Faroe Islands will be aiming to register their first victory of the current UEFA Nations League campaign when they play host to Luxembourg on Tuesday.
The visitors, meanwhile, are looking to clinch consecutive victories following a 2-0 victory over Lithuania at the weekend.
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After spending the first two editions of the Nations League in League D, the Faroe Islands are currently experiencing League C for the first time after winning promotion to the third tier of the competition.
In the 2020-21 campaign, the Faroe Islands collected 12 points from six matches to top a group that featured Malta, Latvia and Andorra.
Although they fared well in their promotion campaign, Tuesday's hosts were given a rude awakening in their first-ever League C encounter.
Hakan Ericson took his side to Turkey for Saturday's contest, but it proved to be a fruitless trip, as the visitors fell to a heavy 4-0 defeat.
After coming up well short in their opening Nations League encounter, the Faroe Islands will be grateful to return to home surroundings for two fixtures against Luxembourg and Lithuania, with the hosts unbeaten in their last four Nations League home games.
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In contrast to their hosts, Luxembourg began their Nations League campaign in style thanks to a 2-0 away victory against Lithuania.
Danel Sinani opened the scoring for his country in the 44th minute before finding the net once again in the second half to help his country end a run of three consecutive defeats.
Following their away day win over Lithuania, Luc Holtz's side will now turn their attention to Tuesday's away meeting against a nation that are ranked 30 places below them in the FIFA world rankings.
Luxembourg will be confident that they can achieve a positive result on Tuesday, having lost only one of their last five Nations League encounters.
Their away record in the competition will also offer cause for optimism, with three of their last four Nations League away games resulting in victory.
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Despite suffering a heavy defeat against Turkey, the hosts are expected to keep changes to a minimum for Tuesday's contest.
Although, there could be a change in midfield, with Jakup Andreasen set to come into the side after featuring as a second-half substitute at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Patrik Johannesen is expected to lead the line, and the forward will be aiming to score his first competitive goal for the Faroe Islands.
As for the visitors, they are also unlikely to make too many alterations to the side that beat Lithuania in their Nations League opener.
There could be a place in the starting XI for Gerson Rodrigues, who came off the bench at half time on Saturday.
After netting a brace at the weekend, Sinani is guaranteed to start the away encounter with the Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands possible starting lineup:
Nielsen; Rolantsson, Askham, Faero, Davidsen; Andreasen, G. Vatnhamar; Joensen, S. Vatnhamar, Hansson; Johannesen
Luxembourg possible starting lineup:
Moris; Martins, Chanot, Carlson, Pinto; Rodrigues, Sinani, Martins, Barreiro, Borges Sanches; Muratovic
We say: Faroe Islands 1-2 Luxembourg
Despite playing away for the second time in a matter of days, we think that Luxembourg will utilise the confidence gained from Saturday's win over Lithuania to guide them to a narrow victory over the Faroe Islands on Tuesday.
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