Latvia will play host to Liechtenstein in a match of League D in Group 1 of UEFA Nations Leagueat the Daugava Stadiumon Monday evening. Showdown set for June 6, 2022 19:00 EAT.
The home team are probably the strongest team in Group 1 of League D, so they will be looking to make it two wins in a row to bolster their chances of promotion to League C. They’re currently ranked 135th in the FIFA world rankings.They enter this fixture unbeaten in each of their last 5 matches.However, were seen not having qualified for FIFA WC 2022 after securing just 2 of the 10 qualifying fixtures.
Dainis Kazakevics’ side will hope for a similar result following a 3-0 win against Andorra on Thursday. In that game, Latvia had 61% possession, 8 shots with 3 of them on target and goals scored by Robert Uldrikis (9’, 77’) and Janis Ikaunieks (85’P). Andorra got 10 shots with on 1 one target.
On the other hand, the visitors marked their sixth defeat in a row and they have not seen scoring on any of those 6 games while having conceded a total of 26 goals overall. They come into this fixture having lost 14 of their last 16 international matches.
Martin Stocklasa’s side will hope for improved result following a 1-0 friendly defeat against Faroe Islands. In that match, Liechtenstein had 29% possession, 5 shots with none of them on target. Faroe Islands got 12 shots with 2 of them on target and a goal scored by Patrik Johannesen (39’).
Latvia vs Liechtenstein head-to-head
These two teams have had 8 encounters since 1994; Latvia has 6 victories while Liechtenstein has only one win and one game ended all square.
- Liechtenstein1-1Latvia 22/03/13
- Latvia 2-0 Liechtenstein16/10/12
- Latvia 4-1 Liechtenstein 17/11/07
- Liechtenstein 1-0 Latvia 28/03/07
- Latvia 1-0 Liechtenstein08/06/05
Home
- Latvia 3-0 Andorra
- Azerbaijan 0-1 Latvia
- Latvia 1-1 Kuwait
- Gibraltar 1-3 Latvia
- Norway 0-0 Latvia
Away
- Liechtenstein 0-2 Moldova
- Liechtenstein 0-1 Faroe Islands
- Liechtenstein 0-6 Cape Verde
- Liechtenstein 0-2 Romania
- Germany 9-0 Liechtenstein
Latvia team news
Dainis Kazakevic will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Liechtenstein team news
Martin Stocklasa will miss the services of Jens Hofer and Dennis Salanovic due to injuries.
Prediction and Odds
Latvia are probably the strongest team in Group 1 of League D, so they will be looking to make it two wins in a row to bolster their chances of promotion to League C while Liechtenstein last won a game was back in October 2020 about 18 games.
- Latvia win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
