Romania hosts Northern Ireland in round 1 of the UEFA Nations League B. The match will be played on Friday, September 4th at Arena Națională (Bucharest)
In recent years, the Romanian team has not been successful in qualifying for major forums - the squad was slowly becoming obsolete, and new faces appeared slowly. But when Cosmin Contra headed the team, he began an immediate restructuring and bet on young players. All the more so, the young players successfully performed at the youth Euro and showed themselves. Nedelcearu, Hagi, Marin, Puskas – all of them received their first baptism of fire in the qualification for Euro 2020, although it was not entirely successful. However, the team should continue to grow, although they still experience big problems in positional attacks.
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The Northern Ireland team of Ian Baraclough is much more organized. It has been playing in this form for six years, and it relies on high-quality defense, sharp counterattacks and long balls because this national team, like any British team, uses long balls for tall forwards. Recently, the visitors have significantly improved their physics, so they are coping with many teams in defense. And it will be difficult for the Romanians to shatter them. Northern Ireland played in the qualification for the Euro with dignity, although it lost to Germany and the Netherlands.
The last time the teams played against each other was in the qualification for Euro 2016, where both teams successfully got. The Romanians won with a 2-0 score at home, but there was a 0-0 draw in Belfast. Since then, the visitors have become stronger and more experienced by changing the squad slightly, while the Romanians have arranged a complete restructuring and have relied on young players and a talented generation. Nevertheless, it is not easy to shatter an experienced and reliable team, which surpasses the opponent in physics and constitutions, so I think Romania will not score more than once.
Prediction for the match: Romania to score under 1.5 goals
