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Moldova vs Kazakhstan Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 1

Petru Popescu 39′, 77′

Islam Chesnokov 51′

Player of the matchPetru PopescuMDA · 2 goals · 94′ played · 7 shots (3 on target) · 9 duels won · 5 recoveries

8.9
Possession
56%44%
Shots · on target in brackets
14 (5)11 (5)
Corners
23

UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Stadionul CPTFRef A. Colombo

Minute by minute

45 of 109 updates
  1. Maksim Samorodov from Kazakhstan receives a second yellow card.
  2. Maksim Samorodov from Kazakhstan receives a yellow card.
  3. Attempt missed. Galymzhan Kenzhebek from Kazakhstan takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the right. He was assisted by Islambek Kuat after a corner.
  4. Petru Popescu from Moldova receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of added time.
  6. Petru Popescu from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. Foul committed by Petru Popescu of Moldova.
  8. Danila Forov from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  9. Dumitru Celeadnic from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. Aybol Abiken from Kazakhstan is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
  11. Substitution for Kazakhstan: Aybar Zhaksylykov comes on for Islam Chesnokov.
  12. GoalGoal! Moldova leads 2-1 against Kazakhstan. Petru Popescu scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the high center of the goal, assisted by Nichita Motpan's cross.
Show all 45 updates
  1. Danila Forov from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  2. Iurie Iovu of Moldova commits a foul.
  3. Iurie Iovu from Moldova receives a yellow card for a foul.
  4. Substitution for Kazakhstan: Islambek Kuat comes on for Ramazan Orazov.
  5. Sergiu Perciun's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stas Pokatilov. The attempt was assisted by Victor Bogaciuc.
  6. Vadim Rata from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. Substitution for Moldova: Alexandru Betivu comes on for Nicky Clescenco.
  8. Attempt saved. Dumitru Celeadnic (Moldova) saves a left-footed shot from outside the box by Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) in the center of the goal.
  9. Foul committed by Ramazan Orazov of Kazakhstan.
  10. GoalGoal! The match is now 1-1 between Moldova and Kazakhstan. Islam Chesnokov scores for Kazakhstan with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Ramazan Orazov.
  11. Nicky Clescenco from Moldova misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. Oleg Reabciuk provided the assist with a cross.
  12. Nuraly Alip commits a foul for Kazakhstan.
  13. The second half begins with the score at Moldova 1, Kazakhstan 0.
  14. Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  15. Sergiu Perciun from Moldova commits a foul.
  16. GoalGoal! Moldova leads 1-0 against Kazakhstan. Petru Popescu scores for Moldova with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner after a quick counterattack.
  17. Moldova is awarded a corner after Stas Pokatilov concedes.
  18. Sergiu Perciun from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
  19. Foul committed by Islam Chesnokov of Kazakhstan.
  20. Sergiu Perciun from Moldova wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  21. Maksim Samorodov's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Zhasulan Amir.
  22. Aleksandr Mrynskiy from Kazakhstan is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  23. Kazakhstan is called offside. Maksim Samorodov is the player caught offside.
  24. Ioan-Calin Revenco of Moldova is caught offside.
  25. Foul committed by Alibek Kasym of Kazakhstan.
  26. Mihail Gherasimencov from Moldova is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. Oleg Reabciuk from Moldova is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
  28. Moldova is awarded a corner after Alibek Kasym concedes.
  29. Foul committed by Ramazan Orazov of Kazakhstan.
  30. First half begins.
  31. The match ends with Moldova winning 2-1 against Kazakhstan.
  32. The second half ends with Moldova leading Kazakhstan 2-1.
  33. The first half ends with Moldova leading Kazakhstan 1-0.

