The International friendly match between Sweden and Moldova will take place at the Friends Arena on Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
Sweden and Moldova will lock horns at the Friends Arena for an international friendly. The hosts will look to return to winning ways following a 3-1 defeat to Austria. However, Sweden will look to seek redemption at the same venue where they lost in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier last month. In the match against Austria, all four goals came in the second half. However, Marko Arnautovic’s brace helped Unsere Burschen leave with all three points. Meanwhile, Sweden has a Euro qualifier scheduled against Belgium on Monday. Sweden’s quest to qualify for Euro 2026 is all but over, with their defeat to Austria leaving them seven points off the top two with just three games left. It wraps up a sordid year that saw them fail to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and relegated to League C in the UEFA Nations League, their second successive relegation.
Meanwhile, Moldova claimed maximum points with a narrow 1-0 win at the Faroe Islands. Vadim Rata’s 53rd-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides. The Tricolorii are scheduled to travel to Warsaw to face Poland in a Euro qualifier next week. Earlier, Moldova claimed a famous victory against Poland which saw them clinch a 3-2 win. However, Moldova has a dismal record against Sweden which they will look to change against the Scandinavians.
Sweden’s probable starting lineup: Olsen, Holm, Lagerbielke, Lindelof, Sema, Claesson, Larsson, Gustafson, Forsberg, Elanga, Gyokores
Moldova’s probable starting lineup: Railean, Revenco, Baboglo, Craciun, Posmac, Marandici, Damascan, Rata, Motpan, Stina, Nicolaescu
Sweden
| Opponents | Score |
| Austria | 1-3 (L) |
| Estonia | 0-5 (W) |
| Austria | 2-0 (L) |
| New Zealand | 4-1 (W) |
| Azerbaijan | 5-0 (W) |
Moldova
| Opponents | Score |
| Faroe Islands | 0-1 (W) |
| Austria | 1-1 (D) |
| Poland | 3-2 (W) |
| Albania | 2-0 (L) |
| Czech Republic | 0-0 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Scoreline |
| Sweden beat Moldova | 1-0 |
| Sweden beat Moldova | 2-0 |
| Sweden beat Moldova | 2-0 |
| Sweden beat Moldova | 2-1 |
| Sweden beat Moldova | 4-1 |
The International friendly match between Sweden and Moldova will take place at the Friends Arena on Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
| Sweden vs Moldova | Key Details |
| Date | October 12 (Sweden) |
| Venue | Friends Arena |
| Kickoff time in Moldova | 8:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Sweden | 7:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm (Thursday) |
In Kuwait, the match will be shown on Abu Dhabi Sports 1, Shasha & ATV. While in UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria and Qatar the match will be shown on Abu Dhabi Sports 1.
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