Matchday

UEFA Nations League 26/27 · 26 Sep 2026

Slovakia 2–0 Moldova

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.7 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.8 – 0.2
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Slovakia favourites at 74%.

Slovakia won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ivan Schranz, 67.5 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: Ivan Schranz +15.4, Stanislav Lobotka +15.1, Milan Škriniar +13.9.

Well below it: Vadim Rață −10.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Slovakia

26 Mar 2026L 3–4v Kosovo World Cup Qualification UEFA
17 Nov 2025L 0–6at Germany World Cup Qualification UEFA
14 Nov 2025W 1–0v Northern Ireland World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Oct 2025W 2–0v Luxembourg World Cup Qualification UEFA
10 Oct 2025L 0–2at Northern Ireland World Cup Qualification UEFA

Moldova

16 Nov 2025L 1–4at Israel World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Nov 2025L 0–2v Italy World Cup Qualification UEFA
14 Oct 2025D 1–1at Estonia World Cup Qualification UEFA
9 Sep 2025L 1–11at Norway World Cup Qualification UEFA
5 Sep 2025L 0–4v Israel World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Slovakia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ivan Schranz Forward63100.0867.5+15.4
Stanislav Lobotka Midfielder9000–65.1+15.1
Milan Škriniar Defender9000–60.9+13.9
Ondrej Duda Midfielder90100.9257.8+10.6
Dominik Greif Goalkeeper9000–55.2+5.6
Adam Obert Defender9000–54.9+12.3
Martin Valjent Defender27000.0954.5–
Lukáš Haraslín Forward82000.1454.0+7.5
Tomáš Suslov Midfielder90010.1250.5+3.8
Leo Sauer Forward2700–49.4–
Dávid Hancko Defender72000.1848.5−2.7
Denis Vavro Defender1800–47.6–
Adrián Kaprálik Forward6300–43.4–
David Strelec Forward72000.2543.1+0.6
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder800–40.8–
Erik Prekop Forward1800–40.7–

Moldova

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Vladimir Fratea Midfielder35000.0265.1–
Petru Popescu Forward90000.1647.9–
Danila Forov Midfielder7400–46.0+5.5
Mihail Gherasimencov Defender9000–44.7+4.5
Iurie Iovu Defender9000–41.6+5.7
Oleg Reabciuk Defender9000–40.7−6.9
Cristian Dros Midfielder24000.0240.2–
Ştefan Bodişteanu Midfielder35000.0339.3–
Vadim Rață Midfielder6600–37.6−10.4
Nicky Cleșcenco Midfielder5500–36.7−4.2