-11-16 | A | Serbia | FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) | 1-2 | L |
Cyprus: Recent Form
Cyprus arrive with an identical points-per-game figure of 1.17, having also won two, drawn one and lost three of their last six matches, but with a more open goal record of nine scored and ten conceded. Their sequence reads L W D W L L, with just one clean sheet and one match in which they failed to score. Five of those six matches were friendlies, meaning only their most recent outing – a 1-2 defeat away to Montenegro in the Nations League – was competitive, and that caveat should be kept in mind when reading this run.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | A | Montenegro | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | L |
| 2026-06-07 | A | Liechtenstein | International Friendly | 2-0 | W |
| 2026-06-04 | A | Slovenia | International Friendly | 1-1 | D |
| 2026-03-30 | H | Moldova | International Friendly | 3-2 | W |
| 2026-03-26 | H | Belarus | International Friendly | 0-1 | L |
| 2025-11-18 | H | Estonia | International Friendly | 2-4 | L |
Form and Record at a Glance
- Latvia and Cyprus have met once on record: a 1-1 draw on 21 March 2024, played as a friendly.
- Latvia sit fourth of four in Nations League Group B; Cyprus sit third of four – both on zero points after one game.
- Latvia’s last six matches: 2W-1D-3L, 4 goals for, 6 against, 1.17 points per game, 2 clean sheets.
- Cyprus’s last six matches: 2W-1D-3L, 9 goals for, 10 against, 1.17 points per game, 1 clean sheet.
- Only 1 of Latvia’s last six matches was a friendly, compared with 5 of Cyprus’s six.
How Latvia and Cyprus Compare
Latvia and Cyprus enter this fixture with matching 1.17 points-per-game averages over their last six matches, though Cyprus have scored and conceded more freely (9 for, 10 against) than Latvia (4 for, 6 against), who have kept two clean sheets to Cyprus’s one. In the Nations League Group B table, both sides are winless after one round, with Cyprus one place above Latvia in third and Latvia bottom in fourth, both on zero points but with Cyprus holding a marginally better goal difference (-1 to -2).
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FAQ
How many times have Latvia and Cyprus played each other?
The available records show just one meeting between the two sides, a 1-1 friendly draw on 21 March 2024.
When did Latvia and Cyprus last meet?
Their only recorded meeting came on 21 March 2024, when the sides drew 1-1 in an international friendly.
Where do Latvia and Cyprus stand in their Nations League group?
As of 26 September 2026, Latvia are fourth of four teams in Group B and Cyprus are third of four, with both sides on zero points from one match played.
What form are Latvia and Cyprus in coming into this match?
Both sides have an identical 1.17 points-per-game average over their last six matches. Latvia’s run is 2W-1D-3L with 4 goals for and 6 against, including one friendly, while Cyprus are also 2W-1D-3L but with 9 goals for and 10 against across a run that included five friendlies.