Faroe Islands vs Czech Republic prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification betting tips on match 2023-06-16 18:45.
The Faroe Islands return to UEFA European Championship qualifying (ECQ) on the brink of history, as they go in search of a third successive home win for the first time ever. Håkan Ericson’s improving side beat Lithuania and Turkey at Tórsvøllur in 2022, extending their relatively strong record on home soil to seven wins from their last 14 outings (D1, L6).
Those results have helped move them up to 125th in the FIFA world rankings, which is no mean feat for a country whose population is only just over 50,000! ‘The National Team’ will now need to channel that form to not only end a run of four games without a victory (D2, L2), but also pick up a rare ECQ success having lost 13 times in their last 15 such matches (W1, D1), with the draw coming against Moldova in their opening Group E clash in March.
History suggests that another defeat might be on the cards against visitors Czech Republic, who have won all five of the H2H meetings without conceding a goal! Jaroslav Šilhavý’s side have struggled on the road of late though, going seven games without a victory on their travels (D2, L5) since a 2-0 win over Belarus in 2021.
That bad run contributed to Czech Republic failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and they will be desperate to make amends by reaching Euro 2024. A 3-1 win over Poland and 0-0 draw in Moldova means they have made a solid start to their Group E campaign, as they look to maintain their 100% record of qualifying for the Euros since becoming an independent nation in 1993.
Players to watch: Faroe Islands striker Klæmint Olsen will become his country’s all-time leading scorer if he ends a seven-game drought by netting an 11th international goal in this fixture. He may be looking to out-do Czech Republic forward Adam Hložek, who has lost just two of the last 34 matches in which he has scored for club or country (W29, D3).
Hot stat: Faroe Islands have conceded exactly once in seven of their last nine matches across all competitions.