Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the Nations League match.
Armenia need to defend their second-place standing in the group, but their hopes of progressing to League B have dwindled, leading to the dismissal of Alexander Petrakov. Meanwhile, the Faroe Islands are battling to avoid relegation to League D.
Armenia
The Armenian team is now under the leadership of the federation's technical specialist, Suren Chakhalyan. They are deemed favourites against the Faroe Islands, with their previous encounter in October ending in a high-scoring draw (2:2) on the islands. That match saw Armenia salvage a point thanks to Gor Manvelyan, who equalised in the 93rd minute. The team will be without key player Sargis Adamyan, the centre-forward from Köln, due to injury. However, his absence may not significantly impact the team as he hasn't scored this season for the German club and has rarely found the net for his country (2 goals in 36 matches). Armenia will still field four Russian Premier League representatives: Eduard Spertsyan, Nair Tiknizyan, Edgar Sevikyan and Ugochukwu Iwu.
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands have drawn three of their four Nations League matches this campaign, losing leads in each instance and missing out on potentially heading into the final matches as group leaders. The draw with Armenia was particularly frustrating. All three of their draws have come at home. Now, the Faroe Islands face the challenge of closing out the tournament on the road, which bodes poorly for them. Their away losing streak stands at four matches, with their last victory being a friendly against Liechtenstein (4:0). Their most recent credible result was a draw against Albania in November 2023 (0:0), but that was less helpful as the Balkans secured the draw they needed to top their Euro qualifiers group.
Armenia vs Faroe Islands Prediction
In Yerevan, the visitors face almost inevitable defeat. Armenia are likely to edge out a narrow victory, which is expected to be sufficient for their needs.