Team stats

44 figures
Moldovafull timeKazakhstan
  1. 56%Possession44%
  2. 14Shots11
  3. 5Shots on target5
  4. 1Big chances0
  5. 2Corners3
  6. 489Passes390
  7. 8Fouls19
  8. 2Yellow cards2
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 3Accurate crosses3
  3. 116Attacks76
  4. 14Crosses12
  5. 43Dangerous attacks47
  6. 15Dribble attempts16
  7. 2Offsides2
  8. 36%Shot accuracy45%
  9. 2Shots blocked3
  10. 9Shots inside box5
  11. 7Shots off target3
  12. 5Shots outside box6
  13. 7Successful dribbles7
  14. Passing
  15. 19Accurate long passes23
  16. 406Accurate passes300
  17. 84%Forward passes %85%
  18. 12Key passes9
  19. 37%Long pass accuracy38%
  20. 52Long passes60
  21. 83%Pass accuracy77%
  22. 54Passes in final third56
  23. Defence
  24. 57Ball recoveries59
  25. 80Ball safe84
  26. 52Duels won38
  27. 6Goal kicks11
  28. 8Headers won9
  29. 11Interceptions6
  30. 1Last-man tackles0
  31. 4Saves3
  32. 19Tackles16
  33. 12Tackles won9
  34. Discipline
  35. 19Free kicks8
  36. 0Red cards1
  37. Other
  38. 1Injuries1
  39. 133Possession lost146
  40. 5Substitutions5
  41. 25Throw-ins17

Top ratings

XI avg 7.01 v 6.60
  1. Petru PopescuMDA8.9
  2. Islam ChesnokovKAZ7.5
  3. Sergiu PerciunMDA7.3
  4. Nikita MotpanMDA7.2
  5. Vladyslav BabogloMDA7.1

Table

UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Slovakia43-1-09:2+710
2Faroe Islands40-4-05:504
3Moldova41-1-23:8-54
4Kazakhstan40-2-25:7-22

Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Moldovaold → newKazakhstan
  1. 0-2L13 Nov
  2. 1-4L16 Nov
  3. 0-2L26 Mar
  4. 2-3L30 Mar
  5. 2-2D5 Jun
  6. 1-1D9 Jun
  7. 0-2L26 Sep
  8. 1-1D29 Sep
  9. 2-1W2 Oct
  10. 0-4L6 Oct

1-3-6goals 9:220.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D15 Nov
  2. 0-1L18 Nov
  3. 2-0W25 Mar
  4. 1-0W31 Mar
  5. 1-1D6 Jun
  6. 1-3L9 Jun
  7. 1-1D26 Sep
  8. 1-2L29 Sep
  9. 1-2L2 Oct
  10. 2-2D6 Oct

2-4-4goals 11:131.00pts/game

  1. HSlovakia0–4
  2. AKazakhstan2–1
  3. HFaroe Islands1–1
  4. ASlovakia0–2
  5. AArmenia1–1

latest 5

  1. HFaroe Islands2–2
  2. HMoldova1–2
  3. ASlovakia1–2
  4. AFaroe Islands1–1
  5. AHungary1–3
Show older matches
  1. HBulgaria2–2
  2. ACyprus2–3
  3. HLithuania0–2
  4. AIsrael1–4
  5. HItaly0–2

older

  1. AArmenia1–1
  2. HComoros1–0
  3. HNamibia2–0
  4. AFaroe Islands0–1
  5. HBelgium1–1

Referee

A. Colombo
Cards / match
4.85this match 5 (+0.15)
Yellows / match
4.58this match 4
Reds / match
0.27
Penalties / match
0.2524% of matches
Fouls / match
26.6this match 27

2.14Home 2.14 vs Away 2.44 yellows/match · +0.30 away · 10–17 red · 23 coach cards2.44

46%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 23%31%

home winsaway wins

Analysed latest 100 of 108 career matches.

