Been waiting for long for Liga I in Romania to start so I can jump back on my predictions in Romanian soccer. Finally we get to this point today, and althought probably I should just skip first round after the winter break to see how new players react to their moves, or how do all players react to the weather, I'll give it a try today and put a small bet on today's game, or maybe both if I find any value on the other one played also.
For now, I'll preview a bit on the Brasov vs. Pandurii Tg. Jiu game.
Brasov had a flawless streak of un-beaten friendlies during the winter break, winning 5 games and drawing 2. During the friendlies, they managed wins against FC Tiraspol, Ujpest, Slavia Sofia, Sigma Olomouc; Definitely their form improved since the arrival of Marius Sumudica as a coach and they gonna aim to depart from the dangerous zone and get to safety as soon as possible. For today they gonna miss on important player Bruno Madeira who is gonna suffer a surgery, but Brasov signed couple of players and I'm confident Sumudica will find a replacement for today's game. The new signings for Brasov are Davide Dias ( midfielder from Apollon), Diogo Silva ( defender from Santa Clara), Mauro Alonso ( midfielder, FK Ekranas), Udoji ( midfielder from Astra Ploiesti) and Ilijoski ( forward from FK Metalurg Skopje). The new players brought some quality to the team and now they can start by revenging the loss in the first half of the season against Pandurii when they lost 2:1 away from home.
Pandurii Targu Jiu had a good first half of the season, but they showed they started to struggle losing points to weak sides like Ceahlaul, Petrolu, Sportul before the winter break. Maybe the winter break came just in time to save them and give them a little rest, but honestly, I see them going into the second part of the season with problems already stalking them. They sold three of their best players in Chiricheş, Vranjes and Stromajer and their new aquasitions are not top class players and I don't think will easily be played as replacements for their losses on the field. More to say, for today against Brasov, will be missing on seven players, between whom are the new signings, forwards Gomis and Mbella. Without several first team players , Pandurii surely gonna encounter some problems during first games and I think they will be happy if they go home with 1 point today. During winter break, they recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the friendlies they played.
Brasov managed to win it's last two home games under the coaching of Sumudica winning 4:0 and 2:0, while Pandurii on away ground has only 1 win and lots of draws. Even tho' Pandurii will be aiming to end up placed on an European spot at the end of the season, I personally don't see that happening now that they sold their best players and they should be thankfull with a mid-place spot. Brasov will be playing to win today aiming to get away from teh dangerous zone, and they have enough quality on teh field to take all the points today. Also to mention, Pandurii always lost when played at Brasov so far and more than a draw I don't think they can hope for today.
The odds are pretty good for a home win, my local bookie has them at 2,25 at the moment, but I've seen over the internet the odds dropping. I personally wouldn't take them at something under 2,00 but anything over 2,00 on Brasov playing at home should be good value. Small-Medium stake as the field might be frozen still so the play could be hardly developed.
Selection: Home Win @ 2,25 @ StanleyBet...see more
For now, I'll preview a bit on the Brasov vs. Pandurii Tg. Jiu game.
Brasov had a flawless streak of un-beaten friendlies during the winter break, winning 5 games and drawing 2. During the friendlies, they managed wins against FC Tiraspol, Ujpest, Slavia Sofia, Sigma Olomouc; Definitely their form improved since the arrival of Marius Sumudica as a coach and they gonna aim to depart from the dangerous zone and get to safety as soon as possible. For today they gonna miss on important player Bruno Madeira who is gonna suffer a surgery, but Brasov signed couple of players and I'm confident Sumudica will find a replacement for today's game. The new signings for Brasov are Davide Dias ( midfielder from Apollon), Diogo Silva ( defender from Santa Clara), Mauro Alonso ( midfielder, FK Ekranas), Udoji ( midfielder from Astra Ploiesti) and Ilijoski ( forward from FK Metalurg Skopje). The new players brought some quality to the team and now they can start by revenging the loss in the first half of the season against Pandurii when they lost 2:1 away from home.
Pandurii Targu Jiu had a good first half of the season, but they showed they started to struggle losing points to weak sides like Ceahlaul, Petrolu, Sportul before the winter break. Maybe the winter break came just in time to save them and give them a little rest, but honestly, I see them going into the second part of the season with problems already stalking them. They sold three of their best players in Chiricheş, Vranjes and Stromajer and their new aquasitions are not top class players and I don't think will easily be played as replacements for their losses on the field. More to say, for today against Brasov, will be missing on seven players, between whom are the new signings, forwards Gomis and Mbella. Without several first team players , Pandurii surely gonna encounter some problems during first games and I think they will be happy if they go home with 1 point today. During winter break, they recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the friendlies they played.
Brasov managed to win it's last two home games under the coaching of Sumudica winning 4:0 and 2:0, while Pandurii on away ground has only 1 win and lots of draws. Even tho' Pandurii will be aiming to end up placed on an European spot at the end of the season, I personally don't see that happening now that they sold their best players and they should be thankfull with a mid-place spot. Brasov will be playing to win today aiming to get away from teh dangerous zone, and they have enough quality on teh field to take all the points today. Also to mention, Pandurii always lost when played at Brasov so far and more than a draw I don't think they can hope for today.
The odds are pretty good for a home win, my local bookie has them at 2,25 at the moment, but I've seen over the internet the odds dropping. I personally wouldn't take them at something under 2,00 but anything over 2,00 on Brasov playing at home should be good value. Small-Medium stake as the field might be frozen still so the play could be hardly developed.
Selection: Home Win @ 2,25 @ StanleyBet...see more
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