Azerbaijan Vs Estonia Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | UEFA Nations League, November 16, 2024

Azerbaijan vs Estonia Preview

• Competition: UEFA Nations League.
• Date: Saturday, November 16.
• Time: 2:00 PM GMT.
• Venue: Gabala City Stadium.

In Round Five of the UEFA Nations League, Azerbaijan hosts Estonia for a League C Group 1 fixture on Saturday afternoon at the Gabala City Stadium.

The hosts are currently fourth, at the bottom of the table without any points, as they have yet to pick up a single point in their Nations League campaign. Meanwhile, Estonia are merely above Azerbaijan in third, having three points in their account, following an only win over the same opponent in the first-leg fixture at home.

Both sides are realistically out of contention to go through, thus they would intend to claim all three points to conclude their respective campaigns on high in the remaining two fixtures of the Nations League.

Azerbaijan National Football Team News

Azerbaijan head coach Fernando Santos has assembled his strongest possible squad for the final two games with no fresh injuries or suspensions in the team. 

Estonia National Football Team News

The visitors led by head coach Jürgen Henn will back his confidence in the available squad ahead of this important clash. Estonia also doesn’t have any injury problems.

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Predicted Lineup

Azerbaijan Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Jafarov

Defenders: A. Huseynov, Mammadov, B. Huseynov, Jafarquilyev

Midfielders: Isayev, Jamalov; Kokcu, Mahmudov, Bayramov

Forward: Dadashov

Estonia Predicted Lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Hein

Defenders: Paskotsi, Tamm, Mets, Schjonning-Larsen;

Midfielders: Miller, Poom, Shein, Sinyavskiy

Forwards: Tamm, Anier

Azerbaijan vs Estonia Head-to-Head Record

Since 1995, these two European minnows have locked horns 11 times out of which only thrice in competitive fixtures, Azerbaijan have won twice while Estonia have won four victories. In five matches, the game ended in a draw, in their most recent Estonia 3-1 over Azerbaijan on their home soil in October.

Recent five head to head record between Azerbaijan and Estonia

Key Players to watch in Azerbaijan vs Estonia

Tural Bayramov (Azerbaijan)

Tural Bayramov is a versatile player who primarily plays as left back for his club Qarabag FK, while for Azerbaijan, he plays more advanced mainly as a wide midfielder or winger. The 23-year-old has been involved in 9 goals for his club in the Azerbaijan League and UEFA Europa League making 15 appearances in all competitions this season. For his country, Bayramov has played 27 matches and scored in his last two appearances against Estonia and Slovakia respectively.

Rocco Robert Shein (Estonia)

The 21-year-old Estonian International was more than impressive against Azerbaijan during their 3-1 win and Rocco Robert Shein scored and assisted in that match while playing in the centre of the midfield. So far, Shein has won 14 International caps for Estonia since making his senior debut for the country at the age of 18 in 2022. He will be the key player for Jürgen Henn to deploy in the middle of the pitch and dominate and win the small midfield battles against competitive hosts.

Azerbaijan vs Estonia Prediction

We say a tough win for Estonia with a margin of 2-0 over Azerbaijan after looking into the recent forms of both teams. The hosts under Fernando Santos have lost all of their four matches in this competition ever since he took charge. Meanwhile, the guests have experienced mixed results but their recent victory in the first leg adds pressure on the home side to deliver the results in front of home support.

Predicted Score: Azerbaijan 0-2 Estonia

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