The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Azerbaijan in a friendly on Wednesday, while Romania lost to Slovenia with a similar scoreline, a day later.
Moldova will host Romania in an international friendly at Zimbru Stadium on Sunday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Azerbaijan in a friendly on Wednesday, while Romania lost to Slovenia with a similar scoreline, a day later. Both nations have not qualified for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, Moldova finished at the bottom of Group F in the UEFA qualifiers, having collected just a solitary point from 10 outings. The Tricolours, on the other hand, managed to secure a third position in Group J, having pocketed 17 points from 10 World Cup qualifying matches, just one point adrift of second-placed North Macedonia, who earned a spot in the qualifying playoffs.
A big day for football!
Moldova vs Romania in Chișinău
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Moldova probable starting lineup: Celeadnic, Revenco, Lovu, Armas, Dumbravanu, Reabciuk, Cociuc, Lonita, Rata, Damascan, Caimacov
Romania probable starting lineup: Moldovan, Manea, Nedelcearu, Burca, Vatajelu, Marin, Marin, Cicaldau, Cordea, Puscas, Dragus
Moldova
Opponents | Score |
Azerbaijan | 1-2 (L) |
Liechtenstein | 2-0 (W) |
Latvia | 1-2 (W) |
Andorra | 2-1 (W) |
Latvia | 2-4 (L) |
Romania
Opponents | Score |
Slovenia | 1-2 (L) |
Bosnia | 4-1 (W) |
Finland | 1-1 (D) |
Montenegro | 0-3 (L) |
Finland | 1-0 (W) |
Last 3 match results |
Romania 2-1 Moldova |
Romania 2-0 Moldova |
Romania 2-0 Moldova |
The international friendly match between Moldova and Romania will take place at Zimbru Stadium on Monday at 12:00 am IST.
Moldova vs Romania | Key details |
Date | November 20 |
Venue | Zimbru Stadium |
Kickoff time in Moldova | 8:30 pm (Sunday) |
Kickoff time in Romania | 8:30 pm (Sunday) |
For the football fans in Moldova, live telecast of the match will be available on Prime. Meanwhile, those in Romania can catch the live action via Pro Arena.