Romanian League
2011-09-11 - Sportul Studentesc vs Vointa Sibiu
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football: Romania: Liga 1
Venue: Stadion Regie, Bucuresti
Saunday 11th September - Kickoff time: 17:00 GMT+2
Sportul Studentesc (16th W-1 D-1 L-3)
Sportul is struggling in this season as well, having won only 4 points from the first 5 games, which places them 16th at the moment. They had the opportunity to walk away with a great result from Cluj against CFR, but after taking the lead, Tarnacop was eliminated and the goals just keep coming after that and the match finished 6-1.
Coach Multescu could be happy for having his two best players Tibi Balan and Costin Curelea in the squad until at least the next transfer window, they’ve both been subjects to a move to Steaua Bucuresti, both the deal failed in the last day of the transfer window.
Sportul only collected 4 points from away games in the entire season last year, now they already have 3, but they are yet to win a home game. Despite having the youngest squad from the league, Sportul showed some quality now and then, especially when playing at home last season, so they’ll have to make the most of it against Vointa, which is a newly promoted.
Vointa Sibiu (13th W-1 D-3 L-1)
Vointa had a decent start in their first season in Liga 1 with 2 draws against Steaua Bucuresti and Targu-Mures, but then had a little setback, not being able to score in the previous two games.
Even so, they are 13th at the moment, just one point behind champions Otelul Galati, having lost only a match to Gaz Metan Medias. Their only win was obtained away from home against Astra Ploiesti, a result that led to the sacking of Astra’s coach.
Vointa does not have great players even by Liga 1 standards, but they proved that they are not here to be pushed over and has the qualities to cause problems to any team from the league.
The betting verdict
Even though Vointa Sibiu is the newly promoted, Sportul looks to be the least experienced team from the two, being a team that lives by promoting young talents and then selling them, Sportul sacrifices the performance and are likely to be part of the 4 teams that will relegate at the end of the season.
However, when playing at home, despite not having many fans at their games, Sportul can be considered favorites against newly-promoted teams, but the odds are quite short, I don’t think there is value taking them at evens.
It should be a tight match, Sportul only scored one goal at home in two games, while Vointa also scored only once when playing on the road, with both teams conceding the same number of goals, 3. There are no premises to see a goal galore in a match that will probably have very few moments of quality football. The draw looks to be the best choice here.
The Pick :
Sportul Studentesc 1-1 Vointa Sibiu
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Under 2.5 goals at 1.73 Victor ChandlerConfidence: 7/10
