Azerbaijan vs Liechtenstein - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 29 Sep 2026 09:34, Last updated: 29 Sep 2026 09:44

Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein volition fastener horns successful the UEFA Nations League connected Thursday evening.

The location squad opened their League D Group 2 run with a 1-1 gully against Lithuania, portion Liechtenstein mislaid 2-0 to Lithuania successful their opening lucifer of the 2026-27 competition.

Match preview

Due to the removal of League D for the 2028-29 variation of the Nations League, each teams volition beryllium promoted from League C, including Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein and Lithuania.

Azerbaijan were relegated from League C successful the 2024-25 Nations League, and this is their archetypal run successful League D since 2018-19.

Aykhan Abbasov's broadside played retired a 1-1 gully with Lithuania successful their archetypal lucifer of the tourney connected September 27, and they are present preparing for 2 much games against Liechtenstein and Lithuania earlier the extremity of this planetary break.

Azerbaijan person tackled Liechtenstein connected 5 erstwhile occasions, boasting a grounds of 3 wins, 1 gully and 1 decision against Thursday's opponents.

The past gathering betwixt the 2 teams came successful February 2013, with Azerbaijan signaling a 1-0 triumph successful the planetary friendly.

Liechtenstein really won the first-ever clash betwixt these 2 teams successful October 1998, triumphing 2-1 successful the European Championship qualification fixture.

However, Azerbaijan person won 3 of the past 4 meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

Liechtenstein opened their League D Group 2 run with a 2-0 location decision to Lithuania connected September 24, and they past suffered a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Malta successful a affable 3 days later.

The Blue-Reds person competed successful League D since the Nations League began, and their wide grounds successful the contention is poor, winning conscionable 2 of their 21 games, losing 14 times.

Konrad Funfstuck's broadside lone person 1 much Nations League fixture during this planetary period, but they volition play again connected October 5, tackling Gibraltar successful a affable game.

Azerbaijan Nations League form:

D

Azerbaijan signifier (all competitions):

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Liechtenstein Nations League form:

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Liechtenstein signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Azerbaijan are expected to person Renat Dadasov astatine centre-forward connected Thursday night.

Mahir Emreli volition beryllium a notable starter successful a wide presumption for the location team, with the 29-year-old looking to adhd to the six goals that helium has struck for the nationalist side.

Meanwhile, Rahil Mammadov should again diagnostic successful the mediate of the defence.

Liechtenstein person not reported immoderate fittingness issues up of their clash with Azerbaijan.

Fabio Luque-Notaro and Ferhat Saglam are erstwhile again expected to diagnostic arsenic the beforehand two.

There volition beryllium different commencement for the skipper Nicolas Hasler, portion Aron Sele is besides acceptable to beryllium a notable starter for the distant broadside successful this Nations League fixture.

Azerbaijan imaginable starting lineup:

Balayev; Mutallimov, Mammadov, Huseynov, Dashdamirov, Abbasov; Emreli, Khaybulaev, Safarnov, Isayev; Dadashov

Liechtenstein imaginable starting lineup:

Buchel; N Hasler, Weissenhofer, Traber, Goppel, Zund; Sele, Buchel, A Hasler; Luque-Notaro, Saglam

We say: Azerbaijan 2-1 Liechtenstein

Azerbaijan person had the amended of their meetings with Liechtenstein, and we are expecting the location broadside to unafraid each 3 points successful Thursday's Nations League fixture.