Kosovo take on the visitors Romania in the round 3 match of EUFA Euro qualifications. The match will be played on Friday, June 16th at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri (Pristina).
Kosovo are gradually "building muscle." The Kosovo national team has been playing at an unofficial level before. They were only admitted to the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Initially, despite having decent potential, the debutants lost 9 out of 10 matches with 1 draw. But in the next cycle, they finished third in their group. They also won their first UEFA Nations League campaign in Division D and consistently earned enough points to avoid relegation, including last year. Currently, the team is led by the well-known French coach, Jires Kembo-Ekoko. In the new year, under his guidance, they started with a respectable 1-1 draw against Israel but then repeated the same scoreline at home against the underdog Andorra.
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Romania are losing ground. The "Yellow-Blues" used to be a solid mid-tier team. Although they haven't qualified for the FIFA World Cup since 1998, they participated in the European Championships in 2000, 2008, and 2016, reaching the playoffs. However, in the last cycle leading to the World Cup, they finished third in a relatively easy group. Last year, they also ended up at the bottom of their quartet in the UEFA Nations League. It's even surprising that Edward Iordănescu remained in charge after that, indicating a lack of belief that someone else could do better. In the current qualifying campaign, Romania has started with a perfect record, albeit against relatively weaker opponents: a 2-0 away win against Andorra and a 2-1 victory over Belarus.
Kosovo has only recently started participating in qualifiers, so it's not surprising that they are hosting Romania for the first time. Both teams are in decent form, but they are also pragmatic and not particularly entertaining. Therefore, we predict "under 2.5 goals" in total.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
