Montenegro welcome Iceland to Stadion Kraj Bistrice in Niksic for their penultimate League B Group 4 fixture in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday evening.

Match preview

Robert Prosinecki was appointed as Montenegro head coach in February and won his first two games in charge a month later against Belarus and North Macedonia (both friendlies), but his side have since endured a disappointing run of form.

Indeed, the Brave Falcons have lost each of their last six matches across all competitions, including all four fixtures in the Nations League in which they have failed to score on three occasions.

After losing their aforementioned opener away against Iceland, Montenegro have since fallen to three successive defeats by a one-goal margin, most recently losing 1-0 away to both Turkey and Wales in October.

Prosinecki's side sit rock bottom of League B Group 4 without a single point, and they know that they must win their remaining two fixtures against Iceland and Turkey - both on home soil - if they are to stand a chance of avoiding automatic relegation to League C.

Ranked 75th in the world by FIFA, Montenegro will reminisce about their only previous home encounter with Iceland back in February 2012 when they secured a 2-1 friendly victory courtesy of a brace from Stevan Jovetic.

Since beating Montenegro 2-0 in their opening Nations League match, Iceland have failed to win their last three games in League B Group 4, picking up just one point in the process.

Strakarnir okkar suffered home and away defeats to Turkey by an aggregate score of 7-3, either side of a 2-2 home draw with Wales last month in which they came from two goals down in the final 20 minutes to rescue a point.

Age Hareide's side currently sit third in their Nations League group, occupying the relegation playoff position, and there are four points separating them from both Montenegro at the bottom and second-placed Wales, who they face next Tuesday.

Many will be surprised to learn that Iceland's aforementioned win against Montenegro in September represents their only triumph in 18 Nations League matches (D5 L12) since the tournament was formed six years ago.

Iceland have, however, only lost one of their last five Nations League home games and only one of their last six in front of their own supporters across all competitions, although that solitary defeat was in their most recent home fixture against Turkey (4-2).

Montenegro possible starting lineup:

Mijatovic; Marusic, Vujacic, Sipcic, Radunovic; Bakic, Jankovic; Camaj, Jovetic, Krstovic; Mugosa

Iceland possible starting lineup:

Valdimarsson; Sampsted, Gunnarsson, Ingason, Tomasson; Thorsteinsson, Gudmundsson, Traustason, Ellertsson; Oskarsson, Gudjohnsen