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Match counting for the relegation battle in the Romania, with Concordia Chiajna hosting ACS Poli in the 13th round of the Liga 1.
Concordia Chiajna is on the back of a 1-1 draw away at Astra, a pretty good result for today’s hosts against the reigning Liga 1 Champions, even if Astra is in total disarray. Chiajna is currently on the 9th place (out of 14) in Liga 1 and they are sure to be relegation contenders this season. The main problem for Chiajna is that they simply can`t find a way to score goals, netting just 6 times in 12 rounds this season.
ACS Poli should have played second league football this season, they were artificially promoted to Liga 1 after the season started and they have to deal with a 14 point penalty as well. The visitors are virtually relegated already, but they actually surpassed expectations so far. 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses is a much better statline than people expected from this team. ACS Poli is in excellent form, claiming two 1-0 wins in the last two rounds over CSMS Iasi and over third placed Viitorul.
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Chiajna will miss regular midfielder Costin, while ACS Poli has serious squad problems and will have to do without Scutaru, Poparadu, Ignea, Neagu, Vadrariu, Canu, Henrique and Popovici.
Chiajna: Belgradean – Feussi, Albu, Tincu, Bucurica – Barboianu, Melinte – Gradinaru, Cristescu, Buleica – Constantinescu
ACS Poli Timisoara: Straton – Straut, Seroni, Bocsan, Novak – Artean – Doman, Llorente, Croitoru, Barbut – Draghici
A low scoring game seems to be on the cards here, Chiajna is the most defensive team in the Romanian Liga 1 with an average of 1.58 goals being scored in their matches – and with Chiajna scoring just 0.5 goals per game. This is a very important game for the hosts, so don`t expect them to take more risks than usual
While it`s true that ACS Poli concedes a lot of goals and doesn`t play particularly defensive football according to the stats (2.83 goals scored in average in their matches), their last 5 matches have actually been under 2,5 goals. Also, this game will be played on Chiajna’s turf and Chiajna will set the tempo of the match. With the hosts expected to play a slow, boring brand of football, there won`t be much for ACS Poli Timisoara to do except to put men behind the ball and defend.
There`s also the fact that ACS Poli misses its main striker, so that will make it more difficult for them to pose a threat on the break. They do miss many defenders as well, but Chiajna is not the kind of team to capitalize on that.
Look for a boring game in which Chiajna will seek a 1-0 win and they will probably get it, closing the game down after they net the first goal. My tip is under 2,5 goals to be scored. Odds are great. Prediction: Concordia Chiajna – ACS Poli 1-0.
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.74 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.92
Event date: 21 October
