{"id":563142,"date":"2020-08-25T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T04:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=563142"},"modified":"2020-08-23T03:34:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T07:34:11","slug":"predicting-group-2-of-uefa-nations-league-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/25\/predicting-group-2-of-uefa-nations-league-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicting Group 2 of UEFA Nations League D"},"content":{"rendered":"

The end of the line! Group D2 is the 14th and final UEFA Nations League group and the only one that just consists of three teams. It features three microstates – Gibraltar, Liechtenstein and San Marino. All three could realistically win the group. Let’s find out who has the best chance. This article will be predicting Group 2 of UEFA Nations League<\/a> D.<\/p>\n

Predicting Group 2 of UEFA Nations League D<\/h2>\n

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Perhaps not surprisingly, all three of them called League D their home in 2018\/19 as well. Gibraltar and Liechtenstein shared groups, with the former being notably better. Winning and losing, home and away respectively, against Liechtenstein. Additionally, Team 54<\/em> recorded an astounding 1-0 win away against Armenia in Yerevan. San Marino lost every game without scoring a single goal. Do keep in mind these matches were played almost two years ago and things may very well have changed since then. However, having a look at their most recent Nations League campaigns is interesting nonetheless.<\/p>\n

European Qualifiers Bode Well for Liechtenstein<\/h3>\n

Liechtenstein were the only team of Group D2 that obtained any points in Euro 2020 qualifying. Their point tally is two. The Blues-Reds<\/em> obtained these points from two draws – one at home against Armenia and the other against Greece in Athens. Quite sensational, actually. On top of their superior performance in European Qualifiers<\/a>, Liechtenstein’s Elo rating is higher than that of both Gibraltar and San Marino.<\/p>\n

Gibraltar Have Proven More than San Marino<\/h3>\n

Although neither of the two obtained any points in Euro qualifying, Gibraltar’s performance was still quantifiably better than San Marino’s campaign. More specifically, Team 54’s<\/em> goal difference vastly outclassed La Serenissima’s<\/em>. Gibraltar’s goal difference was -28, San Marino’s was -50. The goal difference discrepancy speaks volumes, even though their points tally is the same.<\/p>\n

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