Romania — Moldova : Match Preview and Prediction for October 09,2025

Romania’s Push for Revival

It’s evident that the Romanian national team didn’t select this particular opponent without reason. After a noticeable dip in form during their match against Cyprus, the squad is in urgent need of a resurgence. Moreover, a crucial home qualifier against Austria is on the horizon, a fixture that will undoubtedly shed light on many lingering questions.

National Team’s Uneven Campaign

The Romanian national team is, in essence, objectively progressing through its Nations League campaign. They successfully secured victories in all their encounters there, even benefiting from Kosovo’s results. However, their journey in the qualification tournament has been fraught with difficulties. An unfortunate and arguably undeserved opening defeat to Bosnia was followed by a justified loss to Austria, and they then simply squandered two valuable points in a draw against Cyprus. Despite these setbacks, “The Tricolor” continue to back Lucescu, hoping for improved fortunes. A pivotal match in the entire qualification cycle now awaits, given the significant number of points already dropped.

Moldova’s Post-Euro Qualification Slump

Following what could be described as an impressive Euro qualification campaign, the Moldovan national team has, rather abruptly, begun to demonstrate a far less encouraging performance. While the team did secure victory in its Nations League group, even a single defeat to Malta alone raises substantial concerns.

A Disastrous Qualification Run

Moldova embarked on their new qualification journey with considerable optimism. An anti-record was certainly not anticipated, but now, the entire nation of Moldova wishes to forget this qualification cycle, and the mere mention of the name Haaland sends shivers down their spines. The squad conceded an astonishing 25 goals in just 5 matches. In Norway, they suffered the indignity of letting in 11 goals, an absolutely dreadful display. This marks an unprecedented anti-record in the history of all matches for the sovereign nation – a truly unenviable distinction that required considerable effort to achieve. It was therefore clear that such results would necessitate a change in head coach. Serghei Cleșcenco, who has extensive coaching experience in Russia, is now at the helm.