Romania and Malta measure forces at Stadionul Ilie Oană, in a match for this phase of the Qualification for the European Championship (Qualifying Round). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Romania has considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Romania:
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 7 points won. In the last match, he lost by (1-2) at home against Spain, after in the previous match, having won by (0-4) with Malta. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In its last 10 home games, Romania records 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 4 of the last 5 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 games for this competition. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home games for all competitions: they suffered 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (46′ ‑ 60 ‘).
Romania comes for this match after a 1-2 defeat against Spain, ending all three consecutive games without losing in this competition: the team’s only goal was scored by Andone. In this game at home, the Contra coach should favor a more directom style of play, with successive counterattacks on the flanks: Puscas is one of the most dangerous men in the Romanian attack front, since he is very fast and competent to carry The ball to attack. For this game, the coach can count on all his players.
Malta :
The visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 3 points won, after 1 win and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home against Romania by (0-4). In the last game, he lost out against Norway by (2‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses as a visitor, with 6 goals scored and 31 suffered; against 1 victory, 4 draws and 10 losses in his stadium, with 7 goals scored and 34 suffered. In its last 9 away matches Malta has registered 2 draws and 7 losses.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 losses in the last matches. The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has always suffered goals in the last 5 games, and its attack needs to improve, since it did not score goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 8 of the last 9 games they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that marks few times is primeiro and that only managed to open the scoring in 3 of its last 15 games, of these 3 it came to rest in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 15 games, never got the comeback in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Malta comes to this match with a 2-0 loss to Norway, adding up the fourth consecutive loss in this competition. The strategy that coach Farrugia will use for this game is more than designed, that is, to defend with the nearby sectors and to look for spaces in the opponent’s midfield to fight back. On the attack front will be Nwoko, a very powerful and strong player in the finalization. There are no major absences for this game.
