Faroe Islands – Iceland : Preview & Prediction
Faroe Islands and Iceland play at Tórsvøllur, in a friendly. This is the 1st friendly match between the Faroe Islands this year. In the case of Iceland, this is their 2nd friendly of the year, after the previous friendly against Mexico. There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played any matches 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.
This is the first friendly match of the year for the home team, who played 2 last year. He recorded the following final scores in these friendlies: Lithuania (2‑1) Faroe Islands and Denmark (4‑0) Faroe Islands. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in their stadium. The team comes for this match after an away loss against Scotland by (4‑0). Faroe Islands has won 3, tied 1 and lost 4 of their last 8 home matches. 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. In their home games there is a tendency for goals, as 7 of their last 8 games ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 matches, they never managed to turn the score around in the 10 matches they conceded the first goal.
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 must 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 will be the 2º friendly match of the year for the away team, after the friendly against Mexico, which ended with the final score: Mexico (2‑1) Iceland. 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 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with a total of 16 goals scored and 34 conceded. At home, they won 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats, with a total of 17 goals scored and 18 conceded. 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 never managed 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 game 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 the Madrid team. 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 : Betting Tips
Iceland – Win Odds: 1.55
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
