As part of one of the matches of the European Handball Championship, the players of the national teams of Montenegro and Iceland will fight face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Montenegro
The Montenegrin team is on the 5th line in its quartet, and has no chance of reaching the semifinals of the European Championship. In addition, the team will not be able to compete for 5-6 places, because it lost too many matches earlier. Suffice it to say that the Montenegrins lost in 2 previous meetings, losing to the Netherlands (30:34) and France (27:36), to understand how upset the fans of this team were, which will almost certainly finish the main round on the 5th line.
Iceland
The Icelandic national team has a chance to get out of the group, but miracles must happen for this. Firstly, the Icelanders themselves have to beat the opponent with a big score. And, secondly, in a parallel match, France should lose with a crushing lag to unmotivated Denmark, which secured its exit from the group the day before. Such arrangements seem unthinkable, given the intentions of the current Olympic champions to play in the matches for the medals of the competition. It is worth noting that Iceland is to blame for being on the third line, because after defeating France, it sensationally lost to Croatia in the last seconds of the meeting (22:23).
Statistics and figures:
- Iceland is the favorite of the meeting;
- Montenegrins have a 2-match series of defeats;
- Iceland won 3 out of 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 34:22 in favor of the Vikings.
Forecast
Iceland should be as confident as possible to defeat the opponent in the upcoming meeting. It is likely that the Islanders will have to compete with their opponent in goal difference. That is why Montenegro will not be well.
Montenegro
