Astra – Copenhagen

Astra Champions League Sumudica suspended

Romanian champions Astra Giurgiu are set to make their Champions League debut against experienced Danish side FC Copenhagen. The match counts for the first leg of the qualifiers on the champions route.

Astra’s title run last season was a bit of a surprise. They had a good squad, but where still heavy underdogs against Steaua Bucharest. It was a great achievement for them to pull it off and they were entering this season with high hopes, even though they have some financial problems. However, Astra (after winning the Supercup in an ugly match) was unable to cope without its two best players (Alibec and Gaman) in the opening round against Dinamo. Manager Sumudica was also not at the game (and won`t be today either), as he is suspended for betting on Liga 1 matches. It was a horrible display for Astra, who lost 4-1 and could have even conceded more goals.

FC Copenhagen started the season in fantastic fashion, winning 4 out of 4 matches with a goal difference of 16-0! They got past Crusaders in the previous Champions League qualifying round, 3-0 away and 6-0 at home and just won against Esbjerg over the weekend, a 4-0 away win. Copenhagen seems to be really strong this year and they will be confident of getting a good result in Giurgiu.

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Team news: Gaman (left the club) and Alibec (injured), Astra`s two best players last season, are out. New signing Sapunaru, who was supposed to cover for Gaman, is not ready to play. Second choice striker (behind Alibec), Daniel Niculae, is not 100% fit, but he will probably be forced. Copenhagen hasn`t reported new missing players.

Astra was abysmal against Dinamo over the weekend and without a few key players, along with their manager, they seem vulnerable against an experienced Copenhagen side, which also seems to be in good form – though Astra will be their toughest test so far.

However, I believe Astra will raise its level today, it`s a huge match for them and I expect a decent performance. I think they should have enough to get a draw, but not more. After all, Copenhagen will be satisfied with a tied result, while Astra can`t realistically expect more based on the circumstances.

The two teams played a friendly a few weeks ago and Astra won 1-0, but that obviously holds no relevance. My tip is a Draw on the Copenhagen win no bet market, so stakes will be returned if the visitors pull off the win. Prediction: Astra Giurgiu – FC Copenhagen 1-1.

Pick: Draw – Copenhagen win no bet
Odds: 1.85 @ Bwin
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.80
Event date: 27 July

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10 comments

  1. Wow! Every time a romanian team plays, you go against them hahaha!

    • Well, not necessarily against them, but it`s true that I rarely bet on Romanian teams to win in continental / international football.

  2. hey man i want to ask you something maybe you can help me. For example i play live and today i saw a game from volleybal under 19 women hong kong – australia and i wanted to now the odds before the game started and i couldn t fint them anywhere . Do you now were i can see the odds from this kinf of games but not flashscore because they don t have this type of games.

    • Sorry for the late reply, I`m usually working at night (european time).
       
      So you need to see what the odds were before the match started, but you need this DURING the match, not AFTER it ends?
       
      That`s difficult for very low level competitions. Betradar is what you seek for, but that`s a costly service, used by bookmakers.
       
      Unfortunately I don`t know what to tell you. I`ll do some investigating and if I find an answer I`ll hit you with an e-mail.

  3. Good luck! Forza, Astra! 🙂

  4. The e mail i wrote is not valid because i don t want to make it public.but if you find anything please write it here. Thanks a lot mate

    • Ok mate. Though I have to admit I feel a bit (just a bit) offended that you think I would use it to send you spam, sell it or whatever.

  5. I absolutely do not think something like that.I just don t like to write my e mail where anybody can see it. I am absolutely sure that you woudn t do something like that. I apologise if I offended you in anyway

    • I was semi-joking, but I deleted the option of smiley faces in the comments so my reply looked more serious than it was. Point is only I can see the e-mail you enter in the e-mail destinated box of the comment.
       
      Unfortunately I wasn`t able to find anything. Asked around, searched on google … I`m not sure if what you want exists.

  6. Ok.i apriciate for your search. Maybe i will find it in the end

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