Romanian League
2011-08-13 - Dinamo Bucuresti vs Pandurii Tg Jiu
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football: Romania: Liga 1
Venue: Stadion Dinamo, Bucuresti
Saturday 13th August - Kickoff time: 19:00 GMT+2
Dinamo Bucuresti
Dinamo showed a good form until now, they have maximum points in the league after two games and have qualified for the Europa League play-offs.
However, they’ve struggled in the qualifiers against a modest team from Croatia, NK Varazdin, but finally managed to hold their one goal lead in the second leg of the tie. Dinamo will meet Vorskla Poltava from Ukraine in the play-offs.
Dinamo won their previous games to nil, scoring 6 goals in two games, 5 of them against Gaz Metan Medias. Now they’ll meet Pandurii Tg. Jiu, a team that got away undefeated in the previous two games they played in Bucharest against Dinamo. In fact, the last four games between these two ended in draws.
Winger Alexe, central defender Grigore and left-back Pulhac have been ruled out, they are all having some medical problems.
Pandurii Tg Jiu
Despite failing to win their first game in the new season against newly promoted Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt, Pandurii now has 4 points, after defeating FC Brasov at home. They could have won on their travel to Piatra Neamt as well, but Paul Batin, who is on loan from CFR Cluj, missed a great chance in the dying minutes of the match.
Midfielder Stojan Vranjes scored a superb double in their previous home game against Brasov, that secured Pandurii their first victory and a position in the top half of the table, though it’s irrelevant at this stage of the championship.
Central back Vlad Chiriches, a promising Romanian international signed with Steaua Bucuresti, but he will only join them at the end of December, but this triggered coach Grigoras to say that he will leave the club if they continue selling their best players.
The betting verdict
Dinamo’s stadium is suspended for this match, so no supporters are allowed to attend, which means that the home advantage won’t count as much as usual.
Both teams play offensive, Dinamo scored 6 goals so far, and both Europa League games ended with at least 3 goals scored. Despite not conceding goals in the previous two league games, Dinamo showed some defensive weakness against FK Varazdin, so I expect Pandurii, a team that has some quality players in front to score at least once.
The Pick :
Dinamo Bucuresti 2-1 Pandurii Tg Jiu
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Over 2.5 goals at 2.09 PinnacleConfidence: 7/10
