Moldova can boost their hopes of securing promotion from League D Group 2 in the UEFA Nations League when they face fellow European minnows Andorra at Estadi Nacional on Saturday.

Match preview

Andorra ended a 20-game winless streak that lasted for just over two years when they beat the world's lowest-ranked nation San Marino 2-0 in a friendly last month.

The Tricolours had previously lost both of their opening Nations League games against Malta and Moldova, losing 1-0 at home to the former and 2-0 away against the latter.

Head coach Koldo Alvarez - who has managed 125 games as Andorra boss since February 2010 - sees his side sitting rock bottom of League D Group 2, and the prospect of securing promotion is slim, as they must win their final two fixtures to stand a chance of making it into the promotion playoffs.

Success on Saturday could prove challenging for Andorra, though, as they have only won one of their last nine meetings with Moldova - a 1-0 home victory in Euro 2020 qualifying five years ago.

Moldova, who have won their last two encounters with Andorra by an aggregate score of 4-1, are on course to secure promotion back to League C for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign having accumulated six points from their first three games.

Two 2-0 home wins over Malta and Andorra means that they sit top of League D Group 2 on goal difference and they will all but guaranteed promotion as group winners if they beat the latter for a second time on Saturday.

Serghei Clescenco's side won three games on the spin, including a 1-0 friendly success in September, before suffering a slender 1-0 loss away against Malta in their most recent Nations League fixture last month - not since November 2022 have Moldova lost back-to-back games in any competition.

While Moldova's home form has been impressive (W5 D3 L1) - albeit facing several nations of a similar quality - their away form leaves little to be desired, as they have come out on top in only four of their last 31 internationals on the road, which should provide Andorra with a slight boost ahead of hosting Saturday's contest.

Andorra possible starting lineup:

Alvarez; Nicolas, Llovera, C. Garcia, Olivera, M. Garcia; A. Martinez, Pujol, Vales, Cervos; Rosas

Moldova possible starting lineup:

Celeadnic; Platica, Craciun, Mudrac, Babohlo, Reabciuk; Caimacov, Rata, Stina, Ionita; Nicolaescu