David faces Goliath at Bonifika stadium in Koper as Slovenia and Gibraltar go head to head in a warm-up game. Slovenia missed out on a place at EURO 2020, and, to make things even worse for the fans, they have been struggling in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers as well. Matjaz Kek will use upcoming friendlies to test as many players as possible, but regardless of who will be deployed in the starting XI, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise.
A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Atalanta star Josip Ilicic, who is likely to make life difficult for the opposition defenders. Gibraltar, on the other hand, have already conceded 14 goals in the World Cup qualifiers, and it is no surprise the bookies see them as big underdogs in Friday’s friendly. Taking everything into account, the minnows are unlikely to spoil Slovenia’s party at Bonifika.
Faroe Islands and Iceland face each other in a highly-anticipated friendly at Torsvollur (Torshavn). Faroe Islands experienced all sorts of problems at the back in back-to-back defeats to Austria (1-3) and Scotland (0-4) and, as a result, they are seen as underdogs in Friday’s warm-up game. You should bear in mind that Hakan Ericsson’s troops are on a six-match winless run ahead of the visit of Iceland.
The Icelanders, on the other hand, missed out on a place at the European Championship finals, with the team continuing to struggle in the World Cup qualifiers. Considering that both sides are eager to return to winning ways, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. It has to be noted that the visiting team will be without Premier League ace Gylfi Sigurdsson in Friday’s friendly.