Kazakhstan are winless in five straight matches: prediction for Kazakhstan vs Faroe Islands
The UEFA Nations League fourth-round match between Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands will take place on October 6 at Astana Arena. Kazakhstan have collected just one point and sit bottom of the group, while the Faroe Islands are third with three points.
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Kazakhstan: five matches without a win and a dangerous position in the group
John van ’t Schip’s side head into the fourth round in a difficult position, with their winless run now stretching to five matches. Kazakhstan have collected just one point in their three Nations League games, suffering two defeats after an opening draw. In the previous round, the team lost 2-1 to Moldova, despite defender Nuraly Alip getting on the scoresheet.
Kazakhstan have conceded nine goals and scored five in their last five matches, highlighting the team’s current struggles to maintain a balance between attack and defence. At the same time, their home record offers some reason for optimism: before their latest setback, Kazakhstan had won three of their previous four matches on home soil and drawn the other. A defeat to the Faroe Islands would seriously damage the hosts’ position in the standings, making the margin for error particularly small in this match.
Faroe Islands: three straight draws and an unbeaten run
The Faroe Islands are yet to lose in this Nations League campaign, but they have also failed to win. All three of their tournament matches have ended 1-1, with Eiði Klakstein’s side sharing the points with Slovakia in the previous round. That draw extended the national team’s unbeaten run to four matches.
At the same time, the Faroe Islands are just one point behind second-placed Moldova, so a push for a higher position remains realistic. The team also has a strong head-to-head record against Kazakhstan: three wins, one draw and just one defeat. Away from home, the Faroe Islands have won three of their last six matches, demonstrating their ability to collect points on the road as well.
Match facts and head-to-head record
- Kazakhstan are winless in five straight matches.
- All three of the Faroe Islands’ matches in the current Nations League have ended 1-1.
- The Faroe Islands have won three of their last five head-to-head meetings with Kazakhstan and lost only one.
The visitors’ run of draws could continue: prediction for Kazakhstan vs Faroe Islands
Kazakhstan are under serious pressure in the standings and must play for the win, as another dropped points could virtually end their hopes of improving their position. At home, however, the hosts usually look more confident than they do on the road and are capable of creating enough chances. Still, their current winless run and nine goals conceded in their last five matches make it impossible to regard Kazakhstan as clear favourites.
The Faroe Islands, by contrast, have shown consistency, even if it has so far been expressed exclusively through draws. The team rarely falls apart during matches and already played out a 1-1 draw with Kazakhstan in the first meeting of the current campaign. Given the teams’ form and the visitors’ tendency to share the points, another draw appears to be the most logical outcome.
