ROMANIA v SPAIN 
Thursday 5thSeptember 1945hrs
Football – International – Euro 2020 qualifier
Pick Romania AH+1.5
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 1.67 (odds taken 03:10 GMT, 05 September )
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1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.00 | 4.55 | 1.43 |
(Betting Odds were taken from MoPlay on September 05, 2019 at 03:10)
The Euro 2020 qualifiers resume on Thursday evening and our next preview features a clash from Group F with Romania taking on Spain as the betting tips continue at the Arena Naţională.
Romania Prediction – Can Romania hold onto 2nd spot?
After having played 4 matches of this Group F, Thursday night’s hosts, Romania, sit in 2nd spot behind tonight’s opponents, Spain, as they search for a result of any kind that could see them remain in the top two of the group.
A 2-1 defeat away at Sweden didn’t get Romania off to the best of starts but they’ve since recovered by putting together a useful looking 3-match unbeaten sequence which consists of a heavy 4-1 home win over Faroe Islands, a 2-2 draw away at Norway as they picked up a useful point on the road, and then smashed Malta 4-0 away from home.
However, Group F is a group of two parts; the top four nations of Spain, Romania, Sweden and Norway resembles something of a ‘group of death’, while the bottom two nations, Malta and Faroe Islands are making up the numbers.
This means that Romania will face their biggest test yet when they take on Spain on Thursday night, but the hosts are a hard team to beat on home turf as they’re unbeaten in an impressive 19 Euro qualifiers at home and they’ve lost just 1 of the previous 6 meetings against Spain (and only lost 2-1).
Spain Prediction – Can Spain retain 100% record?
It’s 4 matches played and 4 wins for runaway Group F leaders, Spain, as the visitors look to take another big step towards automatic qualification for Euro 2020 when they make their way over to Romania to face the 2nd placed team who trail by a 5-point margin.
Robert Moreno’s Spanish outfit have been in supreme form so far during this group campaign as they’ve collected victories over Norway, Malta, Faroe Islands and Sweden – the latter being a heavy 3-0 home win inflicted upon the Swedes.
Overall form has seen Spain win their last 5 matches on the trot in all competitions, but they did suffer a mini blip last year when they lost back-to-back matches against England and Croatia in the Nations League.
The visitors have also racked up 6 away wins on the trot in the Euro qualifiers but have found a tough opponent in Romania as they’ve managed just 1 win from the last 6 meetings against their hosts.
Key-Facts – Romania v Spain
- Romania are unbeaten in their last 19 Euro qualifiers at home
- Spain have won their last 6 away matches on the trot in Euro qualifiers
- Romania have lost just 1 of the previous 6 meetings against Spain
Betting Tips Verdict
Romania have proved to be a very stubborn opponent when at home and Spain may well struggle for the win here.
