Estonia and San Marino will start their UEFA Nations League this week when they lock horns at A. Le Coq Arena. Match day schedules for June 2, 2022 at 19:00 EAT.
Estonia heads into their second round of games of 2022 on the back of a tough World Cup Qualifying campaign last year, in which they managed to earn just four points. They will want to improve their overall record in this competition which has seen them win only one of their previous 14 matches. Last season saw them lose to Cyprus in the relegation match and will want to spend as less time as possible in League D.
The home team will want to bounce back here following 2-0 Nations League defeat at the hands Cyprus in their previous fixture. In that game, Estonia managed 64% possession and nine shots with only one of them on target. Cyprus got six shots on goal with three of them on target and goals by Marinos Tzionis (19′) and Pieros Sotiriou (51′).
On the other hand, San Marino’s UEFA Nations League campaign came to an end in 2020 with consecutive draws against Liechtenstein and Gibraltar after suffering defeats in the previous meetings with the two, seeing San Marino finish at the foot of Group D. The team is still struggling as they have lost each of their past 15 fixtures across all competitions.
San Marino will be looking for better results following 0-2 International Friendlies losing efforts to Cape Verde Islands. Last season they lost all ten World Cup qualifiers, scoring once and shipping 46 at the other end. San Marino has lost their last eight away matches and has only avoided defeat once in their last 25 away games.
Estonia vs San Marino head to head
Thursday’s fixture will be the eighth head to head clash between these two sides since 2014. Estonia won in one of the preceding meetings while the other played out draw.
- Estonia 2-0 San Marino 14/06/15
- San Marino 0-0 Estonia 15/11/14
Home
- Cyprus 2-0 Estonia
- Estonia 0-0 Cyprus
- Czech Republic 2-0 Estonia
- Belgium 3-1 Estonia
- Estonia 0-1 Wales
Away
- San Marino 0-2 Cape Verde
- San Marino 1-2 Lithuania
- San Marino 0-1 0England
- Hungary 4-0 San Marino
- San Marino 0-3 Andorra
Estonia team news
Thomas Häberli and Rauno Sappinen will out this fixture through injuries.
San Marino team news
Franco Varrella is unable to call upon important attacker Filippo Berardi, who is sidelined with a knee injury.
Prediction and odds
Estonia has managed to record a couple of unbeaten outcomes in the past three home fixtures across all competitions while San Marino have scored just one goal in their last seven games across all competitions and were able to score just once in their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
- Estonia Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
