Liechtenstein vs Iceland prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification betting tips on match 2023-03-25 16:00.
Liechtenstein know the feeling of losing all too well, so it will have undoubtedly come as no surprise when they slumped to a 4-0 defeat in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier against Portugal. While Portugal is the toughest task Group J has to offer by way of FIFA ranking, any game promises to be a stern test for #198 ranked Liechtenstein, who haven’t won a competitive international since September 2020.
Yet even that victory came against San Marino (2-0), one of two UEFA sides to be ranked below Liechtenstein by FIFA, but considering they’ve now lost their last 14 internationals, confidence isn’t likely to be high of repeating such a feat. Alarmingly for Liechtenstein, they failed to score in 13 of those games, though they did famously secure their biggest-ever home Euro qualification victory against Iceland (3-0) back in 2007!
Iceland know a repeat result is unlikely, but will be acutely aware that they fell to that same 3-0 scoreline against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their Group J opener. Boss Arnar Þór Viðarsson accepted his role in the defeat, stating he was “responsible” for his team’s sub-par performance as he grows uneasy with pressure building given Iceland’s last competitive victory came back in November 2021.
That result further highlighted Iceland’s decline since their Euro 2016 exploits where they reached the quarter-final, with the Nordic nation failing to qualify for the delayed Euro 2020 afterwards, and they seemingly now have their work cut-out if they’re to be in Germany in 2024. They’ll fancy they can kick-start their qualification campaign here though, with six wins from nine historical H2Hs (D2, L1) surely boosting belief that Iceland can avoid three straight Euro qualification away defeats for the first time since 2010.
Players to watch: Liechtenstein may look to Noah Frick to be their saviour if they fall behind as his two international goals were both equalisers. How Iceland would like Hákon Arnar Haraldsson to transfer his club form to the international level as he was involved in five goals (G3, A2) in four appearances for Copenhagen before the domestic football pause.
Hot streak: Iceland’s last four Euro qualifiers (including play-offs) have seen exactly three goals scored.