Romanian League
2013-04-21 - Pandurii vs Dinamo Bucuresti
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football : Romania: Liga 1
Venue: "Tudor Vladimirescu", Pandurii
Sunday 21th April – Kickoff time: 21:30 GMT+1
Pandurii (4th W14 D5 L7)
Pandurii Targu Jiu bounced back after suffering two successive defeats against Rapid and Petrolul Ploiesti and recorded an impressive 3-2 win over champions CFR in Cluj-Napoca.
The result keeps them close to the podium, they are just one point behind second placed Astra, but Dinamo Bucuresti are breathing down their neck after a series of positive results.
Pandurii suffered a 1-3 defeat in their previous home game against Petrolul Ploiesti, which was their first home defeat of the season. They’ll want to redeem themselves in front of their own crowd with a success over Dinamo here.
Dinamo Bucuresti (5th W13 D7 L8)
Dinamo Bucuresti could have climbed to the podium last weekend, but they were unable to defeat relegation threatened Universitatea Cluj at the National Arena in Bucharest.
A point is not what they had in mind, but Dinamo Bucuresti managed to extend their unbeaten run when playing at home to six games, five of which were victories.
The team from the capital will try to record another victory against one of Liga 1’s tough sides, they’ve beat rivals Rapid Bucuresti and champions CFR Cluj in games that were played away from home in 2013.
However, Dinamo will travel to Targu Jiu with a crippled midfield, key players like Curtean and Matei are suspended, whilst Munteanu and Boubacar are out through injury.
The Betting Verdict
Pandurii Targu Jiu holds a solid W8 D3 L1 home record and they are coming into this match on the back of an impressive 3-2 victory over CFR Cluj which surely boosted their morale.
Dinamo Bucuresti showed a good form in 2013, it’s also a team worth backing in the remaining games, but they will travel to Targu Jiu without some of their regulars, so I can’t see them picking up the points in this one.
I fancy Pandurii here, but I’m afraid that the sides may settle for a draw which would be a decent result for both, so I’ll be taking both teams to score at 1.83 at bet365 which is a good price considering that these two have a lot of quality up front.
Ten of Pandurii’s twelve home games ended with both teams scoring at least once, while Dinamo Bucuresti have found the net in every one of their last six games on the road.
The Pick :
Pandurii Tg Jiu 2-1 Dinamo Bucuresti
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Both teams to score : YES at 1.83 at Bet365Confidence: 7/10
