Daily Mirror

MATCH FACTS

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■Wales have never lost against Estonia in three previous meetings (W2 D1), though they drew 0-0 with them in September in the reverse fixture of this qualifying campaign.

■Estonia have never led against Wales and have scored just once, with a Martin Reim penalty in a 2-1 loss in May 1994.

■This is the fourth meeting between Estonia and Wales in a fourth different stadium – their 1994 match was played at the Kadrioru Stadium in Tallinn, in 2009 they met at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli, last month they played at Cardiff City Stadium and this game is at Tallinn’s Lillekula Stadium. ■Wales have only won two of their last 10 games (D5 L3) in all competitio­ns, although they are unbeaten in their last three on the road (W1 D2).

■Wales have only lost twice in their last 17 World Cup qualifying matches (W7 D8), with those defeats coming against Republic of Ireland in October 2017 (0-1) and Belgium in March 2021 (1-3).

■Four of Aaron Ramsey’s last five goals for Wales in all competitio­ns have arrived in the first half, including his strike against Czech Republic last time out. Of Ramsey’s 18 goals for Wales, 16 have been in competitiv­e fixtures. ■Estonia’s Erik Sorga has scored with both of his shots on target in this qualifying campaign, including netting last time out versus Belarus. ■Daniel James has been directly involved in three goals in five games in World Cup 2022 qualifiers (2 goals, 1 assist), while he has also created more chances (9) and completed more dribbles (11) than any other Wales player.

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