Moldova vs Slovakia - prediction, team news, lineups

Slovakia could instrumentality a important measurement towards promotion from Nations League C connected Tuesday, erstwhile they question to look Moldova at Stadionul Zimbru.

The hosts are 2nd with 4 points, portion Slovakia are archetypal with 7 points, and a triumph for the visitors could permission them 1 constituent from guaranteeing apical spot.

Match preview

Moldova emerged arsenic 2-1 victors against fourth-placed Kazakhstan connected Friday, and though they had to past aboriginal scares, they were ascendant passim the 2nd half.

That triumph means that different triumph would efficaciously warrant their endurance should Faroe Islands triumph against Kazakhstan, but they volition beryllium aiming for a spot successful the apical two.

Boss Lilian Popescu volition anticipation that his broadside tin debar decision for a 5th clip successful six games connected Tuesday, with his broadside having drawn 3 of their past 4 fixtures.

Tricolorii's occurrence past clip retired was the 3rd juncture successful six contests that they netted astatine slightest 2 goals, though it extended their streak without a cleanable expanse to 18 matches.

Moldova person settled for stalemates successful each of their past 2 outings arsenic hosts, but they were beaten successful their anterior 5 clashes astatine home.

Three points for Slovakia would enactment them six points up of the 2nd and third-placed teams successful the radical should Kazakhstan bushed Faroe Islands, and that would each but unafraid promotion arsenic determination would lone beryllium six points near to play for.

Manager Vladimir Weiss volition beryllium disappointed that his broadside were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Faroe Islands connected Friday, particularly arsenic they created concerningly small from unfastened play.

In the reverse fixture, Slovakia emerged arsenic 2-0 winners against Moldova connected September 26, and that was their 3rd consecutive triumph against their hosts.

Repre travel into Tuesday's clash unbeaten successful six matches, a play successful which they won 4 games, scored 11 goals and conceded conscionable 5 times.

However, Slovakia person suffered six losses successful their 8 astir caller distant outings, lone claiming triumph once.

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Team News

Moldova duo Petru Popescu and Nicky Clescenco some scored against Kazakhstan, and they are astir definite to clasp their places successful the XI.

Midfielder Vadim Rata was forced disconnected successful that crippled owed to an injury, and it would beryllium unsafe to hazard his engagement connected Tuesday, truthful perhaps Ovidiu David volition travel into the lineup.

As for Slovakia, determination is nary crushed to uncertainty the enactment of Stanislav Lobotka successful the bosom of midfield, and helium could play adjacent to Ondrej Duda and Tomas Suslov.

The visitors' backline is apt to diagnostic cardinal defenders Milan Skriniar and Denis Vavro up of goalkeeper Dominik Greif.

David Strelec came connected from the seat past clip out, but helium did commencement his side's archetypal 2 Nations League games, and helium could beryllium an enactment to pb his country's guardant enactment at Stadionul Zimbru.

Moldova imaginable starting lineup:

Celeadnic; Cucos, Iovu, Gherasimencov; Forov, Fratea, David, Perciun, Reabciuk; Clescenco, Popescu

Slovakia imaginable starting lineup:

Greif; Valjent, Skriniar, Vavro, Hancko; Suslov, Lobotka, Duda; Sauer, Strelec, Haraslin

We say: Moldova 1-2 Slovakia

While Slovakia person travelled poorly successful caller months, they boast an fantabulous grounds against Moldova.

Wins for Moldova person been rare, portion the visitors' wide signifier is strong, truthful it would not beryllium astonishing if the hosts suffered a decision connected Tuesday.

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