Wales:
In their last five games, Wales have won one, lost one and drawn three. It has been a disappointing stretch for Wales as they have struggled for wins. This run started with a friendly back in June, in which they were held to a goalless draw against minnows Gibraltar. Three days later they were convincingly beaten 4-0 away at Slovakia. Juraj Kucka, Robert Bozenik and Laszlo Benes all scored, adding to an Ethan Ampadu own goal.
They returned to Nations League action in September, though their offensive woes continued with another 0-0 draw, this time at home to Turkey. Their visitors played the final half an hour with 10 men, but Wales were unable to take advantage, managing just one shot on target.
A win was finally recorded in their next game, beating Montenegro 2-1. Wales came out strong, going 2-0 up within the first three minutes thanks to goals from Kieffer Moore and Harry Wilson. Driton Camaj pulled one back late on, but the visitors hung on for the win. Their most recent game was a trip to Iceland, in which they drew 2-2. They took a two goal lead through Brennan Johnson and Harry Wilson, but conceded twice in the space of three second half minutes to squander their advantage.
Montenegro:
In their last five games, Montenegro have lost all of them. It has been a tough stretch for Montenegro as they have endured an extended losing stretch. The first in this run came away at Belgium in a friendly back in June. Kevin De Bruyne and Leandro Trossard were the scorers at the end of each half.
They followed this with a 3-1 home defeat to Georgia. The visitors went two goals ahead through Otar Kiteishvili and Georges Mikautadze. Stevan Jovetic halved the deficit, but another Georgia strike put the game out of reach in the final 10 minutes. Iceland were their next opponents, though another loss occurred with a 2-0 result. The hosts scored a goal either side of half-time. Montenegro threatened with more possession and 10 attempts, but could not find a breakthrough.
A first fixture with their upcoming opponents Wales ended in a 2-1 loss. Two early goals for Wales took the game away early, and a response from Driton Camaj was not enough. Last time out they travelled to Turkey. They lost 1-0, with an Irfan Kahveci goal the difference.
