Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Rheinpark Stadion will host Monday’s UEFA Nations League game between Liechstenstein and San Marino. The hosts are eager to record their first win of the process and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Sammarinese. Vaduz midfielder Nicolas Hasler should keep his place in the starting XI despite failing to convert a late penalty in a goalless draw with Gibraltar, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Roberto Cevoli’s men, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with Gibraltar in their last group game, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Liechtenstein. As both Matteo Valli Casadei and Michele Cevoli miss out through suspension, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. Earlier in the process San Marino defeated Liechtenstein 1-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Team (Liechtenstein):
Liechtenstein national football team are well known at the Blues-Reds. They wear blue shirts and red shorts when playing in front of home fans, whilst their second colours are red (shirts) and blue (shorts). Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is considered the team’s home ground and the capacity of the venue is 7.584.
In 1981 Liechtenstein faced Malta in their first ever unofficial match and they shared the spoils (1-1) with the Falcons in Seoul. Speaking of their first official game, Liechtenstein suffered a 1-0 loss to Switzerland two years later and it has to be noted that the Swiss played with a severely-weakened squad. The Blues-Reds recorded their first ever win in the World Cup qualifiers on October 13, 2004, with the team rolling over Luxembourg on the road.
At the same time, that was the team’s first ever away win and, no doubt, the triumph gave the minnows a confidence boost. Liechtenstein have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament and they suffered their biggest loss on November 9, 1996. The minnows were beaten by Macedonia 11-1 in front of home fans in Eschen.