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UEFA Nations League · League C, Matchday 6

Faroe Islands vs Moldova: Match Preview & Stats

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Streymoy

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Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League, League C, Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Streymoy
Since last match
Faroe Islands: 2 days (UEFA Nations League) · Slovakia Moldova: 2 days (UEFA Nations League) · Kazakhstan
Next match
Faroe Islands: not scheduled yet Moldova: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Faroe Islands 3-4-3

  1. 1 Lamhauge
  2. 15 Færø
  3. 16 Vatnhamar
  4. 8 Vatnsdal
  5. 2 Danielsen
  6. 21 Turi
  7. 7 Bjartalíd
  8. 13 Agnarsson
  9. 10 Samuelsen
  10. 11 Knudsen
  11. 20 Sørensen

Coach: Eyðun Klakstein at Kazakhstan, 2-2 · UEFA Nations League C · 6 Oct

Moldova 5-3-2

  1. 12 Celeadnic
  2. 4 Baboglo
  3. 18 Iovu
  4. 6 Gherasimencov
  5. 21 Revenco
  6. 2 Reabciuk
  7. 14 Fratea
  8. 22 Raţă
  9. 9 Perciun
  10. 20 Cleșcenco
  11. 15 Popescu

Coach: Lilian Popescu vs Slovakia, 0-4 · UEFA Nations League C · 6 Oct

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Faroe Islands

No absences reported.

Moldova

No absences reported.

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Faroe Islands

Low impact

Full squad available — no listed absences

Moldova

Low impact

Full squad available — no listed absences

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 7 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Faroe Islands Moldova
Box & Territory Pressure 40 31
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 56 36
Finishing Efficiency 90 19
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 17 15
Underlying Play Power 46 19
Faroe Islands Results above play quality (running hot)
Moldova Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 7 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Faroe Islands

When scoring first 44% won · 89% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 17% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 44% 2nd Half: 56%
First 15': 6% Last 15' (76-90'): 17%

Moldova

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (3 matches)
When conceding first 17% points rescued · 0% won (12 matches)
1st Half: 27% 2nd Half: 73%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 27%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Faroe Islands

  1. 1. FW Hanus Sørensen 3G · 0A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 14.0%
  2. 2. FW Petur Knudsen 1G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 16.0%
  3. 3. FW Arni Frederiksberg 1G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 4.0%

Moldova

  1. 1. FW Petru Popescu 1G · 0A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 21.0%
  2. 2. MF Sergiu Perciun 1G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 13.0%
  3. 3. FW Nicky Cleșcenco 1G · 0A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 10.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Scoring trends Faroe Islands Moldova
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 10/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 5/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 4/10
Both teams scored 7/10 6/10
Clean sheet 2/10 0/10
Failed to score 1/10 4/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.5 / 1.1 0.9 / 2.2

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Faroe Islands

  • D 2-2 at Kazakhstan (A) UEFA Nations League · 6 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Slovakia (H) UEFA Nations League · 2 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Moldova (A) UEFA Nations League · 29 Sep
  • D 1-1 vs Kazakhstan (H) UEFA Nations League · 26 Sep
  • W 1-0 at Latvia (A) Friendlies · 9 Jun

Moldova

  • L 0-4 vs Slovakia (H) UEFA Nations League · 6 Oct
  • W 2-1 at Kazakhstan (A) UEFA Nations League · 2 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Faroe Islands (H) UEFA Nations League · 29 Sep
  • L 0-2 at Slovakia (A) UEFA Nations League · 26 Sep
  • D 1-1 at Armenia (A) Friendlies · 9 Jun

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Faroe Islands

  • 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded

Moldova

  • 1-15 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 3 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 1 scored, 1 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded

Goals in each 15-minute period, UEFA Nations League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Faroe Islands

Player G A
Adrian Justinussen 1 0
Géza Dávid Turi 1 0
Petur Knudsen 1 0
Viljormur Davidsen (1 pen) 1 0
Áki Samuelsen 1 0

Moldova

Player G A
Sergiu Perciun 1 1
Nicky Cleșcenco 1 0
Petru Popescu 1 0

Goals and assists in the UEFA Nations League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Faroe Islands Moldova
  • 4.8 Corners won 5.5
  • 6.8 Corners conceded 5.8
  • 1.2 Yellow cards 0.8
  • 0.8 Opponents' yellow cards 1.2

Per match in the UEFA Nations League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 2.0 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Faroe IslandsMoldova
Attack 19 17
Defence 28 6

0 to 100 against this season's UEFA Nations League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1560Elo #92 Elo rating 1480Elo #108

Head-to-head

1Faroe Islands wins
3draws
1Moldova wins

5 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 29 Sep 2026 · UEFA Nations League Moldova 1-1 Faroe Islands
  • 10 Sep 2023 · EURO Qualification Faroe Islands 0-1 Moldova
  • 24 Mar 2023 · EURO Qualification Moldova 1-1 Faroe Islands
  • 7 Sep 2021 · World Cup Qualification UEFA Faroe Islands 2-1 Moldova
  • 25 Mar 2021 · World Cup Qualification UEFA Moldova 1-1 Faroe Islands

Table

League C - Group 3

UEFA Nations League: League C - Group 3
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Slovakia 4 310 9:2 +7 10
2 Faroe Islands 4 040 5:5 0 4
3 Moldova 4 112 3:8 -5 4
4 Kazakhstan 4 022 5:7 -2 2

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

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