Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 6 Jun 2026

Romania 2–1 Wales

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.4
Actual xG
–
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Romania favourites at 49%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Neco Williams, 92.6 in 87′.

Well above their usual level: Neco Williams +40.6, Ștefan Târnovanu +18.1, Joe Rodon +12.8.

Well below it: Tony Strata −20.5, Deian Sorescu −13.0, Lisav Naif Eissat −9.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Romania

2 Jun 2026D 1–1at Georgia International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026L 0–2at Slovakia International Friendlies
26 Mar 2026L 0–1at Türkiye World Cup Qualification UEFA
18 Nov 2025W 7–1v San Marino World Cup Qualification UEFA
15 Nov 2025L 1–3at Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Qualification UEFA

Wales

2 Jun 2026D 1–1v Ghana International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026D 1–1v Northern Ireland International Friendlies
26 Mar 2026D 1–1v Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Qualification UEFA
18 Nov 2025W 7–1v North Macedonia World Cup Qualification UEFA
15 Nov 2025W 1–0at Liechtenstein World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Romania

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
David Matei Forward2001–81.5–
Ștefan Târnovanu Goalkeeper4500–69.9+18.1
Mihai Popescu Defender2600–67.4–
Ottó Hindrich Goalkeeper4500–61.5–
Andrei Borza Defender4500–60.2–
Adrian Rus Defender4510–51.1−2.7
Nicolae Stanciu Midfielder7000–49.0+1.4
Cătălin Cîrjan Midfielder2600–48.4–
Tudor Băluță Midfielder6400–48.2+4.0
Darius Olaru Midfielder6401–47.9+1.7
Vlad Dragomir Midfielder9000–44.0+2.6
Matei Ilie Defender6400–42.1–
Lisav Naif Eissat Defender4500–41.9−9.9
Ștefan Baiaram Forward4500–36.3−9.0
Louis Munteanu Forward6400–34.7−8.7
Tony Strata Defender4500–32.8−20.5
Andrei Coubiș Defender2600–31.8–
Deian Sorescu Midfielder4500–31.1−13.0
Denis Drăguş Forward2600–25.0–

Wales

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
David Brooks Midfielder2910–100.0–
Sorba Thomas Midfielder1900–100.0–
Neco Williams Defender8700–92.6+40.6
Chris Mepham Defender1900–80.8–
Ronan Kpakio Defender1000–80.6–
Joe Rodon Defender9000–61.2+12.8
Danny Ward Goalkeeper9000–57.6+8.1
Josh Sheehan Midfielder9000–56.8+8.2
Connor Roberts Defender2900–55.8–
Ethan Ampadu Midfielder9000–55.6+7.3
Lewis Koumas Forward2900–54.5–
Daniel James Midfielder7101–51.9+8.5
Nathan Broadhead Forward6100–50.4+5.7
Cameron Congreve Midfielder1900–45.2–
Kieffer Moore Forward6100–45.1+3.9
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender6100–43.1+8.7
Brennan Johnson Forward7100–40.1−6.0
Kai Andrews Midfielder7100–39.0+2.7