Romania vs Kosovo Match Analysis and Prediction

Romania vs Kosovo Match Analysis & Prediction

Romania

12/09/2023 9:45 pm

Kosovo

by Vincent

2 weeks ago 0 17

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After both recording draws in their previous matches, Romania and Kosovo meet at the Arena Nationala in Buchurest on Tuesday in a Euro 2024 qualifier.

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Kosovo have underwhelmed when it really mattered in a group where they would have hoped to be dark horses, while Romania remain well in the hunt for a top-two spot.

Romania’s draw with Israel on Saturday night ultimately proved to be disappointing, but it does keep them in the top two for now.

Had Romania got the better of Israel last time out, they would have started matchday six top of the group after Switzerland’s surprise draw with Kosovo.

Edward Iordanescu’s side remain the slight favourites to finish in the top two along with Switzerland, and qualification would end a ru of three straight failures to reach a major tournament.

Romania remain unbeaten in the group, but three draws from their last three matches means the door is still wide open for Israel to keep the pressure on.

UEFA’s youngest nation Kosovo have shown immaturity and inconsistency despite undoubtedly having the quality in their ranks to be competitive.

Some awful results in the group have held them back in what could have been a phenomenal opportunity for them to reach a first-ever major tournament, just seven year after becoming a UEFA and FIFA member.

A draw at home to Andorra early in the campaign was arguably their worst competitive result yet, while a defeat to Belarus undid all the good work done in recording draws against Romania and Israel.

Their draw with Switzerland on Saturday only further adds to the frustration of those two poor results against Andorra and Belarus, as the top three are still yet to beat them

Five matches and no wins means their race is all but run for this campaign, unless they can turn all of their draws into wins in the second half of the qualifiers.

Romania vs. Kosovo Head to head

These two teams have only previously met once, where they played out a goalless draw.

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Romania Team News

Despite a move to the Qatari Stars League, Denis Alibec was kept in the Romania squad, and he repaid his manager’s faith by scoring sgainst Israel.

Italian-based duo Dennis Man and Ionut Nedelcearu have missed out on this squad, along with goalkeepers Florin Nita and Ionut Radu.

Romania's Last 5 Matches

25/03/2023

Andorra

0

Romania

2

Euros Qualifiers
28/03/2023

Romania

2

Belarus

1

Euros Qualifiers
16/06/2023

Kosovo

0

Romania

0

Euros Qualifiers
19/06/2023

Switzerland

2

Romania

2

Euros Qualifiers
09/09/2023

Romania

1

Israel

1

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Kosovo Team News

Kosovo captain and Napoli regular Amir Rrahmani will hope to quickly get over his unfortunate own goal at the weekend as he could play a key role for the visitors.

Vedat Muriqi is the key man in attack, as he has scored better than a goal every other game following his two at the weekend, taking his tally to 26 in 49 caps.