Moldova host Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League. Neither side has had much to shout about recently, with both picking up more defeats than wins in their last several matches.
These two have actually met already this year, back in early October, and that result still feels relevant. It sets an interesting backdrop heading into this second meeting between them.
Analysis updated .
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Form guide: neither side finding much consistency
Moldova's home form makes for tough reading: just one win in their last ten matches, with 20 goals conceded along the way. They've scored only nine times in that spell, so goals haven't come easily for them at either end.
What could your bet return?
Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Moldova: 10 completed matches; Kazakhstan: 12 completed matches.
Moldova
- Win
- 10% 1 / 10
- Draw
- 30% 3 / 10
- Loss
- 60% 6 / 10
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- -11
Kazakhstan
- Win
- 25% 3 / 12
- Draw
- 25% 3 / 12
- Loss
- 50% 6 / 12
- Scored
- 13
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Moldova | Slovakia | 06.10.2026 | 0-4 |
| UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | Moldova | 02.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Moldova | Faroe Islands | 29.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Slovakia | Moldova | 26.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Armenia | Moldova | 09.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Moldova | Bulgaria | 05.06.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Cyprus | Moldova | 30.03.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies | Moldova | Lithuania | 26.03.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies | Romania | Moldova | 09.10.2025 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Poland | Moldova | 06.06.2025 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | Faroe Islands | 06.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | Moldova | 02.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Slovakia | Kazakhstan | 29.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Hungary | Kazakhstan | 09.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | Armenia | Kazakhstan | 06.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| FIFA Series | Kazakhstan | Comoros | 31.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| FIFA Series | Kazakhstan | Namibia | 25.03.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | 18.11.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Belarus | Kazakhstan | 05.06.2025 | 4-1 |
Kazakhstan haven't fared a lot better. Three wins from their last twelve, with six defeats in the mix. They've scored a touch more than Moldova but have also shipped 18 goals, so defensive solidity isn't really a feature for either team right now.
Both sides arrive short on confidence, which makes picking a clear favourite tricky.
Comparative Team Statistics: Moldova vs Kazakhstan

Head-to-head: this one's already happened once this year
These sides met in early October, with Moldova winning 2-1 away in Kazakhstan. Go back to 2022 and the two meetings split evenly, one win apiece, while the earliest recorded game here, back in 2019, went Kazakhstan's way at home.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | Moldova | 02.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | Moldova | 29.03.2022 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Moldova | Kazakhstan | 24.03.2022 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies | Kazakhstan | Moldova | 21.02.2019 | 1-0 |
So across the last four meetings it's fairly even, with the most recent result giving Moldova a slight psychological edge coming into this reverse fixture.
Recent history gives Moldova a slight edge, though the overall head-to-head is close.
Group table: early stages
Based on the current group table, Kazakhstan sit third with a point from their single game so far, while Moldova are fourth without a point yet. That's only one match each, so it's not a picture to read too much into just yet.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 3 |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 4 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |

A tight, low-scoring look to this one
Goals haven't flowed freely when these two have met. Three of their last four meetings produced three goals or fewer in total, including the most recent one in October, which finished 1-2.
With both teams also short on firepower in their broader form, Moldova managing under a goal a game and Kazakhstan not much better, there's a reasonable case for another tight, low-scoring contest here.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Nicolăescu | Moldova | 28 | Attacker | 184 | 77 |
| E. Tîmbur | Moldova | 29 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Caimacov | Moldova | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 69 |
| V. Damaşcan | Moldova | 27 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| A. Ioniţă | Moldova | 36 | Midfielder | 186 | 75 |
| O. Reabciuk | Moldova | 28 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| V. Raţă | Moldova | 33 | Midfielder | 173 | 64 |
| C. Dros | Moldova | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 75 |
| D. Celeadnic | Moldova | 34 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 79 |
| A. Crăciun | Moldova | 28 | Defender | 193 | 80 |
| V. Posmac | Moldova | 35 | Defender | 188 | 83 |
| S. Plătică | Moldova | 35 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Baboglo | Moldova | 27 | Defender | 187 | 76 |
