Faroe Islands delivered a dominant performance in their World Cup qualifier against Montenegro, securing a comprehensive 4-0 victory on home soil. The hosts deployed a five-at-the-back formation that proved suffocating defensively whilst remaining potent in transition, registering 12 shots with six on target and an expected goals tally of 1.95. Montenegro, operating in a 5-3-2 setup, struggled to generate attacking momentum, managing only 10 shots with just three reaching the target and a paltry 0.29 xG. The Faroese goalkeeper's 33.33% save percentage masked an otherwise commanding defensive display, as Montenegro's limited xG conceded of 4.0 reflected their inability to trouble the hosts meaningfully. This emphatic victory showcases Faroe Islands' resilience in qualifying campaigns despite their footballing isolation, whilst Montenegro's toothless performance raises serious questions about their tournament credentials.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Faroe Islands GK
PSxG conceded–
Goals conceded0
Save %100.0%
Montenegro GK
PSxG conceded4.00
Goals conceded4
Goals saved0.00
Save %33.3%
Faroe Islands's keeper kept out 100% of the shots on target, while Montenegro's keeper performed right in line with expectations.
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