Preview: Estonia vs Andorra - prediction, team news, lineups

Seeking respite from their World Cup qualifying woes, Estonia are set to face Andorra at A. Le Coq Arena for a friendly clash on Tuesday.

Sinisargid will be looking to bounce back from three straight defeats, while Tricolors are hoping to end their five-game losing streak.

Match preview

Jurgen Henn's Estonia are all but out of the running to make the 2026 World Cup with one win and four defeats from their opening five matches in UEFA's qualifying group I, and the manager will be looking to reset.

On Friday, Sinisargid followed up their summer losses against Israel and Norway by being thrashed 5-0 on the road at the hands of Italy.

That disappointing result left Henn's side fourth in the group, where their tally of three points has them nine behind first-placed Norway and six behind Israel in the playoff spot.

Tuesday's hosts will be aiming to get back to winning ways in this clash, but considering that they have only won once in the last 12 months when playing as the nominal home team, it remains to be seen whether they can defy their 2025 record to triumph at the A. Le Coq Arena.

Additionally, Estonia have struggled in front of goal in recent games, failing to find the back of the net against Gli Azzurri and Norway, and they could find it difficult to break down their opponents once again.

Meanwhile, Koldo Alvarez's Andorra are stranded at the bottom of their own group after five straight UEFA World Cup qualifying losses ahead of this friendly.

Most recently, Tricolors were beaten 2-0 as they travelled to face England at Wembley, with their centre-back, Christian Garcia, opening the scoring by putting the ball into his own net before a Declan Rice header.

That defeat left Koldo's men fifth in the table, 12 points behind the Three Lions at the top of the pile and seven behind second-placed Serbia with only three games to play.

To make matters worse, Andorra have now gone seven matches on the bounce without registering a goal of their own, and if they are to have any chance on Tuesday, they will need to rectify their dull attack.

However, considering that Tricolors last won a game back in October 2024 when they beat San Marino 2-0 and are without an away victory since a 2-0 triumph against Liechtenstein in September 2022, they are likely to struggle once again in Tallinn.

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Team News

Estonia are set to be without centre-back Maksim Paskotsi after he picked up an injury against Italy, so expect to see Joonas Tamm line up alongside Marten Kuusk on Tuesday.

At the opposite end of the pitch, striker Rauno Sappinen should be supported by Mattias Kait and Vlasiy Sinyavskiy from out wide and backed up by attacking midfielder Patrik Kristal.

As for Andorra, centre-back Christian Garcia will be keen to make amends for his own goal against England with a strong performance at the heart of defence.

He should be joined by Max Llovera and Ian Bryan Olivera de Oliveira in a back three, flanked by wing-backs Biel Borra Font and Moises San Nicolas.

Estonia possible starting lineup:

Hein; Schjonning-Larsen, Tamm, Kuusk, Saliste; Palumets, Shein; Kait, Kristal, Sinyavskiy; Sappinen

Andorra possible starting lineup:

Alvarez; Font, Llovera, Garcia, Olivera, Nicolas; Rodrigo, Muller, Vales, Cervos; Cucu