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European Championship: Belarus vs Romania – Betting preview

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Belarus and Romania are set to compete against each other in Group I of the Euro 2024 qualifiers on Matchday 7.

Romania beat Belarus twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 5-3, respectively.

Team form: Belarus vs Romania

Belarus Form

Belarus claimed four points to their account in the last three matches, where they won 2-1 against Kosovo, followed by a 0-0 draw with Andorra. Their latest game against Israel resulted in a 1-0 defeat. Belarus just have a single win to show from their efforts in the past six internationals. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Romania Form

Romania look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 2-2 against Switzerland. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Israel in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Kosovo in a 2-0 win. Romania won three of a possible six internationals, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored nine while also conceding four times.

Betting facts for Belarus and Romania

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Belarus and Romania played across all competitions.

  • In 19 of the last 21 Belarus matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Belarus have not won 12 of the last 14 matches
  • Belarus have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Belarus have conceded in 10 of the last 12 matches
  • Belarus have lost 5 of the last 7 matches
  • Romania have not lost 9 of the last 10 matches
  • Romania have scored in 9 of the last 10 matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 Romania matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Romania have drawn 3 of the last 4 matches
  • In 3 of the last 4 Romania matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

In-form players: Belarus vs Romania

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Max Ebong, who is performing well for Belarus. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent European Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Romania. The visitors will be looking to Valentin Mihaila to find the net once again, after managing three European Championship goals for Romania in recent matches.

Full-time result

Belarus claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Romania won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. In their previous seven outings, Romania remained undefeated, as well as their last five on the road. Romania have not lost to Belarus in five consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Belarus scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Romania got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Romania should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Belarus only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Romania claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Belarus’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Romania, who managed to score two times in those matches.

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Belarus and Romania seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this European Championship match.

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