Switzerland forward Admir Mehmedi. (Photo : Getty Images)
Group B leaders Switzerland (3-0-0, 9 points) will look to keep their record unblemished as they square off with lowly squad Faroe Islands (1-1-1, 4 points) at the Swissporarena in Lucerne on Nov. 13, Sunday as the UEFA 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:00 p.m. UTC+1. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
FIFA World no. 14 Switzerland has swept the first three rounds of Group B competitions with wins over Portugal, Hungary, and Andorra to settle at the top spot of the group standings at the moment.
Head coach Vladimir Petković's side is coming off a 2-1 nipping of Andorra on the road at the Estadi Nacional in Andorra la Vella during the previous matchday on Oct. 10, via ESPN.
A penalty kick by Hoffenheim defender Fabian Schar opened the game's scoring in the 19th minute to give the visitors a one-point lead at halftime.
La Nati then doubled its lead in the 77th minute with a goal from Bayer Leverkusen striker Admir Mehmedi off an assist from Stoke City midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri.
Andorra was able to score a consolation goal right at the stroke of full time with a strike from forward Alexandre Martinez.
Meanwhile, the Faroe Islands, currently ranked 74th in the world by FIFA, has had a decent World Cup qualifiers campaign so far with one win, one draw, and one loss in three games.
However, the team was whitewashed by powerhouse squad Portugal, 0-6, at their home field of Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn in their most recent game on Oct. 10 to settle at the fourth spot of the Group B table, the Mirror reported.
Head coach Lars Olsen's squad was not able to answer with anything against Cristiano Ronaldo and company, conceding six goals to A Seleção in a lopsided contest.
The Faroe Islands drew with Hungary in their opening game before blanking Latvia, 2-0, in the second match before the crushing loss to the Portuguese.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 4-0 rout for Switzerland.
Switzerland starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Sommer; Lichtsteiner, Schar, Djourou, Rodriguez; Fernandes, Xhaka; Behrami, Dzemaili, Mehmedi; Seferovic
Faroe Islands starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Nielsen; Hansen, Gregersen, Nattestad, Davidsen; Vatnhamar, Benjaminsen, Hansson, Olsen; Hendriksson; Edmundsson
