Faroe Islands vs Iceland Prediction & Tips
Faroe Islands and Iceland face at Tórsvøllur, for a friendly match. This is the 1st friendly match of the year for the Faroe Islands. In the case of Iceland, this is their 2º friendly match of the year, after the previous friendly match against Mexico. There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, which have not crossed in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 14‑08‑2013, in a match that ended with the final score: Iceland (1‑0) Faroe Islands. Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
The home team plays its first friendly match of the year, having played 2 friendlies last year, with the following results: Lithuania (2‑1) Faroe Islands and Denmark (4‑0) Faroe Islands. This is a team that usually favors the home factor, stronger when they play with the support of their supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 36 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats in their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 22 conceded. In their last match, for the WC Qualification Europe, they got an away loss against Scotland by (4‑0). In the last 8 home matches Faroe Islands has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency for goals to be scored in their home games, as 7 of the last 8 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
The Faroe Islands team comes unmotivated for this game after a 4-0 defeat, in a trip to Scotland, in a game counting for the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup. by Hakan Ericson should present himself with a low block, making the best use of the space on the opponent’s back: Gilli Rólantsson is the main player in this type of transition. All players are available for this game.
This is the 2º friendly match of the year for the away team, after the friendly match against Mexico, which ended with the final score: Mexico (2‑1) Iceland. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Iceland has won 2, tied 1 and lost 7. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency to have goals, as 10 of their last 11 matches ended with Over 1.5 goals and 9 out of 11 ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 11 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 10 of their 26 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
The Icelanders arrive at this game after a 2-1 defeat, against Mexico, in a preparation game for the next official games. In this match against Poland, coach Arnar Vidarsson will act in the usual tactical system, 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Arnór Sigurdsson is a key player in Iceland. However, the Icelanders showed some weaknesses in the organization of their defensive line and set pieces. All players are available for this game.
Faroe Islands – Iceland FREE TIPS
Iceland – Win @ 1.55
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
