Armenia vs Moldova: Match Preview

Armenia head into this friendly after a difficult World Cup qualifying campaign, where positive moments were few and far between. The team managed to collect only three points, courtesy of an away victory against Ireland, while defeats to stronger opponents such as Hungary and Portugal exposed clear weaknesses. Their qualification journey ended in painful fashion, suffering a heavy 9–1 defeat to Portugal in the final round of matches. The March international window brought little improvement, as Armenia fell to Belarus before settling for a draw against Kazakhstan.

Moldova, meanwhile, also endured another disappointing attempt to reach the World Cup. The side picked up just a single point across eight qualifying matches and once again finished far from contention. Results during the March friendlies offered little encouragement either, with losses to Lithuania and Cyprus. Still, Moldova showed signs of improvement recently, battling to an entertaining 2–2 draw against Bulgaria.

Match Facts & Head-to-Head

Armenia have suffered nine defeats in their last 12 matches

Moldova have lost 11 of their previous 13 games

In the last three friendly encounters between the teams, two ended level, while Moldova claimed a 4–1 away win in the other

Armenia have gone 40 straight matches without keeping a clean sheet

Probable Lineups

Armenia: Chancharevich – Tiknizyan, Miranyan, Harutyunyan, Bueno – Piloyan, Hovhannisyan – Spertsyan, Hovhannisyan, Serobyan – Ranos

Moldova: Celiadnic – Revenco, Forov, Gerasymenkov, Baboglo, Cucos – Bodisteanu, Lungu, Bogaciuc – Popescu, Postolachi

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