Faroe Islands host Slovakia in the UEFA Nations League. Both sides have had a mixed year, picking up wins and losses in fairly equal measure across a run of recent fixtures.
Slovakia arrive top of this group after their opening match, while the Faroe Islands sit just behind following a draw on their own patch. That leaves plenty still unresolved before this one kicks off.
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Two sides with similar overall records
Look back over the last six matches for each team and the shape is almost identical: three wins, a draw and two losses apiece. Neither side has been dominant lately, and neither has been consistently poor either.
Faroe Islands: 6 completed matches; Slovakia: 6 completed matches.
Faroe Islands
- Win
- 50% 3 / 6
- Draw
- 16.7% 1 / 6
- Loss
- 33.3% 2 / 6
- Scored
- 5
- Conceded
- 4
- Difference
- +1
Slovakia
- Win
- 50% 3 / 6
- Draw
- 16.7% 1 / 6
- Loss
- 33.3% 2 / 6
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 8
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Baltic Cup | Latvia | Faroe Islands | 09.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| Baltic Cup | Estonia | Faroe Islands | 06.06.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | San Marino | Faroe Islands | 28.03.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies | Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | 18.11.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Georgia | Faroe Islands | 05.06.2025 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Slovakia | Moldova | 26.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia | Montenegro | 05.06.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia | Malta | 01.06.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia | Romania | 31.03.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Israel | Slovakia | 10.06.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Greece | Slovakia | 07.06.2025 | 4-1 |
The difference is in the numbers behind those results. Slovakia's matches have tended to be higher-scoring, with nine goals for and eight against, while the Faroe Islands' games have been tighter, five for and four against.
Neither team's recent sample points clearly one way, so this form data alone doesn't settle much.
Comparative Team Statistics: Faroe Islands vs Slovakia

Early days in the group
Slovakia sit top after their first match, a 2-0 win, while the Faroe Islands are second having drawn 1-1 at home. That's just one game each, so it's a small snapshot rather than a settled picture of the group.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 3 |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 4 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
Slovakia's opener was a clean scoreline without conceding, which is worth noting, but one match doesn't tell us much about how either side will hold up over a longer campaign.

Schranz off the mark for Slovakia
I. Schranz has scored once for Slovakia in this group so far, in their solitary outing to date. That's a useful early sign for their attack, though it's only one data point.
There's no wider player list here, so we can't say much more about squad shape or fitness beyond that single contribution.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Hánsson | Faroe Islands | 34 | Midfielder | 182 | 77 |
| V. í Davidsen | Faroe Islands | 35 | Defender | 177 | 72 |
| H. Vatnsdal | Faroe Islands | 34 | Defender | 181 | n/a |
| B. Hendriksson | Faroe Islands | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 75 |
| R. Joensen | Faroe Islands | 33 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| M. Olsen | Faroe Islands | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Færø | Faroe Islands | 36 | Defender | 185 | n/a |
| Á. Frederiksberg | Faroe Islands | 34 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Bjartalíð | Faroe Islands | 30 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| A. Petersen | Faroe Islands | 23 | Goalkeeper | 187 | n/a |
| J. Danielsen | Faroe Islands | 29 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| J. Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands | 29 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| P. Knudsen | Faroe Islands | 28 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| B. á Reynatrøð | Faroe Islands | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| G. Vatnhamar | Faroe Islands | 31 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Svensson | Faroe Islands | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Justinussen | Faroe Islands | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| P. Kallsberg | Faroe Islands | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Lamhauge | Faroe Islands | 27 | Goalkeeper | 194 | n/a |
| P. Klettskarð | Faroe Islands | 36 | Attacker | 185 | 79 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Škriniar | Slovakia | 31 | Defender | 188 | 83 |
| D. Vavro | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 189 | 81 |
| D. Takáč | Slovakia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 82 |
| P. Pokorný | Slovakia | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 74 |
| I. Schranz | Slovakia | 33 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| M. Dúbravka | Slovakia | 37 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 83 |
| O. Duda | Slovakia | 31 | Midfielder | 181 | 75 |
| D. Hancko | Slovakia | 28 | Defender | 188 | 82 |
| L. Haraslín | Slovakia | 30 | Attacker | 182 | 74 |
| M. Valjent | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 187 | 70 |
| S. Lobotka | Slovakia | 31 | Midfielder | 168 | 68 |
| Ľ. Šatka | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| D. Greif | Slovakia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 82 |
| D. Strelec | Slovakia | 25 | Attacker | 185 | 73 |
| D. Ďuriš | Slovakia | 27 | Attacker | 186 | 80 |
| R. Boženík | Slovakia | 26 | Forward | 188 | 81 |
| M. Faško | Slovakia | 32 | Attacker | 183 cm | 76 kg |
| E. Prekop | Slovakia | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 77 |
| T. Suslov | Slovakia | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | 72 |
| A. Kaprálik | Slovakia | 24 | Attacker | 173 | 63 |
There's not much separating these two sides on the evidence available. Slovakia's win was tidier and their attacker has already scored, but the Faroe Islands' recent numbers are just as balanced overall.
Without a market price to weigh against that picture, it's sensible to sit this one out rather than force a view.
