Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Kosovo
Match Time & Date:
20/03/2025
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Iceland
Kosovo play host to Iceland at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri in what is expected to be a close Nations League encounter. Kosovo are eager to secure promotion to Group B and they are likely to fight tooth and nail in Thursday’s encounter. It has to be noted, though, that LNZ Cherkasy midfielder Muharrem Jashari misses the first leg through suspension. Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
The Icelanders, on the other hand, aim to recover from a massive 4-1 loss to Wales, but beating Kosovo on the road is easier said than done. As previously mentioned, a close game is on the cards and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Real Sociedad attacker Orri Oskarsson will be the man to watch in the away team as the 20-year-old overcame his injury.
Highlighted Team (Iceland):
Iceland had little to no success during the first 60 years of entering the FIFA competitions, failing to qualify to a single major tournament in that period, but the team then went on to make tremendous progress at the start of the 21st century.
The Nordic side narrowly missed out on a place at the 2014 World Cup, losing in the play-off to Croatia, but they then enjoyed a thoroughly impressive qualifying campaign to reach the Euro 2016, taking 20 points from 10 matches to leave Turkey and Netherlands trailing in their wake.
As a result, the generation featuring players like Gylfi Sigurdsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Emil Hallfredsson will go down as one of the most successful in the national team history and it could be quite some time before another team repeat their success. Even if he was only used as a bit-part player during the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Eidur Gudjohnsen has got to be mentioned as the first Icelandic footballer to have played for top European sides.
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