Faroe Islands will host Poland in Euro 2024 qualifying on Thursday. The visitors are in fifth place, two points behind second-placed Czech Republic. The hosts are at the bottom of the group with just one point in five games.
Preview (Faroe Islands vs. Poland)
Poland is seven points behind second place with only three games remaining. It appears as though the Faroe Islands will never be able to qualify for a significant international competition. For a country with only about 52,000 citizens, it was always going to be difficult. The only success they have had in their qualification efforts so far is earning a point. Mads Mikkelsen’s first-half goal was wiped out by a late Ion Nicolaescu equalizer as Hakan Ericson’s team drew 1-1 with Moldova. They haven’t been able to pick up any more points since.
It is currently quite doubtful that the Faroe Islands will be able to qualify for Euro 2024. They lost their past five games in a row across all competitions and scored only two goals. Poland, who have earned six points from their first five Group E games. They have a much better chance of qualifying for the event for the fourth consecutive time. The Eagles are currently four points behind first-placed Albania and two points back in second place. They are sure to be rather dissatisfied with their performance thus far.
The performance of Michal Probierz’s team has been especially poor away from home. They have dropped all three of their games while traveling thus far. It included losses to the Czech Republic, Moldova, and Albania. In their most recent game, Poland traveled to Tirana to face Albania. They didn’t really provide much of an offensive threat. They managed only one shot on goal during the entire game and lost 2-0. However, the Eagles should be confident going into Thursday’s encounter. They won the last match against the Faroe Islands by a score of 2-0, with a brace from Robert Lewandowski.
Team News
One of two Faroe Islands players to score in Euro 2024 qualification, Mikkelsen has been in good form with Klaksvik this season, recording two goals and six assists in 19 league games. As a result, the 23-year-old, who was benched for the previous game, might make a comeback to the starting lineup and serve as the striker’s provider for Joan Simun Edmundsson, who has eight goals to his credit in 79 international games. Probierz may be hopeful his team can win without any of its important players when Poland takes against Moldova on Sunday, but it would be dangerous to sideline captain Lewandowski, who has so far scored three goals in Euro 2024 qualifying.
With two goals in his past four games for Napoli, Piotr Zielinski, 29, has been in excellent form and is likely to start alongside Grzegorz Krychowiak in central midfield. Despite the fact that Poland has yet to win a game away from home in Group E. As a result, we anticipate the visitors to win easily, improving their prospects of earning a spot at Euro 2024.
Faroe Islands 0 – 2 Poland
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