Match report
Latvia and Cyprus play out goalless draw in League C
Latvia and Cyprus shared a goalless draw at Skonto in a UEFA Nations League League C - 2 fixture that left both sides with a single point from two matches. There were no goals and no incidents to shift the contest, with the scoreline flat from kick-off to the final whistle.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Cyprus dominated territory and chances, holding 67% of possession and forcing five shots on target from eighteen attempts, while Latvia managed only eight shots and failed to test the goalkeeper once. Despite that disparity, Latvia held firm defensively and denied their visitors a breakthrough. The match also produced a stack of set pieces, with Cyprus winning eleven corners to Latvia's four, though neither side could turn the pressure into a goal.
Discipline was an issue at times, with sixteen fouls committed by the hosts and four yellow cards shown to Cyprus players, but no dismissals affected the balance of the game. The result leaves Latvia fourth and Cyprus third in League C · Group 2, both on one point after two rounds.
Rihards Matrevics was Latvia's best performer despite the goalless outcome, rated 7.65 for his efforts at the heart of a resolute home display. Giorgos Malekkides and Fabiano were the standout figures for Cyprus as the visitors dominated but could not find a way through.
Cyprus controlled two-thirds of possession, underlining how the visitors dictated the tempo without managing to convert their control into a goal.
Latvia and Cyprus drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Latvia met Cyprus in the UEFA Nations League (League C - 2). Kick-off was Monday, 28 September 2026, 16:00 UTC at Skonto. Referee: Michal Očenáš.
Team pages: Latvia · Cyprus · UEFA Nations League
Starting line-ups
Latvia (5-3-2)
Cyprus (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Fabiano
- 14 Giorgos Malekkides
- 3 Nikolas Panagiotou
- 5 Constantinos Sotiriou
- 17 Nicholas Tsaroulla
- 20 Grigoris Kastanos (c)
- 18 Kostakis Artymatas
- 10 Loizos Loizou
- 13 Giannis Kosti
- 23 Marcus Edwards
- 9 Ioannis Pittas
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Latvia 38%, the draw 29%, Cyprus 33%. It finished Latvia 0–0 Cyprus.
Level sides, home ground holds off Cyprus' control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Latvia's 38% is home ground and little else. The draw at 29% is up from the usual 26.9% between sides this level, as small adjustments add up.
Why Latvia in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1328 to 1333. Sides this close won 42.8% of 14,753 home games (draw 26.9%, visitors 30.3%).
Why only 38%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Cyprus hold 8 more possession points (50 to 42 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.0% across 5,455 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 29%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.9%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 28,106. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Latvia (9 fully-tracked matches with us) and Cyprus (9) carry strength ratings anchored to the official international ratings list, so the class read stands on far more than our own short records. National sides play too few games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from the published international ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Latvia vs Cyprus final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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