Faroe Islands vs Gibraltar prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-06-08 18:45.
[p]Whilst fellow lesser footballing nations such as Jordan and Uzbekistan have already punched their ticket to their maiden FIFA World Cup next summer, it is already looking unlikely that the Faroe Islands will be joining them. A return of two defeats from two has seen their latest World Cup qualifying (WCQ) campaign get off to an unsurprisingly poor start, and with that pair of losses followed by a 1-0 friendly defeat to Georgia on Thursday, confidence may have taken a bit of a hit as their chances of reaching a first-ever major tournament already look slim at best.[/p]
[p]What has proved to be their biggest weakness of late is their relative lack of goalscoring, netting just once across their last four internationals. Each of those matches has ended in defeat by a one-goal margin as a consequence, a run that they will be hoping to halt here in their first-ever home H2H.[/p]
[p]But if the hosts think their chances of reaching the 2026 World Cup are gloomy, they should spare a thought for visiting Gibraltar, who begin this matchday sitting rock-bottom of WCQ Group L. A 7-0 hammering at the hands of Croatia on Friday made it three losses from three in this most recent cycle, as their run without a WCQ victory was further extended to 23 games since becoming a FIFA member in 2016. [/p]
[p]To compound matters, Gibraltar have lost all 23 of those matches, conceding a scarcely believable 4.5 goals on average per game during that sequence. They will therefore see this trip to Tórshavn as their most likely chance for some time to break that torrid streak, especially as they have tasted defeat in just one of their three prior H2Hs across all venues (W1, D1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Gunnar Vatnhamar remains the Faroe Islands’ most recent scorer, with all three of his international goals having been second-half headers. As Gibraltar goalkeeper, Bradley Banda usually has his work cut out, though one of the five clean sheets he has kept across his 16 caps came in this fixture in March 2022. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Gibraltar have conceded seven goals either on or after the 70th minute in their last three internationals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]