Comments and predictions for Romania vs Kosovo: Hard to stop the home team
The match between Romania vs Kosovo in the Nations League takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Romania vs Kosovo team information
Mircea Lucescu has named a 26-man squad for this month's Group 2 decider, with four new players. The veteran Romanian coach has opted for a familiar line-up, led by captain Nicolae Stanciu. Trabzonspor striker Denis Dragus will lead the 4-3-3 formation, with Dennis Man and Valentin Mihaila from Parma supporting.
George Puscas is out of the squad, replaced by FSCB's Daniel Birligea, who has scored three goals in four Europa League games this season. Cluj defender Matei Ilie is a surprise recall from injury, while Nicusor Bancu will be the only left-back in the absence of Alexandru Chipciu.
Kosovo are without Milot Rashica, Ermal Krasniqi, Bersant Celina and Leart Paqarada due to injury. However, Vedat Muriqi, Kosovo's all-time leading goalscorer, returns to the team after missing last month with a muscle injury. Together with Mallorca striker Edon Zhegrova, they will shoulder much of the attacking load.
Latest expected lineup Romania vs Kosovo
Romania:
Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu; R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dragus, Mihaila
Kosovo:
Muric; Vojvoda, Am. Rrahmani, Aliti, Rrudhani; Jashari, V. Berisha; Zhegrova, Muslija, Bytyqi; Muriqi
Latest football commentary on Romania vs Kosovo
After maintaining a perfect record in Group 2 in October, Romania now top the group with 12 points and are on course for promotion to Europe's second tier. Dennis Man scored early to give Romania the lead against Cyprus, before they added two more to win 3-0. Three days later, they beat Lithuania 2-1 thanks to Denis Dragus.
In September, Romania beat Kosovo and Lithuania 3-0, showing their strength and laying the foundation for further victories. If they avoid defeat to Kosovo at the Arena Nationala, they will officially be promoted and increase their chances of reaching the World Cup playoffs. Since Mircea Lucescu replaced Edward Iordanescu this summer, Romania have moved up the FIFA rankings to 43rd and are determined to maintain their upward momentum.
Kosovo, despite losing 4-0 to Romania in September, quickly recovered, scoring nine goals and conceding just once in their next three games to open up a six-point gap in third place. They also beat Lithuania 2-1, thanks to goals from Ermal Krasniqi and Edon Zhegrova.
Kosovo are currently in the race for promotion, and a win over Romania would keep their hopes of finishing top of the table alive. Coach Franco Foda, who has won four of his seven games since taking over in February, has Kosovo on track for a League B spot.
Romania vs Kosovo score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Romania vs Kosovoas follows:
- Sportsmole:Romania 2-1 Kosovo
- WhoScore:Romania 2-0 Kosovo
- Our newspaper predicts:Romania 2-1 Kosovo
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