Romania vs Kosovo Prediction, Tips & Odds – Sep. 12, 2023

Romania vs Kosovo Prediction 12.09.2023. In the sixth round of EURO 2024 qualifiers, Romania hosts Kosovo. The match is scheduled for Tuesday at 8:45 PM at the Arena Nationala stadium.

In their previous round, the home team drew with Israel, while the guests played to a draw with Switzerland.

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Romania vs Kosovo Odds

Romania vs Kosovo 1×2: 2.04/3.39/3.94

Total goals over/under (2.5): 2.27/1.67

Double chance 1x/12/x2: 1.27/1.33/1.77

Both teams to score YES/NO: 2.02/1.80

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Romania Team News

In their last competitive match, Romania played to a 1-1 draw at home against Israel. They took the lead in the 27th minute through Denis Alibec, but the equalizer came early in the second half. The score remained unchanged until the end of the game.

Currently, they are in second place in the table with nine points, two behind Switzerland in first place. In their first five matches, they recorded two wins and three draws.

Despite moving to the Qatari Stars League, Denis Alibec remained in the Romanian national team and repaid his manager’s faith by scoring against Israel. Valentin Mihaila may have felt unfairly left on the bench again, despite his last-minute heroics in Switzerland where he scored two goals to salvage an unlikely point. The unrelated pair of Razvan Marin and Marius Marin is expected to line up in midfield along with captain Nicolae Stanciu.

Italian-based duo Dennis Man and Ionut Nedelcearu have been left out of this squad, along with goalkeepers Florin Nita and Ionut Radu. The three goalkeepers in the Romanian squad have just five caps between them, but Horatiu Moldovan appears to be the new preferred number one.

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— Echipa Națională (@hai_romania) August 3, 2023

Kosovo Team News

In their last match, Kosovo played to a 2-2 draw at home against Switzerland. The visiting team took the lead twice, but the home team managed to equalize both times and secure points against the favored Swiss national team. The hosts initially went ahead in the 14th minute, and the equalizer came in the 65th minute when Milot Rashica set up Vedat Muriqi for a goal. Fourteen minutes later, Amir Rrahmani scored an own goal, and in injury time, Muriqi found the net once again, this time with an assist from Meriton Korenica.

After five matches played, Kosovo has not recorded a single win, with four draws and one loss. They currently sit in fifth place in the table with four points, two more than last-placed Andorra.

Kosovo’s captain and Napoli regular, Amir Rrahmani, will hope to quickly recover from his unfortunate own goal last weekend, as he could play a key role for the visitors. Vedat Muriqi is the key man in attack, as he has scored more than a goal every other game, taking his total to 26 in 49 caps following his two goals last weekend.

Arber Zeneli is one of the eight players from the Turkish Super Lig in the Kosovo squad, but he was surprisingly left on the bench for the Switzerland match, with manager Primoz Gliha preferring Bernard Berisha on the left wing. Zeneli, along with Milot Rashica and potential newcomers Edon Zhegrova and Florent Muslija, could all stake a claim to start to bring some creativity to the Kosovo side this time around.

Zymer Bytyqi and Elbasan Rashani are both injured, and none of the Ballkani side that reached the Europa Conference League groups for the second successive year are among the 23-man squad.

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— Kosovo Football 🇽🇰 (@FootballKosovo) September 9, 2023

Romania vs Kosovo H2H

The only previous encounter between these teams took place on June 16th of this year and ended in a goalless draw.

Injuries and suspensions

Romania: Dennis Man, Ionut Nedelcearu, Florin Nita, Ionut Radu

Kosovo: Zymer Bytyqi, Elbasan Rashani

Expected Lineups

Romania (5-3-2): Moldovan; Sorescu, Manea, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu; R Marin, M Marin, Stanciu; Mihaila, Alibec

Kosovo (4-4-2): Muric; Hadergjonaj, Rrahmani, Aliti, Paqarada; Vojvoda, V Berisha, Loshaj, Zeneli; Muriqi, Rashica

Romania vs Kosovo Prediction

Romania is a slight favorite in this match, but due to Kosovo’s strong performance in their last game, we cannot confidently predict a clear win for the hosts. Therefore, our betting suggestion for this match is either a Romania win or a draw, with a prediction that there will be a maximum of three goals scored in the entire game, given both teams’ low-scoring efficiency.

Kick-off Time: Tuesday, 12.09.2023, 8:45 AM Local Time (GMT 0), 20:45 CET

Prediction: Romania/draw & under 3.5

Odds (when tipped): 1.62

Sportsbook: 20bet

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