Romania vs Kosovo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th September 2023

The spotlight is on Romania and Kosovo when they go toe-to-toe at Arena Nationala, for an exciting match this coming Tuesday. It is one of the many matches in round six of the European Championship group stage, with teams fighting to secure qualification. The most recent outing between Romania and Kosovo failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 0-0 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 23/10.

Having accumulated nine points from the initial five rounds of matches, Romania rank as number two, with Kosovo on four points as number five. Romania enter their upcoming game placed as number 48 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Kosovo, who enter the game ranked number 109 in the world.

Romania has a good chance of coming out on top in their group, as it appears to be mainly a contest between two teams for the first place. At the very least, they should be able to lock down second place spot comfortably. It would be surprising if Kosovo were to progress beyond the qualifying group stage, given their status as underdogs in terms of making it to the next stage.

Romania vs Kosovo Prediction

Romania Form

Romania have three draws to show from their last three games, as Kosovo held on to a 0-0 draw. Against Switzerland, the score was 2-2, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Israel. Romania claimed three wins in their previous six internationals. They drew three and lost zero games while scoring 12 goals to four against.

Kosovo Form

Kosovo have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Romania, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Belarus, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 2-2 with Switzerland. None of the last six internationals for Kosovo produced a win, instead they drew five and lost one. They scored six and conceded seven goals.

Romania boast a decent form, and with Kosovo finding things a bit tough away from home, this looks like a good opportunity to claim a win for the home side.

Romania are currently without a win in their last three matches on the bounce.

Kosovo have not been victorious in any of their last seven games.

Romania vs Kosovo Team News

Romania vs Kosovo H2H

The last time the two nations squared up against each other both came away unscathed following a 0-0 draw. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Romania claimed zero wins in their previous one match against Kosovo. The latter managed zero wins in these one encounter against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 23/10.

Romania vs Kosovo Results

Romania vs Kosovo Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Denis Alibec, who is performing well for Romania. He found the back of the net two times in his most recent European Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Kosovo. The visitors will be looking to Vedat Muriqi to find the net once again, after managing three European Championship goals for Kosovo in recent matches.

Romania claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Kosovo won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Romania scored the opening goal an impressive six times in 10 games on home soil, while Kosovo did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Romania’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.8 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Kosovo's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.