Group D. Announcement of 6th round matches

11 June 2017, 09:41 | Football
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In the sixth round of the qualifying stage of the World Championships, Moldova will host Georgia, Austria will travel to Ireland, and the leaders of the Serbian national team will play against Wales at home.

Moldova - Georgia Sunday, 19:00, Zimbru Stadium, Chisinau This match will bring together the two worst teams of Group D at the moment - the Moldovans scored only one point in the first five matches, and the Georgian team have two draws with three defeats and the penultimate position in the group.

It is difficult to predict in what mood the Moldovans will approach the match. On the one hand, they showed a pretty good game in a friendly against Israel, which ended with a score of 1: 1, and on the other - missed the victory in the 95th minute.

But the Georgian team scored a devastating victory with a score of 3: 0, although met with a more modest opponent - the team of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Their only point in the group of Moldovans was scored during the first meeting of these teams in Georgia in November 2016.

Interesting Facts:.

- The national team of Moldova won only three of the last 28 World Cup qualifiers;.

- The Georgian national team does not know the victories in the last 12 World Cup qualifiers;.

- Moldova missed at least two goals in five of the last six World Cup qualifiers.

Forecast 0: 1 Ireland - Austria Sunday, 19:00, Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland will host the Austrians in the match, which is of great importance for both teams.

At the moment, the Irish occupy the second place in the group with 11 points, behind the leaders of the national team of Serbia only on the difference scored goals. The Austrians are located on the fourth position with seven points.

In the middle of the week, the wards of Martin O'Neill confidently defeated the Uruguayan national team in a friendly match (3: 1), so they will approach this meeting in high spirits.

In addition, the Irish have the best defense in the group, conceding only three goals in five games.

The Austrians in the same number of matches conceded more than twice as many (7) goals, and in their last friendly match, which took place back in March, they played a 1: 1 draw against Finland.

In the first meeting on the field of the Austrians, the victory was celebrated by Ireland thanks to the only goal of McCline.

Interesting Facts:.

- Austria scored at least two goals in five of the last six World Cup qualifiers;.

- Ireland does not know defeats in the last six qualifying matches of the World Championship.

Forecast 2: 1 Serbia - Wales Sunday, 21:45, Crvena Zvezda stadium, Belgrade The Serbs finally have the opportunity to win a ticket to a major tournament after a series of unsuccessful qualifications.

At the moment the national team of Serbia leads the standings of group D and the victory over the Welsh will bring them closer to the trip to the World Cup 2018.

The main threat from the Serbs will come from Alexander Mitrovic and Dusan Tadic, who scored four goals in the first five games.

Chris Coleman's wards are four points behind Serbia, so they desperately need a victory. However, the Dragons will not help their leader Gareth Bale, serving a disqualification. It is worth noting that, like the Serbs, the Wales team has not lost a single match in the group, although the last four matches played a draw.

In the first meeting, which took place in November 2016, the Welsh were close to victory, but four minutes before the end of regular time Mitrovic equalized the score (1: 1).

Interesting Facts:.

- Wales played in the last four qualifying matches of the World Cup;.



- Six of the last seven qualifying matches of the World Cup with the participation of the national team of Serbia were scored 3 or more goals;.

- The Serbs do not know defeats in the last eight World Cup qualifiers;.

- The Serbian team scored at least two goals in six of the last seven World Cup qualifiers;.

- In the last three World Cup qualifiers with the participation of the Welsh, less than three goals have been scored;.

- The Serbs did not lose to Wales in the last five games in all tournaments.

Forecast 2: 1.




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