Latvia vs Andorra prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-10-10 13:00.
[p]FIFA World Cup qualifying (WCQ) continues with a clash between Group K’s bottom two when Latvia host Andorra on Saturday afternoon.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Latvia have never qualified for a World Cup as an independent nation, and after collecting only four points from their five games so far in this WCQ campaign (W1, D1, L3), their chances of reaching next summer’s showpiece appear slim. Head coach Paolo Nicolato has won just three of his 16 games in charge so far (D5, L8), and top spot in Group K is already mathematically beyond his side’s reach. The best that Latvia can hope for is an entry into the play-offs by finishing second, but with Serbia above them and holding a game in hand, the odds are stacked against them even if they can turn their fortunes around.[/p]
[p]Andorra have been routinely outclassed, losing all five of their games in this WCQ cycle to date. Like Latvia, the Tricolours have never qualified for a World Cup, and their drought could be officially extended this weekend even if they manage to pull off an upset victory here. Koldo Álvarez has been at the helm since 2010 and doesn’t at least appear to be under great pressure as far as his future is concerned, but they continue to struggle. Andorra’s only win in their last 29 games came during a 2-0 friendly against San Marino (FIFA rank #210) last October (D6, L22) and one has to go back to September 2022 to find the last time they won in opposition territory (2-1 in Liechtenstein; D3, L11 since).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Latvia remain unbeaten in 12 H2Hs against Andorra to date (W8, D4) and came out on top in all three WCQ meetings so far.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Four of Latvia’s five games so far in this WCQ campaign produced under 2.5 total goals, including three 1-0 results.[/p]
[p]Eight of Latvia’s last ten victories have been accompanied by a clean sheet.[/p]
[p]Andorra failed to score in each of their last eight games.[/p]
[p]Andorra trailed at half-time in 11 of their last 14 WCQ losses.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]In-form striker Ingars Pūlis has earned his first Latvia call-up after netting 16 goals so far this term at club level for relegation-threatened Tukums 2000. Andorra frontman Aron Rodrigo Tapia will be hoping to end the country’s goalscoring drought after opening the scoring for Huesca’s B team at the weekend.[/p]
[p]Captain Kristers Tobers and forward Dario Šits are among a handful of absentees for Latvia, while Andorra will be without midfielder Pau Babot through suspension after he picked up his second yellow of the WCQ campaign.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Andorra’s attacking threat has been almost non-existent lately, so we recommend backing Latvia to win with a clean sheet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]