Moldova vs Poland prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification betting tips on match 2023-06-19 18:45.
Moldova fans would be forgiven for not harbouring high hopes of beating Poland. Not only has the former member of the Soviet Union never qualified for the UEFA European Championships or the FIFA World Cup, but they have only won one game in the qualifiers for the former tournament since October 2011!
That solitary victory was against Andorra in 2019, with eight defeats and two draws since then, although they can perhaps take heart from the fact those two points were picked up at the start of the current qualifying campaign before Saturdayâs 2-0 defeat against Albania. Another grain of hope for the Tricolours to cling to is that they have previously drawn against Poland â albeit having suffered defeats in their other five H2Hs â in a match that took place ten years ago this month if itâs omens youâre looking for!
Poland, meanwhile, will arrive in ChiÈinÄu buoyed by 1-0 friendly win over Germany on Friday, with Arsenal centre-back Jakub Kiwior bagging the winner in a match that marked veteran midfielder Jakub BĆaszczykowskiâs final international game. Yet Fernando Santosâ men havenât made the best start to their Euros qualifying campaign (ECQ), falling to a somewhat surprising defeat in the Czech Republic in their opening fixture before stuttering to an unconvincing 1-0 win over Albania.
This is a weak group, though, so the White-Reds will be disappointed if they donât qualify for Germany next year and in turn secure their fifth straight appearance in the Euro finals. Theyâll surely fancy their chances of taking one step close to that goal here, as Moldova have never beaten a nation ranked 23rd â where Poland currently sit â or higher.
Players to watch: Striker Ion Nicolaescu is Moldovaâs highest active scorer with ten goals and has the opportunity to break the republicâs 17-year record held by Serghei CleÈcenco (11 goals). Robert Lewandowski only needs two more strikes to reach the 80-goal mark internationally, and despite a three-game goal drought for club and country, he has still netted six times in his last nine matches.
Hot stat: Poland have scored in the second half in 16 of their last 17 qualifiers for the Euros and the World Cup.