Moldova v Faroe Islands Betting Tips [24 March 2023]
Football - Euro
24 March 2023 15:45
The match
The first of eight qualifying matches in Group D is set to kick off with Moldova hosting the Faroe Islands at the Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau. Moldova has never qualified for a European Championship or a World Cup and this will be their eighth attempt at qualifying for this specific tournament. Rounding out the rest of Group D is Albania, Czech Republic and Poland. Moldova had an overall very positive UEFA Nations League campaign, finishing second in Group 1 of League D with four wins, one draw and one defeat. Since then, the Selectionata has only taken to the field twice in a pair of friendlies that were played at the end of 2022. They would go on to lose both, the first a 2-1 home loss to Azerbaijan before suffering a heavy 5-0 beatdown on home soil at the hands of Romania. This is the first time the team will take the field in 2023 and manager Serghei Clesenco will attempt to recapture the form that saw his side win three straight to close out the Nations League group stage.
Faroe Islands will come into this match high on confidence and with a sense that they can potentially cause some problems for the bigger nations in the group. They will be pleased with their performance in the Nations League, which saw them finish third in the group and remain very competitive throughout. Faroe Islands would ultimately finish that group with two wins, two draws and two defeats for a total of eight points, enough to retain their position in League C for the next iteration of the tournament. Included in that run was a 2-1 win at home over Lithuania and a famous 2-1 home win over Turkey. They’ve also proven they can get results away from home as Faroe Islands have drawn with Kosovo, Luxembourg and Lithuania away from home in the last nine months.
Key Statistics
- Faroe Islands have avoided defeat in three of their last four away matches.
- Moldova has lost eight of its last 10 home matches dating back to the 2022 World Cup qualifying.
- Faroe Islands have been in good scoring form recently, finding the back of the net in five of the last six matches.
- Faroe Islands have only lost once in the last six matches overall.
- Moldova has conceded seven goals at home in the last two matches.
The bet of our experts
This should be an interesting matchup between two teams coming off encouraging Nations League campaigns. While both teams suffered five-goal defeats in recent friendly matches, Faroe Islands were at least able to respond in the next match with a draw. The visitors are ranked 124th by the FIFA rankings while home side Moldova holds the 174th ranking. Faroe Islands are listed as the underdogs by the bookmakers but we think they can get a result in this one. Our Moldova vs Faroe Islands prediction: Faroe Islands double chance
