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Peter Green - October 9, 2018
Moldova vs San Marino
UEFA Nations League
Date: Friday, 12th October 2018
Kick-off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru (Chisinau).
Placed third in the group Moldova will be eyeing to win this game on Friday and going up. The team managed by Alexandru Spiridon, have never lost to San Marino before. There is good chance that this game will turn into a goal-fest.
Moldova has completed 2 games in the league and has one point credit to a draw in the last match against Belarus. The match ended as 0-0 at Moldova. The team never failed to score in their last 11 matches.
Aldo Simonsini, keeper and captain of the San Marino side will have nothing to lose literally. His team is mentally depleted from two huge losses in UNL.
The last game in the league saw San Marino lost 3-0 to Luxembourg at home. Their first game in UNL resulted in another crushing loss 5-0 to Belarus. The team is in no shape to compete in this level of football, having lost more than 20 games on the trot.
Presently fourth in the group they have zero chances of promotion to above leagues with their current performance.
The game looks like a walk in the park for Moldova considering the head to head stats and poor away form of their opponents. San Marino lost all their 3 away games before this match.
The La Serenissima have conceded at least 4 goals in each of their last 9 away games, scoring just once in the process. It is quite evident that they won’t be able to challenge their hosts in any aspect of the game.
Moldova will have vast majority of possession and Simonsini will be on the line of fire for the entire 90 minutes.
