Poland Cannot Afford to Slip Up as They Face Moldova in European Championship Qualifying
Poland vs Moldova - 15/10/2023
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We have several fixtures to look forward to on the 15th of October in 2024 European Championship qualifying, including the meeting between Poland and Moldova.
The game will be played at the Stadion Narodowy, in Warsaw and the hosts are currently second in Group E on 9 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 8 points.
Poland come into the match having beat Faroe Islands 2-0 away from home in European Championship qualification on Thursday night. It took Poland only 4 minuets to open the scoring but it was not easy for them to find the second goal and they did not double their advantage until the 65th minute.
It was an important victory for Poland who could not afford to drop points having lost their previous European Championship qualifier 2-0 in Albania.
Poland have won 2 of their last 4 fixtures, with both wins coming over the Faroe Islands. There was a shock 3-2 defeat in Moldova, which was a blow to Poland’s qualifying chances.
Trends show Poland have won 7 of their last 10 European Championship qualifying matches. They are particularly strong at home and Poland have won each of their last 4 home European Championship qualifiers and are undefeated in their last 18 on home soil.
Poland have won 9 of their last 10 home European Championship qualifying games and have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 7 at home.
Moldova travel to the Stadion Narodowy on the back of a 3-1 friendly defeat at the hands of Sweden in Solna.
Moldova found themselves 2-0 down after 18 minutes but pulled a goal back before half time. Moldova could not build on their goal in the second half and it was Sweden who scored the only goal after the interval.
The defeat in Sweden means Moldova are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 matches in all competitions.
They have recorded wins in 2024 European Championship qualifying at the Faroe Islands and at home against Poland, the latter of which was one of the biggest results in the history of Moldovan football.
Trends show Moldova are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 European Championship qualifying fixtures. However, they struggle on the road and Moldova have lost 8 of their last 9 away European Championship qualifiers, failing to score a goal in 7 of those 8 defeats.
Team news and Poland are without key striker Robert Lewandowski. Arkadiusz Milik is expected to start up-front with Piotr Zieliński providing creativity from midfield.
Moldova will be looking to Ion Nicolaescu for goals and the forward plays for Heerenveen in the Netherlands. Vadim Rață will captain the team from midfield.
Moldova have done well in this qualifying group but this is going to be their toughest test. Scoring a goal is going to prove tough for the Moldovans and we expect to see Poland get revenge for their shock defeat in Chisinau by winning this match 2-0.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EuQ
562321
1
2 - 0
2.05
8°
1.20
1.20
6.50
17.00
no
no
no
1 - 1(0 - 1)
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