Romania vs San Marino prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-17 19:45.
[p]Romania will be keen to finish FIFA World Cup qualifying (WCQ) on a high and build some momentum ahead of the play-offs in a dead rubber against San Marino.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A chastening 3-1 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday meant that Romania can no longer finish in the top two of Group H, but Mircea Lucescu’s side can still reach next summer’s finals through the play-offs thanks to their UEFA Nations League performances. A run of eight wins from their last 12 completed competitive outings (D1, L3) gives reason for supporters to be positive, with the Tricolours particularly strong on home soil since Euro 2024, registering five victories from seven full internationals (L2). History also suggests they will bounce back here, as Romania haven’t suffered successive defeats since June 2022![/p]
[p]While they enjoyed success in the Nations League by registering a pair of competitive victories, San Marino have been unable to back that up in WCQ, losing all seven games while scoring just once and conceding more goals (32) than any other nation in the process. La Serenissima have now been beaten in 60 successive WCQs since drawing 1-1 with Latvia in 2001, and it appears highly unlikely that Roberto Cevoli’s men will end that run here, given that the only away victory in their history came against lowly-ranked Liechtenstein last year, losing five such trips since.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Romania’s 5-1 thrashing of San Marino in the reverse fixture maintained their 100% record in H2Hs (W4). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Romania’s last eight games have featured over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Romania have scored first in five of their last six internationals.[/p]
[p]San Marino are averaging just one shot on target per game during this WCQ cycle. [/p]
[p]San Marino have lost six of their seven WCQs by a 2+ goal margin.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Nine of Dennis Man’s ten goals for Romania have served as the first or last of the game. Nicola Nanni could be San Marino’s most likely goal threat, and three of his four international goals have come after half-time. [/p]
[p]Denis Drăguș will be missing for Romania after being sent off at the weekend, while San Marino don’t appear to have any fresh fitness concerns. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given where these two teams sit in the table, some extra profit might be found by backing Romania to win with a -2 handicap.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]