Moldova v Italy

World Cup Qualifiers – Europe Thu 13 Nov

0:2

Full time

Moldova v Italy in World Cup Qualifiers – Europe ended 0:2. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Moldova v Italy

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Moldova at 45.2% - the match finished 0:2, so the prediction was wrong.

Model	1 · Moldova	X	2 · Italy	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	45.2%	17.2%	37.5%	Home win · Moldova	✘ Missed
Final score	0:2			Away win · Italy

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Moldova v Italy

2′Daniel Dumbrăvanu · Yellow card
28′Ioan-Calin Revenco · Yellow card
55′Stefan Bîtca · Substitution (off: Oleg Reabciuk)
55′Vitalie Damașcan · Substitution (off: Virgiliu Postolachi)
61′Victor Bogaciuc · Substitution (off: Sergiu Perciun)
65′Pio Esposito · Substitution (off: Giacomo Raspadori)
65′Mateo Retegui · Substitution (off: Gianluca Scamacca)
75′Ștefan Bodișteanu · Substitution (off: Vadim Rață)
75′Federico Dimarco · Substitution (off: Andrea Cambiaso)
75′Vladimir Fratea · Substitution (off: Ion Nicolaescu)
75′Matteo Politano · Substitution (off: Riccardo Orsolini)
82′Davide Frattesi · Substitution (off: Mattia Zaccagni )
88′Gianluca Mancini · Goal (assist: Federico Dimarco)
90+2′Pio Esposito · Goal (assist: Matteo Politano )
90+5′Mihail Stefan · Yellow card

Match statistics: Moldova v Italy

Statistic	Moldova	Italy
Possession	23%	77%
Shots on target	1	9
Total shots	3	28
Shots off target	1	11
Blocked shots	8	1
Corners	0	2
Fouls	13	8
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	13	3
Red cards	2	18
Passes	224	714
Pass accuracy	66%	89%

Line-ups: Moldova v Italy

Moldova 5-3-2

Starting XI

2 Oleg Reabciuk 6.9
3 Mihail Stefan 6.0
4 Ioan-Calin Revenco 6.8
7 Artur Ioniță 6.6
9 Ion Nicolaescu 6.5
14 Artur Crăciun 6.9
17 Virgiliu Postolachi 6.5
19 Daniel Dumbrăvanu 6.5
21 Sergiu Perciun 6.5
22 Vadim Rață 6.6
23 Andriy Kozhukhar 8.2

Substitutes (12)

1 Emil Timbur
5 Cătălin Cucoș
6 Stefan Bîtca 6.7
8 Ștefan Bodișteanu 6.2
10 Vitalie Damașcan 6.6
11 Mihail Caimacov
12 Cristian Avram
13 Vladimir Fratea 6.5
15 Ion Borș
16 Danila Forov
18 Victor Bogaciuc 6.4
20 Sergiu Plătică

Italy 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2 Raoul Bellanova 7.5
4 Alessandro Buongiorno 7.3
8 Sandro Tonali 7.2
10 Giacomo Raspadori 7.5
11 Gianluca Scamacca 7.0
14 Guglielmo Vicario 6.8
16 Bryan Cristante 7.6
17 Riccardo Orsolini 7.9
19 Andrea Cambiaso 7.7
20 Mattia Zaccagni 7.7
23 Gianluca Mancini 8.3

Substitutes (12)

1 Gianluigi Donnarumma
3 Federico Dimarco 7.1
5 Manuel Locatelli
6 Samuele Ricci
7 Matteo Politano 7.2
9 Mateo Retegui 6.8
12 Marco Carnesecchi
13 Matteo Gabbia
15 Davide Frattesi 6.3
18 Pio Esposito 7.5
21 Alessandro Bastoni
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Form and head-to-head: Moldova v Italy

Moldova

DDLLL

9 Jun 2026AArmenia1–1D
5 Jun 2026HBulgaria2–2D
30 Mar 2026ACyprus2–3L
26 Mar 2026HLithuania0–2L
16 Nov 2025AIsrael1–4L

Italy

WWWL

7 Jun 2026AGreece1–0W
3 Jun 2026ALuxembourg1–0W
26 Mar 2026HNorthern Ireland2–0W
16 Nov 2025HNorway1–4L

WC Qualification Europe standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Norway	8	8	0	0	+32	24	WWWWWWWW
2	Italy	8	6	0	2	+9	18	LWWWWWLW
3	Israel	8	4	0	4	-1	12	WWLWLLLW
4	Estonia	8	1	1	6	-13	4	LWLLLLDL
5	Moldova	8	0	1	7	-27	1	LDLLLLLL

Managers: Moldova v Italy

MoldovaManagerL. Popescu

ItalyManagerI. Gattuso

Match information: Moldova v Italy

Kick-off: Thu 13 Nov · 19:45
Competition: World Cup Qualifiers – Europe
Round: 9
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
City: Chişinău
Surface: grass
Capacity: 1,500

Live commentary: Moldova v Italy

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