Moldova and Congo measure strength, in a friendly. This is the 5th friendly of the year for Moldova, after friendlies against Côte d’Ivoire, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and the Republic of Korea. In the case of Congo, this is their first friendly of the year. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Attention to the home factor, since Moldova usually conquers different results at home and abroad.
Moldova:
This is the 5th friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which they registered the following results: Ivory Coast (2-1) Moldova, Saudi Arabia (3-0) Moldova, Azerbaijan (0-0) Moldova and Republic of Korea (1-0) Moldova. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 3 draws and 12 defeats in his stadium. In the last 5 home matches Moldova has a draw and 4 losses.
For this competition, he does not win 4 games ago. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has not been very effective, as they have not scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores only few times and was only able to open the scoring in 3 of its last 15 games, of these 3 it reached the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 15 matches, never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Moldova comes to this unmotivated match, after a 2-1 defeat in a friendly against Ivory Coast. Thus, the Moldovan formation seems to go through a bad moment, since it does not win there are twelve matches. The group guided by Alexandru Spiridon usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring fast offensive transitions. For this, you can count on Ginsari’s ability to finalize. To point out that the selection of Moldova presents many weaknesses in all its processes.
Congo:
This will be the first friendly of the year of the visiting team, who played 3 last year. In these friendlies registered the following results: Congo (1-1) Benin, Mauritania (2-1) Congo and Congo (0-2) Senegal. This is a team that usually maintains similar results, at home and abroad, so it is unfortunately not affected by the home team, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a defeat at home with Libya by (3-5), in the shoot-off on penalties. In the last 8 away matches Congo has won 1, tied 2 and lost 5. Defensive consistency has not been their best, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored with regularity, as they scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.
The Republic of the Congo comes to this game after a draw, a ball, against Libya. Thus, the Congolese formation seems to go through a moment in an interesting way, being that it does not record any defeat in the last six performances. The selection of Republic of the Congo usually acts in a 4-4-2, privileging a style of fast game. In this tactical system, the Congolese choose to act in a more offensive way, trying to explore the counterattack, where the participation of strikers Saint-Louis and Bifouma is very important.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.53
