Faroe Islands vs Kazakhstan — Tips & Analysis

Under 2.25: Neither of these teams has played a competitive game for months, so expect a rusty, careful start. The Faroe Islands have not played in 109 days, and Kazakhstan have waited 179. The Faroes have made Torsvollur an awkward trip. They have 3 wins and 2 ties from their last six home games, and they let in 1 goal a game there. Across their last 15 games they score just over a goal a game, so they do not blow teams away either. Kazakhstan are the bigger problem for anyone who wants goals. They have won once in five away trips and score under a goal a game on the road. They are also missing Dastan Satpaev, their main goal threat, and Islam Chesnokov is suspended. That leaves them short of a real finisher. Their games stay quiet anyway, with 9 of the last 13 ending on 2 goals or fewer. The one previous meeting between these two had a single goal in it, and the Faroes won it. A 1-0 home win is the likely shape, decided by a set piece and then protected. The danger is an early Faroes goal. Kazakhstan have let in 3 a game across those five away trips, and they lost by 2 or more in 4 of their last 13. We still want the quiet game here.