The match between San Marino and Romania on March 25, 2025, at the San Marino Stadium in Serravalle is highly anticipated, particularly following both teams' recent performances. Romania seeks to recover from a surprising defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina, while San Marino aims to overcome a disheartening loss against Cyprus . The contrasting trajectories of these teams underline Romania's historical superiority in international football competitions, evidenced by their recent successes in Euro 2024 qualifiers and Nations League matches.
San Marino played Cyprus away in their previous match. The scoreline was a 2-0 loss with San Marino registering two shots on target and 30% of possession in the World Cup qualifier at AEK Arena.
Romania lost 1-0 at home to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday night. Mircea Lucescu's team recorded 66% possession and had three shots on target in the World Cup qualifier at Arena Nationala.
San Marino and Romania had losing starts to their 2026 World Cup qualification campaigns. The two will be facing off on matchday two in Group H this Monday. Read on for our prediction of this match.
After their 2-0 defeat in Cyprus, San Marino will hope to make early corrections to their campaign. However, with just two wins in 92 matches, there doesn’t seem to be much promise for San Marino here.
They have never won a World Cup qualification game, despite playing 72 times. This match will mark their first meeting with Romania in World Cup qualification. In other competitions, they’ve met three times and lost all.
San Marino possible starting lineup: Colombo; Fabbri, Cevoli, G Benvenuti, T Benvenuti, Tosi; Contadini, A Golinucci, Capicchioni, Berardi; Nanni
Romania possible starting lineup: Nita; Ratiu, Popescu, Burca, Bancu; R Marin, M Marin, Stanciu; Mitrita, Dragus, Hagi
Key players such as Filippo Berardi for San Marino and Dennis Man for Romania will play pivotal roles in this encounter. Berardi’s impressive tally of goals this season contrasts sharply with Romania's more robust attacking options . Betting odds heavily favor Romania, with predictions suggesting a comfortable victory of approximately 3-0 due to their superior possession and counter-attacking capabilities . However, details regarding lineups and live broadcasts remain undisclosed.
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