Moldova – Azerbaijan : Preview & Prediction
Moldova and Azerbaijan play at Stadionul Zimbru, in a friendly. This is the 2nd friendly Moldova has played this year, after the previous friendly against Turkey. In the case of Azerbaijan, this is their 4th friendly match of the year, having already faced Belarus, Turkey and Qatar. There is only 1 record of recent head-to-head between these two teams, on 30‑01‑2018, which ended in a draw by (0‑0). Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
This is the 2nd friendly match of the year for the home team, after the friendly against Turkey, which ended with the final score: Turkey (2‑0) Moldova. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play in front of their fans, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 1 draw and 13 losses in away matches, with 2 goals scored and 37 conceded, against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses at home, with 9 goals scored and 28 conceded. Moldova has won 1, tied 3 and lost 6 of the last 10 home matches. The team has allowed goals to its opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, and their attack needs to improve, as they failed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they never managed to turn the score around in the 10 matches they conceded the first goal. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 22 goals between minutes (31’‑45′).
Moldova comes for this match after a 2-0 defeat, against Turkey, in a preparation match for the next official matches. In this game against Azerbaijan, coach Roberto Bordin should act in 4-3-3 favoring quick attacks, especially through the corridors: Dan Spataru and Alexandru Antoniuc are very fast and competent in the defense-attack transition. All players are available for this game.
The away team plays its 4º friendly match of the year, after having registered the following results in the previous friendlies: Belarus (1‑2) Azerbaijan, Turkey (2‑1) Azerbaijan and Qatar (2‑1) Azerbaijan. This is a team that usually gets better results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with a total of 13 goals scored and 21 conceded. At home, they won 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats, with a total of 12 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Azerbaijan has won 2, tied 2 and lost 6. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, as 5 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around 1 time.
Azerbaijan starts for this match after a 1-2 victory against Belarus, in a preparatory game for the next official matches: the only goal of the team was signed by Badavi Hüseynov and Ramil Sheydayev. Now, in this match against Moldova, coach Giovanni De Biasi must focus on maintaining ball possession and organized attacks: Namiq Alasgarov is largely responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. All players are available for this game.
Moldova – Azerbaijan : Betting Tips
Moldova – Win Odds: 3.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
