Serbia winger Dusan Tadic. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly-ranked Moldova (0-1-0, 0 points) will meet FIFA 50th-ranked Serbia (0-0-1, 1 point) in the second round of Group D matches in the 2018 UEFA World Cup UEFA qualifiers in a match set on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:45 p.m. UTC+3. It can be viewed live Online Thru FuboTV.
Moldova, who is ranked 161st in the world by FIFA, entered the competitions as one of the weaker teams in Group D together with Georgia.
The team was demolished by 10th-ranked squad Wales during their tournament-opener on Sep. 5 at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff as they faced what is considered as the best team in the bracket, as per BBC Sport.
Wales began the attack with an early goal from Burnley forward Sam Vokes at the 38th minute which was immediately doubled by a strike from Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen at the 44th.
The hosts continued to press the ball in the second and two goals from the squad's best player, Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale, at the 50th and 90th+5 minutes sealed the win for the Dragons.
Head coach Igor Dobrovolski's side was not able to answer with any goals of their own as they found it difficult to penetrate the tough Wales defense led by Everton center back Ashley Williams.
Meanwhile, Serbia held its own against a tough Republic of Ireland squad, 2-2, at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade also on Sep. 5 to share a point in the overall standings, Reuters reported.
The Green Army drew first blood right at the third minute of the match with a goal from Burnley midfielder Jeff Hendrick off an assist from Southampton forward Shane Long.
However, the Eagles bounced back with two straight goals of their own, courtesy of Hamburger midfielder Filip Kostic and Southampton winger Dusan Tadic at the 62nd and 69th minutes, to grab the lead.
Newcastle United forward Daryl Murphy found the equalizer at the 80th minute to save the Boys in Green from humiliation and salvage the tie.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory for Serbia.
Moldova starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Cebanu; Jardan, Cascaval, Epureanu, Armas; Ionita, Gatcan, Cojocari, Dedov; Cebotaru; Ginsari
Serbia starting lineup (5-4-1 formation): Stojkovic; Rukavina, Ivanovic, Nastasic, Vukovic, Mladenovic; Tadic, Tosic, Gudelj, Kostic; Mitrovic