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Match strip & events

MDA 2–1 KAZ · 2–1 yellow · 0–1 red

1′HT90′Moldova on top 61 of 90 min · MDA 65% · KAZ 35% pressure · peaks MDA 39′, KAZ 51′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Maksim SamorodovYellow card
  3. Maksim SamorodovSecond yellow
  4. Petru PopescuYellow card
  5. Mihail Ștefanfor Vladyslav Baboglo
  6. Aybar Zhaksylykovfor Islam Chesnokov
  7. Aibol Abikenfor Dinmukhamed Karaman
  8. Petru Popescu2–1Goal · left foot · assist Nikita Motpan
  9. Iurie IovuYellow card
  10. Islambek Kuatfor Ramazan Orazov
  11. Galymzhan Kenzhebekfor Zhasulan Amir
  12. Victor Bogaciucfor Vadim Rață
  13. Danila Forovfor Ioan-Calin Revenco
  14. Nikita Motpanfor Vladimir Fratea
  15. Alexandru Betivufor Nicky Clescenco
  16. Islam Chesnokov1–1Goal · left foot · assist Ramazan Orazov
  17. Yan Vorogovskiyfor Nauryzbek Zhagorov
  18. Half-time 1–0
  19. Petru Popescu1–0Goal · left foot

Ball territory & heatmap

850 ball coords
MoldovaMDA →attack direction← KAZKazakhstan

33%MDA third 33% · Midfield 38% · KAZ third 29%29%

What stands out

  • 68%on top

    Moldova had the upper hand in 61 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

  • 1–0half-time

    The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (2–1 full time).

Head-to-head

7 meetings on record since 2010

2-2-3Moldova W-D-L · goals 7:9

2 MDA2 draws3 KAZ
With Moldova at home
1-1-2 (4:6)
Goals per meeting
2.29
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Both teams scored
71%
Won by the host
29%
Last 5 (Moldova)
1W 2D 2L · 2.2 goals/game
  1. Kazakhstan1–2MoldovaUEFA Nations League
  2. Kazakhstan1–1MoldovaUEFA Nations League
  3. Moldova1–2KazakhstanUEFA Nations League
  4. Kazakhstan1–0MoldovaFriendly International
  5. Moldova1–1KazakhstanFriendly International
Show all 7 meetings
  1. Moldova1–3KazakhstanFriendly International
  2. Moldova1–0KazakhstanFriendly International

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Moldovaall competitionsKazakhstan
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.6Goals per game (both sides)2.8
  3. 100%Over 1.580%
  4. 53%Over 2.547%
  5. 40%Over 3.533%
  6. 60%Both teams scored60%
  7. 0%Clean sheets13%
  8. 40%Failed to score27%
  9. Moldova at home v Kazakhstan away
  10. 6Played8
  11. 0Won0
  12. 2Drawn3
  13. 4Lost5
  14. 3-15Goals (for-against)6-19
  15. 0.33Points per game0.38
  16. 50%Over 2.550%
  17. 0%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 3-221st-half goals (for-against)7-11
  20. 9-202nd-half goals (for-against)9-15
  21. 75%Goals after half-time56%
  22. 87%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 1-3-11Half-time W-D-L4-4-7
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
  25. 3.5Corners won / game4.9
  26. 6.7Corners conceded / game5.9
  27. 60%Over 9.5 corners53%
  28. 27%Won the corner count40%
  29. 1.53Yellow cards / game2.53
  30. 2.73Cards in the match / game4.13
  31. 33%Over 3.5 cards53%
  32. 1Red cards (total)4

How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 24
Stage
League C
Kick-off
Venue
Stadionul CPTF, Chişinău
Capacity
10,400 · artificial turf
Weather
10 °C · broken clouds · humidity 81%
Referee
A. Colombo
MDA coach
Lilian Popescu (1.66 PPG)
KAZ coach
John van 't Schip (1.37 PPG)
Hashtag
#MDAKAZ

Match summary

Moldova beat Kazakhstan 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League, League C.

Across 7 previous meetings on record, Moldova won 2 and Kazakhstan won 3, with 2 draws (2.29 goals per game).

