Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Armenia will be aiming to recover from a 2-0 loss to North Macedonia when they take on Faroe Islands in the UEFA Nations League round 5. The Armenians failed to win the previous three group games, but they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. Krasnodar defender Georgiy Harutynyan is unlikely to start following the lack of first-team football in the Russian Premier League, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Faroe Islands, on the other hand, are on a seven-game winless run in all competitions. As Hakan Ericson’s men have yet to record a win in this edition of the Conference League, we are tempted to place our bets on the hosts. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Yerevan, but veteran striker Solver Vatnhamar could sneak into the starting XI.
Highlighted Team (Armenia):
Armenia footballers played for Soviet Union national football team until 1991, when the country declared independence. The Football Federation of Armenia was founded the following year and they quickly established relations with both FIFA (1992) and UEFA (1993).
Despite the fact that Manchester United ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan plays for the Armenia national football team, the Havakakan have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament. Mkhitaryan is undisputedly the team’s most famous footballer, but we should mention former Ajax striker Edgar Manucharyan as well, who is in the twighlight of his career. Armenia played their first international game against Moldova in October, 1992 and it has to be noted that they played out a goalless draw with the former Soviet republic.
The Armenians have slim chances of qualifying for the FIFA World cup 2018 finals, but they did well to beat Montenegro in the process. Armenia footballers wear red shirts and red shorts when playing at home ground (Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium), while the colour of their away kits is white.