Preview: Armenia vs. Faroe Islands – prediction, team news, lineups

Both are aiming to return to winning ways after struggling in the October international window, Armenia and that The Faroe Islands will lock horns in Yerevan for one UEFA Nations League C match on Thursday evening.

Havakakan were defeated on their own turf by the section leaders North Macedonia last time, while Landslioio could only manage part of the spoils with Latvia.

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After just over 18 months at the helm of the Armenian national team – taking over the reins at the start of 2023 – Oleksandr Petrakov was relieved of his duties at the head of management last month after a very disappointing 2-0 loss to North Macedonia in the Nations League.

During the 90 minutes, Havakakan enjoyed more possession and created the majority of the clear-cut chances, but was ultimately unable to break the net of the Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievskiwith strikes in the second half off Isnik Alimi and Girona’s Bojan Miovski sealing maximum points for the visitors.

With 67-year-old Petrakov out of the door, Armenia will be under the interim management of the legendary striker Artur Petrosyan during the international break in November, with the 52-year-old striker netting 11 times across 69 appearances between 1992 and 2004.

Focusing on the present, Havakakan currently occupy second place in the Group C4 standings – six points behind leaders North Macedonia – ahead of the final two games, with the section’s runners-up earning a shot at promotion to Liga B via the play-offs in March.

Armenia have only tasted victory twice in eight matches so far in 2024, although both of those successes came at home, with Thursday’s hosts beating Liga B strugglers Kazakhstan in their summer friendly before recording a 4-1 drubbing of Latvia in the League of Nations.

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Since a four-goal win over European minnows Liechtenstein in a friendly at the end of March, the Faroe Islands have gone seven games without a win across international friendlies and the Nations League, meaning relegation to League D is a distinct possibility for Thursday’s guests. .

It looked as if Landslioio were heading for their maiden win in Group C4 when creative midfielder Hanus Sorensen found the net in the first half against Latvia last time out, but a second-half strike from the substitute Dario is sitting forced a share of the Nations League points.

The Faroe Islands have only played one away game in the section ahead of a gruesome trip to Yerevan on Thursday night, with Håkan Eriksen‘s troops suffered a one-goal defeat at Stadions Skonto in Riga due to a maiden goal on the international stage for Latvia Renars Varslavans.

Enduring a 12-game winless run across Euro 2024 qualification and the Nations League, Landslioio’s supporters will have to cast their minds back to September 2022 for their side’s last competitive win, when the continental minnows recorded a historic 2-1 success over Turkey .

Despite their poor form over the past 24 months, the Faroe Islands will take great confidence from their display against Armenia in October, where a stoppage-time equalizer from substitute and FC Noah star. Gor Manvelyan prevented Ericson’s side from collecting three points.

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With a change of management since the international break in October, Armenia are set to line up differently to the XI fielded by North Macedonia last time out.

As a result, a number of the players who started on the bench against the group pacesetters will push for places in the team, including strikers Grant-Leon Ranos and Edgar Sevikyan.

Although interim boss Petrosyan could deviate from a back-three formation, the veteran defender is Varazdat Haroyan is set to retain its place in the page.

Forced off in the second half against Latvia last month, aged 35 Odmar Faroe Islands is not expected to start for the Faroe Islands in Yerevan.

Youngsters Andrias Edmundsson will require a new partner in defense as a result, med Sonni Nattestad represents the most likely candidate for this role.

Armenia’s possible starting line-up:
Cancarevic; Hovhannisyan, Muradyan, Haroyan, Tiknizyan; Dashyan, Spertsyan, Bichakhchyan; Zelarayan, Ranos, Miranyan

The Faroe Islands’ possible starting line-up:
Reynatrode; Benjaminsen, Nattestad, Edmundsson, Davidsen; G Vatnhamar, S Vatnhamar, Sorensen, Hendriksson, Agnarsson; Olsen

We say: Armenia 3-0 Faroe Islands

After a change in the managerial hotseat following a difficult October, Armenia will be desperate to put the Faroe Islands to the sword at home.

Without a win in their last 12 competitive games, we don’t expect Landslioio to produce a surprise result in front of a hostile Yerevan crowd on Thursday night.

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