H2H: Latvia vs Faroe Islands - Prediction (UEFA Nations League

H2H: Latvia v Faroe Islands – Comparison.

Latvia’s Vladislav Gutkovskis scored his first senior international goal from the bench last time out to seal a win vs minnows San Marino. Klæmint Olsen leads the way with four goals this campaign for the Faroese. The prolific frontman also scored seven goals across his last five career appearances. The Faroe Islands have averaged exactly 1.0 goals per match beyond the hour mark across their six all-time competitive away wins.

Latvia Insights.

With a D3, L1 record in this edition, Latvia (FIFA Rank: #142) still remain in search of their first ever UEFA Nations League (UNL) victory (D7, L3), scoring just 0.4 goals per-game on average. Further to the low-scoring theme, eight of Latvia’s last 11 games vs UEFA nations ranked within ten places of the Faroe Islands (#107) have produced under 2.5 total goals (W2, D5, L4). Despite the hosts’ tendency to draw often, none of their home games in that 11-game sequence ended level (W2, L3), with both victories yielding a clean sheet. However, each of Latvia’s prior UNL home defeats have seen them shut out, with exactly one goal conceded beyond the hour mark each time.

Faroe Islands Insights.

Visiting Faroe Islands need just a point to all-but secure their promotion to UNL League C, scoring before HT in all four games so far (W3, D1). They have good momentum, as their current four-game unbeaten run in competitive games is their longest such streak since joining UEFA in 1990. The Faroese recent record against Latvia and their two closest-ranked UEFA Nations (Lithuania #130 and Andorra #145) stands at: W4, D4, L1, with their only such defeat coming last time away at Lithuania. The fixtures averaged just 1.44 total goals per-game, whilst the Faroese kept clean sheets in three of the four away games in this sequence (W2, D1, L1).