Kosovo vs Moldova Prediction, 11/18/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/17/2020

Game: Kosovo vs Moldova

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Location: Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri in Pristina, Kosovo

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Kosovo (-270) Moldova (+711)

Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri is the venue where Arber Zeneli and Kosovo (0-2-3 in Nations League) will take on Moldova (0-1-4 in Nations League) on Wednesday. The goalies protecting the net will be Arijanet Muric for Kosovo and Alexei Koselev for Moldova. The Moldovans are at at +711 while the Albanians are priced at -270. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Kosovo has been able to control possession for 50.4% of contests. Their players have committed 71 fouls and have drawn 62 fouls in this tournament. They have attempted 46 shots at the goal with 17 of them being on target, which is a 37.0% shots on target percentage. Kosovo as a team have earned 3 goals this tourney, which is currently 42nd in the UEFA Nations League.

Arber Zeneli is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for the Albanians. Zeneli has had a starting assignment in 313 outings so far in his career and he accounts for 0.12 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Kosovo has accumulated 38 goals in 27,390 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 76 assists while tallying 46 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Valon Berisha, the midfielder representing for Kosovo. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 47 times during his soccer career while scoring 35 total goals. Berisha has earned 18,260 minutes in 206 starting assignments and has been given 19 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.17 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Switzerland is Arijanet Muric. Muric has been on the pitch for a total of 630 minutes and has tallied 10 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.00 (7 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .588. The keeper representing Switzerland has seen 17 shots attempted against him in 7 starting assignments. Muric (2-2-3 record in his career) has earned 2 shutouts, which gives him a 28.6% clean sheet percentage.

The Moldovans earn an average of 1.4 shots on target per 90 minutes and have earned 1 goal so far. As we sit, they are controlling possession of the ball 31.6% of the time. Moldova has 81 fouls in the tournament (8th in the league) to go along with 82 fouls drawn. They have been able to connect on 35.0% of their shots out of 20 shots.

Vadim Rata will be counted on for Moldova. The midfielder from Moldova has been on the field for 12,981 mins while scoring 43 goals. He has accumulated 31 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times. He sports an average of 0.30 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 145 games in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Artur Ionita, the midfielder who is from Moldova. Ionita has been handed 10 yellow cards in 2,381 mins (25 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.19. He has earned 5 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 0 different times.

Alexei Koselev will be looking after the net for Moldova. Koselev has recorded 15 shutouts while seeing 232 shots attempted against him in 7,155 career mins. He is the owner of a save % of .672 and his clean sheet rate sits at 18.8%. He has allowed 2.10 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 21-18-40. Thus far in his career, Koselev has allowed 167 goals and has totaled 156 stops in 80 starts.

Who will win tonight's UEFA Nations League game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Moldova (+711)

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