San Marino vs Romania Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Both sides suffered defeat in their first match.

San Marino are set to lock horns with Romania in round two of the World Cup Qualifiers. This clash is set to take place at the San Marino Stadium with both sides aiming to return to winning ways. 

San Marino opened their World Cup qualifiers with a defeat against Cyprus in the first match. This defeat ended their unbeaten run of two matches as they failed to convert their chances against them despite creating one big chance. However, they looked defensively shaky at the back conceding a whopping 26 shots and were lucky to concede only two goals with them missing three glorious chances. Next up for them are Romania which will be the biggest test for them so far..  

Meanwhile, Romania’s unbeaten run of six matches came to an end in the last match as they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat. After getting promoted to the second tier of the UEFA Nations League after an impressive campaign, they will be aiming to put a similar performance here to return to winning ways. They will now face San Marino in the final match before they take on Austria and Cyprus in the next qualifiers in June. 

Kick-Off:

Location: Serravalle, San Marino

Stadium: San Marino Stadium

Date: Tuesday, 25 March

Kick-off Time: 1:15 AM IST / Monday, 24 March: 7:45 PM GMT/ Thursday, 3:45 PM ET / 12:45 PM PT

Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak

VAR: In use

Form:

San Marino (in all competitions): L-L-D-W-L

Romania (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-L

Players to Watch

Filippo Berardi (San Marino) 

Filippo Berardi is one of the brightest players in the San Marino ranks who is technically gifted and versatile at the same time to play several positions. Playing his trade for SS Cosmos, he has 13 goals to his name this season. As for San Marino, he has appeared 34 times scoring three goals for them.   

SAN MARINO LEAD! 👏🇸🇲Filippo Berardi wins and converts a penalty which gives his side the opener 👊It's the first time the country has scored in four consecutive games 🤯 pic.twitter.com/cpJjgSJNCQ

— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) March 20, 2024

Dennis Man (Romania)

Dennis Man has emerged as one of the upcoming players from his nation who is starting to make a name for himself in Serie A. He is thriving at Parma this season having scored four goals while also providing another four assists. Having made his debut for the national team in 2018, he has made 34 appearances while netting eight goals.

He is the Man 🤩Dennis Man scores after a good attack 16'|Cyprus 0-1 Romania 🇷🇴

— Romanian Football (@Romanianfotball) October 12, 2024

Match Facts

• San Marino suffered a 2-0 defeat against Cyprus in the last match
• They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six matches
• Romania suffered a 1-0 defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina

San Marino vs Romania: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Match to end with goals under 3.5
• Tip 2: Romania to win this game 
• Tip 3: San Marino to not score any goal

Injury & Team News

San Marino have a fully fit squad to choose from as they aim to bounce back to winning ways. Goalkeeper Matteo Zavoli is likely to start here after coming off the bench to replace Edoardo Colombo. 

Meanwhile, Romania have one injury concern in their squad. Daniel Birligea is suffering from a muscle injury and will be out of this clash. 

Head to Head

Total Matches – 1

San Marino– 0

Romania – 1

Draws – 0

Predicted Lineup

San Marino predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Zavoli (GK); Fabbri, Cevoli, Benvenuti, Tosi; Golinucci, Capicchioni, Zannoni; Contadini, Nanni, Berardi

Romania predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Nita (GK); Ratiu, Popescu, Burca, Bancu; R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dragus, Tanase

Match Prediction

Both sides suffered defeat in their first match of the qualifiers. San Marino have a poor record against the big sides and are likely to have another tough match. Romania will be favourites considering the form they have been in recently. 

Prediction: ⁠San Marino 0-2 Romania

Telecast Details

India – Sony Sports Network

UK– BBC

US –  Fox Sports

Nigeria – SuperSport

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