Andorra – Latvia

The rivals will score at least twice in their head-to-head encounter

Andorra and Latvia start their obviously unpromising path to the World Cup in qualifying group K. These teams are not only the weakest in the company of England, Serbia and Albania, but are also in the top 10 of the least rated in Europe. One way or another but the players of their national teams and without much tournament motivation for such matches try to adjust in the best possible way. Not in every match of the qualifying stage they can play with the expectation of victory. Besides, any final position in the group for Andorra and Latvia, except for the last one, will be considered a relative success, and it can be achieved only as a result of head-to-head meetings. Bookmakers have identified the guests as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.96 on their victory. With the emergence of the UEFA Nations League in the football calendar, meetings between Andorra and Latvia have become systematic. It is hard to believe, but these national teams have played each other in the same groups in all three previously played tournaments. It was only in the 2024/2025 season that fate separated these countries in the Nations League. In 2018, the rivals played each other twice with the score 0-0. The first duel in 2020 ended with similar numbers on the scoreboard. Next, Andorra and Latvia became more aggressive in attack. In the second meeting in 2020, the Baltic team won 5-0 away, and in 2022 the Latvians were stronger at home with a 3-0 scoreline, then parted ways with their opponents in Andorra with a 1-1 draw. As you can see, these teams have not scored less than two goals per match in the last three encounters. Last year, Andorra played even weaker than before. In the four D-League encounters, the dwarf nation did not score a single goal in four encounters with Malta and Moldova, but managed to pick up one point on the island through a goalless draw. In ten qualifiers for the last EURO with Andorra, only two of them did not score at least two goals. Latvia played in League C of the Nations League in 2024, but failed to stay in the division, finishing in last place. On average, 2.5 goals per game have been scored in this national team's matches. Only one match out of six ended with less than two goals. Let's bet that Group K outsiders will score at least twice.