Romanian League
2012-12-09 - CFR Cluj vs Ceahlaul
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football : Romania: Liga 1
Venue: "Dr. Constantin Radulescu" - Cluj
Sunday 9th December – Kickoff time: 18:00 GMT+2
CFR Cluj (6th W8 D5 L5)
CFR Cluj finished third in their UCL group falling agonizingly short of becoming the first Romanian team to qualify to the knockout stages, but they’ve left the competition in a great manner, with a victory at Old Trafford.
It was a historical triumph even though Manchester United rested some of their regulars, but now CFR will have to forget that win and concentrate on the domestic competition, where they have a lot of work to do.
CFR sits on a disappointing 6th position, 15 points behind leaders Steaua Bucuresti, but they’ll have a chance to climb to the fifth position in case of a victory over Ceahlaul after fifth placed Petrolul Ploiesti only picked up a point on Saturday.
The team from Cluj lack consistency when playing at home this season, they’ve surprisingly lost two of their last three games played at “Dr. Constantin Radulescu” stadium.
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (14th W5 D4 L9)
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt is coming into this match on the back of a home defeat to Petrolul Ploiesti and dropped to the 14th place on the table, just two points above the relegation zone.
Dropping points at home is definitely not a good sign for the Piatra Neamt based side, they hold a disastrous away record and only their home performances - which were solid by the way – helped them to keep their heads above water.
Ceahlaul only picked up one point from eight away games in Liga 1 this season, which is the worst record in Liga 1. They’ve only managed to avoid defeat against bottom placed Turnu Severin.
The Betting Verdict
A surprise here is highly unlikely, CFR Cluj may rest one or two regulars after the CL game, but they have a solid 24 man squad that allows coach Paolo Sergio to apply some rotation.
CFR Cluj actually managed to win the derby against Universitatea Cluj at the end of November with their reserves team, not one player from the starting line-up against Manchester United was part of the first eleven against their rivals.
The winning margin should be the only question here, but that depends on how coach Paolo Sergio will be able to motivate his team against a modest side like Ceahlaul.
The Pick :
CFR Cluj 2-0 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt
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