Gibraltar vs Liechtenstein prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League D betting tips on match 2024-09-07 16:00.
[p]One of the smallest UEFA members in terms of population, Gibraltar find themselves in a smaller group with just two other nations in 2024/25 UEFA Nations League (UNL) Group D1. That gives them a good chance of winning promotion back to League C, and a 1-0 win over Andorra in a friendly on Wednesday will have served as the best preparation possible as it helped to end a 14-game wait for a win (D1, L13).[/p]
[p]Playing Liechtenstein gives the hosts hope of starting this edition on a high, as they boast a recent four-game unbeaten H2H record (W3, D1) which includes a 2-1 win in this competition in a home game in October 2018. A clean sheet could still be out of their reach though as the home side haven’t managed to keep one across their last five home UNL matches, although three of those games saw them concede only once in total.[/p]
[p]It was a historical Thursday night for Liechtenstein, albeit an unwanted one, as they lost 1-0 to San Marino to end the small Italian microstates’ 20-year wait for a win. The result meant the Blue-Reds have now lost seven UNL matches in a row whilst that defeat also extended their winless run to 40 matches overall (D5, L35). It was also the 33rd instance of them failing to score in that sequence, clearly highlighting the uphill task that head coach Konrad Fünfstück faces ahead of this trip south.[/p]
[p]What could instead serve as a small crumb of comfort for Liechtenstein is the fact that their last UNL win came on the road, nearly four years to the day of this match in a 2-0 success vs San Marino. Confidence could also be additionally found by their recent defensive showing in this competition as despite the fact that the visitors have lost their last four away UNL games, three of those defeats have come by a slender one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Liam Walker has a goal and an assist in his last three matches, and his last national strike came in a 2-0 win against Liechtenstein. Nicolas Hasler has seen his last two national goals come in wins for Liechtenstein, but could be the centre of attention for other reasons here having picked up two yellow cards in his last three matches.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ten of Liechtenstein’s last 11 UNL matches have seen under 2.5 goals scored, which was also the case in five of six H2Hs.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]