Faroe Islands vs Latvia Prediction, 10/10/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/9/2020

Game: Faroe Islands vs Latvia

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020

Location: Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Faroe Islands (+123) Latvia (-163)

Tórsvøllur is the site where Hallur Hansson and Faroe Islands (2-0-0 in UEFA Nations League) will take on Latvia (0-2-0 in UEFA Nations League) on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers will be Teitur Gestsson for Faroe Islands and Pāvels Šteinbors for Latvia. The Latvians are at at -163 while the Faroese are priced at +123. The total opens at 1.75.

Faroe Islands as a team have totaled 4 goals this tournament, which ranks them 8th in the UEFA Nations League. They have attempted 23 shots at their opponents goal with 10 of them being on target, which means they have a 43.5% SOT percentage. Faroe Islands has been able to maintain possession for 64% of games.

Hallur Hansson is a player who should be able to impact this game for the Faroese. He has 7 assists while tallying 31 yellow cards in his career. Hansson has had a starting assignment in 105 matchups in his career and he has earned 0.17 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Faroe Islands has tallied 17 goals in 9,116 mins. Someone else who should impact this match is Klæmint Olsen, the forward taking the field for Faroe Islands. He has scored 3 total goals in his time in International play. Olsen has totaled 1,006 mins in 11 starts and has been handed a total of 2 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.27 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Faroe Islands is Teitur Gestsson. Gestsson (2-1-2 record during his soccer career) has earned 2 shutouts, which gives him a 40.0% clean sheet rate. The keeper from taking the field for Faroe Islands has had 17 shots tried against him in 5 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 2.00 (6 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .647. Gestsson has seen the field for a total of 480 mins and has accumulated 11 saves during his career.

The Latvians earn an average of 3 shots on target per 90 minutes but have earned 0 goals to this point in 2 games. Thus far, they control possession of the ball 56.5% of the time. The have hit on 27.3% of their SOT on 22 total shots.

Artūrs Zjuzins should be able to be counted on for Latvia. He is currently averaging 0.26 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 13 contests so far in his pro soccer career. The forward from Latvia has been on the pitch for 1,724 minutes and has scored 5 goals. He has accumulated 4 yellow cards during his career and has assisted on a goal 1 time. Make sure to watch out for Jānis Ikaunieks, the midfielder representing Latvia. Ikaunieks has been given 3 yellow card warnings in 1,436 professional minutes played (18 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.06. He has 1 goal during his pro soccer career.

Pāvels Šteinbors will be looking after the net Latvia. Šteinbors has totaled 40 shutouts and has seen 437 shots against him in 15,635 minutes throughout his career. He has a save percentage of .682 and his clean sheet rate is 23.0%. He has conceded 1.06 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 56-50-67. Thus far in his career, Šteinbors has allowed 144 goals while totaling 293 saves in 174 starts.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Faroe Islands (+123)

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