Wales vs Liechtenstein prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-06-05 18:45.
[p]Craig Bellamy’s unbeaten start to life as Wales manager (W4, D4) continued with a solid start to their FIFA World Cup qualification (WCQ) campaign (W1, D1), scoring late to salvage a draw against North Macedonia in their last such outing. The Dragons seem well placed at this early stage as they look to qualify for successive World Cups for the first time ever, but with another trip to Belgium on the horizon, they’ve no room for error against minnows Liechtenstein.[/p]
[p]Bellamy will expect no slip-ups in front of the Red Wall given that Wales are unbeaten inside 90 minutes on home soil since June 2023 (W6, D4), keeping five clean sheets in that sequence. Another shutout could be on the cards here with Wales winning all three prior H2Hs by an aggregate score of 8-0, while they’ve also been beaten just twice by any opposition in WCQ since September 2013 (W12, D10).[/p]
[p]Liechtenstein arrive in the Welsh capital with a familiar tag of being huge underdogs after a wretched start to their own WCQ campaign. Their hopes of reaching a first-ever major tournament have already been dented by defeats to Kazakhstan (2-0) and North Macedonia (3-0), making up a four-match losing streak by 2+ goal margins which includes a 3-1 reverse to San Marino![/p]
[p]Only five sides are ranked lower than Liechtenstein (#205) by FIFA, thanks in no small part to their 43-match WCQ winless run (D5, L38). Four successive WCQ cycles have passed the Blue-Reds by since their most recent such success against Luxembourg in September 2005, while it’s been nearly five years since their most recent competitive win of any description, and even then, that came against San Marino.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Injured for their opening two WCQ matches, Wales welcome back talisman Harry Wilson here and he’s primed to find the net having scored in four of his last five international appearances, while each of his last 11 goals for the Dragons have been in competitive outings. Veteran midfielder Nicolas Hasler will have to marshal him while retaining a goal threat, since he’s scored two of Liechtenstein’s last three goals.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Wales’ last seven matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]