| A. Kozhukhar | Ukraine | 27 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 90 |
| A. Boiciuc | Moldova | 29 | Attacker | 191 | 82 |
| M. Cojocaru | Moldova | 28 | Attacker | 175 | n/a |
| I. Revenco | Moldova | 26 | Defender | 176 | 70 |
| N. Cebotari | Moldova | 29 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 75 |
| V. Stînă | Moldova | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Mandrîcenco | Moldova | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Mudrac | Moldova | 32 | Defender | 184 | 77 |
| V. Bogaciuc | Moldova | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Lungu | Moldova | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Avram | Moldova | 32 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| D. Dumbrăvanu | Moldova | 25 | Defender | 192 | 66 |
| V. Postolachi | Moldova | 26 | Attacker | 188 | 78 |
| S. Cojocari | Moldova | 25 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
| N. Cleșcenco | Moldova | 25 | Attacker | 178 cm | 72 kg |
| Ș. Bodișteanu | Romania | 23 | Midfielder | 176 | 65 |
| D. Pușcaș | Moldova | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Ștefan | Moldova | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| V. Răileanu | Moldova | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Petru Popescu | Moldova | 24 | Attacker | 189 cm | 76 kg |
| V. Fratea | Moldova | 23 | Attacker | 180 cm | n/a |
| A. Moțoc | Moldova | 24 | Defender | 195 | n/a |
| N. Moțpan | Moldova | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| I. Iovu | Moldova | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Forov | Moldova | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Gherasimencov | USA | 21 | Defender | 177 cm | n/a |
| C. Cucoș | Moldova | 23 | Defender | 190 cm | 75 kg |
| S. Perciun | Moldova | 20 | Midfielder | 175 | 65 |
| O. David | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Turcan | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Vladimir Fratea | Moldova | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Muzhikov | Kazakhstan | 37 | Midfielder | 168 | 65 |
| R. Karimov | Kazakhstan | 27 | Attacker | 190 | 81 |
| R. Murtazayev | Kazakhstan | 33 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| S. Pokatilov | Kazakhstan | 33 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 84 |
| T. Erlanov | Kazakhstan | 33 | Defender | 189 | 81 |
| S. Maliy | Kazakhstan | 36 | Defender | 191 | 79 |
| N. Alip | Kazakhstan | 26 | Defender | 188 | 84 |
| B. Islamkhan | Kazakhstan | 33 | Midfielder | 174 | 64 |
| I. Kuat | Kazakhstan | 33 | Midfielder | 179 | 69 |
| Y. Vorogovskiy | Kazakhstan | 30 | Defender | 182 | 75 |
| G. Zhukov | Kazakhstan | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 76 |
| A. Marochkin | Kazakhstan | 36 | Defender | 189 | 87 |
| A. Tagybergen | Kazakhstan | 36 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| A. Aymbetov | Kazakhstan | 31 | Attacker | 184 | 74 |
| M. Bystrov | Kazakhstan | 34 | Defender | 181 | 70 |
| A. Zhaksylykov | Kazakhstan | 29 | Attacker | 184 | 74 |
| S. Astanov | Kazakhstan | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| E. Astanov | Kazakhstan | 26 | Midfielder | 186 | 76 |
| R. Orazov | Kazakhstan | 28 | Midfielder | 176 | 74 |
| D. Karaman | Kazakhstan | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| B. Shaizada | Kazakhstan | 28 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 82 |
| U. Zhaksybayev | Kazakhstan | 32 | Defender | 184 | 75 |
| E. Tapalov | Kazakhstan | 33 | Defender | 175 | 65 |
| M. Seysen | Kazakhstan | 27 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 80 |
| A. Zarutskiy | Kazakhstan | 33 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 87 |
| A. Shushenachev | Kazakhstan | 28 | Attacker | 189 | 79 |
| S. Basmanov | Kazakhstan | 25 | Attacker | 176 | 60 |
| N. Zhagorov | Kazakhstan | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Kassym | Kazakhstan | 28 | Defender | 193 | 85 |
| S. Sovet | Kazakhstan | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Zhumakhanov | Kazakhstan | 23 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| Sanzhar Satanov | Kazakhstan | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| M. Samorodov | Kazakhstan | 24 | Midfielder | 180 | 63 kg |
| A. Mukhamed | Kazakhstan | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Shirobokov | Kazakhstan | 23 | Defender | 184 | 80 |
| T. Anarbekov | Kazakhstan | 23 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 80 |
| M. Khaseyn | Kazakhstan | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 75 |
| G. Kenzhebek | Kazakhstan | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| I. Chesnokov | Kazakhstan | 26 | Midfielder | 185 | 76 |
| A. Sadybekov | Kazakhstan | 24 | Midfielder | 186 | 73 |
| D. Kasabulat | Kazakhstan | 24 | Defender | 182 | 67 |
| A. Mrynskiy | Kazakhstan | 22 | Defender | 177 | 67 |
| A. Nurymbet | Kazakhstan | 21 | Midfielder | 172 | n/a |
| D. Satpaev | Kazakhstan | 18 | Attacker | 173 | 62 |
| I. Bekbolat | Kazakhstan | 18 | Attacker | 182 | 72 |
| A. Ashirbek | Kazakhstan | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Tuyakbayev | Kazakhstan | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Toktybay | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Z. Amir | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Abrayev | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Bekkhan Shayzada | Kazakhstan | 28 | Goalkeeper | 195 cm | 82 kg |
Neither team looks dangerous enough going forward to suggest a high-scoring afternoon, and their recent meetings back that up. A cagey, low-scoring game feels like the more sensible read here.
