Andorra vs Latvia prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-03-20 19:45.
[p]The quest to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup held across Canada, Mexico and the United States officially kicks off for UEFA members, and two teams hoping to defy the odds and appear at the tournament for the very first time will square off when Andorra host Latvia. The task at hand is monumental for both countries, who find themselves in Group K along with Albania, Serbia and England.[/p]
[p]Andorra possess the lowest FIFA ranking in the group (#171), with manager Koldo Álvarez’s headaches stemming from a lacklustre attack that has scored in just two of their past 12 games, while their defence has done a respectable job of conceding more than twice in only one of those encounters. The Tricolours have therefore unsurprisingly won just one of their last 23 matches (D5, L17), a perhaps predictable 2-0 victory over San Marino. [/p]
[p]Latvia travel to Estadi Nacional looking to extend their unbeaten run in this fixture to 12 games (W7, D4 currently), having scored 23 goals and conceded only twice in that time, as they look to make their superior ranking of 140 count in a match that is pivotal to their chances of progression. [/p]
[p]In terms of recent form though, Latvia have also been struggling, with just two wins to their name in their last 13 games – a pair of 1-0 victories over the Faroe Islands (D3, L8). The 11 Wolves will therefore be targeting an improvement as they aim to reach just their second-ever major tournament after previously appearing at UEFA Euro 2004, where they were eliminated at the group stage.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Albert Rosas is arguably Andorra’s biggest threat here, having scored the opener in that win over San Marino and the equaliser the last time they hosted Latvia. The prior H2Hs ended in 3-0 and 5-0 victories for Latvia, with Jānis Ikaunieks doing considerable damage with three goals across those matches. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Andorra have seen the same half-time result replicated at full-time in ten of their last 11 games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]