Faroe Islands vs Slovakia - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoping to proceed their 100% commencement to their UEFA Nations League campaign, Slovakia volition question to look Group C3 rivals Faroe Islands astatine Torsvollur connected Friday.

Landslidid are looking for their archetypal win, though the Falcons are favourites this week.

Match preview

Eydun Klakstein's Faroe Islands sit 2nd successful the group, and are well-positioned to combat for a spot successful the promotion playoff, contempt being ranked 123rd by FIFA.

Landslidid are unmistakably the underdogs for this clash, but they person made an unbeaten commencement to the 2026-27 Nations League.

Klakstein's broadside kicked disconnected their Group C3 fixtures by holding Kazakhstan to a 1-1 draw connected September 26, earlier earning different constituent successful a 2nd 1-1 stalemate against Moldova connected Tuesday.

Avoiding decision again means that Faroe Islands person lone mislaid erstwhile successful 2026 truthful far, and with six wins from their past 10 games, they volition beryllium cautiously optimistic up of Friday's showdown.

Adding to that feeling is the information that the hosts person been beaten successful conscionable 1 of their location games since October 2023, a tally featuring 3 wins from their past four.

Meanwhile, Vladimir Weiss has made a beardown commencement to his 2nd stint arsenic Slovakia manager, winning 3 of his 4 matches and drafting the other.

The 62-year-old was appointed successful May, and kicked disconnected his tenure with a 2-1 triumph implicit Malta connected June 1, a crippled that saw the Falcons instrumentality an aboriginal pb through Lukas Haraslin before Roland Galcik secured the triumph successful the 97th minute.

Weiss's broadside took maximum points from their Nations League opener, beating Moldova 2-0 acknowledgment to first-half goals from Ivan Schranz and Ondrej Duda.

Slovakia emerged victorious erstwhile again connected Tuesday, arsenic they downed Kazakhstan 2-1 successful Kosice, a triumph that has the squad astatine the apical of the Group C3 pile, 4 points wide of their second-placed opponents.

However, portion Friday represents a aureate accidental to unfastened up a near-unassailable pb successful the group, the visitors person a dire grounds connected the road, losing six of their past 7 distant clashes.

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Team News

Faroe Islands brag Klakstein could sanction a akin XI to the 1 that drew with Moldova, starting Adrian Justinussen up top, supported by Aki Samuelsen and Hanus Sorensen.

Mattias Hellisdal and Geza David Turi look acceptable to proceed successful the centre of the park, conscionable up of a centre-back trio featuring Samuel Johansen Chukwudi, Gunnar Vatnhamar and Andrias Edmundsson.

As for Slovakia, they are apt to enactment up with David Strelec astatine the spearhead of their attack, alongside Leo Sauer and Lukas Haraslin.

Napoli prima Stanislav Lobotka volition beryllium hoping to supply a unchangeable level for the visitors from midfield, joined by Tomas Suslov and Ondrej Duda.

Milan Skriniar and Adam Obert should beryllium acceptable to commencement astatine the bosom of Weiss's backline, flanked by Martin Valjent and versatile Atletico Madrid defender David Hancko astatine full-back.

Faroe Islands imaginable starting lineup:

Lamhauge; Benjaminsen, Chukwudi, Vatnhamar, Edmundsson, Davidsen; Samuelsen, Hellisdal, Turi, Sorensen; Justinussen

Slovakia imaginable starting lineup:

Dubravka; Valjent, Skriniar, Obert, Hancko; Suslov, Lobotka, Duda; Sauer, Strelec, Haraslin

We say: Faroe Islands 1-1 Slovakia

Faroe Islands are ranked 78 places worse than Slovakia by FIFA, but their resilience - particularly astatine location - suggests they could frustrate their opponents.

The Falcons person struggled connected the roadworthy successful caller months, and though they are improbable to beryllium beaten, the visitors whitethorn driblet points connected Friday.

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