Goals came from Petru Popescu (39', 77') for Moldova and Islam Chesnokov (51') for Kazakhstan.

Moldova — live results and scheduleKazakhstan — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Moldova5-3-27.01 avg rating 6.605-3-2Kazakhstan
  1. 126.5Dumitru Celeadnic94′
  1. 216.9Ioan-Calin Revenco↓65′
  2. 47.1Vladyslav Baboglo↓83′
  3. 187.0Iurie IovuYC 94′
  4. 67.0Mihail Gherasimencov94′
  5. 26.4Oleg Reabciuk94′
  1. 106.6Vladimir Fratea↓58′
  2. 226.8Vadim Rață↓66′
  3. 97.3Sergiu Perciun94′
  1. 158.9Petru Popescu2G YC 94′
  2. 206.6Nicky Clescenco↓58′
  1. 16.6Stas Pokatilov94′
  1. 146.4Nauryzbek Zhagorov↓46′
  2. 36.5Nuraly Alip94′
  3. 236.7Temirlan Erlanov94′
  4. 66.3Alibek Kasym94′
  5. 136.6Aleksandr Mrynskiy94′
  1. 156.4Zhasulan Amir↓69′
  2. 186.7Dinmukhamed Karaman↓78′
  3. 206.6Ramazan OrazovA ↓69′
  1. 177.5Islam ChesnokovG ↓78′
  2. 106.3Maksim SamorodovYC RC 94′
  1. 3Mihail ȘtefanDF · ↑83′6.5
  2. 7Nikita MotpanMF · A ↑58′7.2
  3. 8Victor BogaciucMF · ↑66′6.7
  4. 13Alexandru BetivuFW · ↑58′6.4
  5. 16Danila ForovFW · ↑65′6.9
  6. 1Emil TimburGK
  7. 5Stephan NegruDF
  8. 11Victor StinaMF
  9. 14Denis MarandiciDF
  10. 17Ovidiu DavidMF
  11. 19Daniel DumbrăvanuDF
  12. 23Andriy KozhukharGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Lilian Popescu (1.66 PPG) · John van 't Schip (1.37 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 5Islambek KuatMF · ↑69′6.3
  2. 7Galymzhan KenzhebekMF · ↑69′6.6
  3. 8Aibol AbikenMF · ↑78′6.8
  4. 11Yan VorogovskiyDF · ↑46′6.3
  5. 19Aybar ZhaksylykovFW · ↑78′6.6
  6. 2Adilbek ZhumakhanovDF
  7. 4Arsen AshirbekMF
  8. 9Bauyrzhan IslamkhanMF
  9. 12Bekkhan ShayzadaGK
  10. 16Aleksandr ZarutskiyGK
  11. 21Azamat TuyakbaevMF
  12. 22Erkin TapalovDF

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Petru PopescuMDA7 (3)
  2. Islam ChesnokovKAZ3 (2)
  3. Sergiu PerciunMDA3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Nikita MotpanMDA1

Progressive passes

  1. Mihail GherasimencovMDA71 (90%)
  2. Nuraly AlipKAZ69 (99%)
  3. Iurie IovuMDA67 (97%)

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
Moldovascored · concededKazakhstan
  1. 161-15
  2. 0616-30
  3. 5831-45+
  4. 3446-60
  5. 3461-75
  6. 6776-90+

18:35 goals 18:39Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 50% v 45% of their matches.

  1. 421-15
  2. 2816-30
  3. 4731-45+
  4. 2846-60
  5. 3761-75
  6. 3776-90+

Matchday 5

UEFA Nations League · the other 7 games
  1. Armenia1–1Cyprus
  2. Montenegro2–1Latvia
  3. San Marino0–2Belarus
  4. Albania2–0Finland
  5. Luxembourg19:45Estonia
  6. Bulgaria19:45Iceland
  7. Slovakia19:45Faroe Islands
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