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The fifth round of the Romanian Liga 1 will see Concordia Chiajna take on Dinamo Bucharest. The two sides met less than 2 months ago in the League Cup on the same stadium, with Dinamo emerging as 3-1 winners.
Chiajna started the season in poor fashion, just 3 points in the first 4 league games. They struggles big time to score despite being an offensive minded team – three defeats with 0-2 and a 2-1 win. The hosts have some decent quality in their ranks but they made a lot of transfers in the off-season, bringing in a lot of foreign players, and it looks like what they lack is cohesiveness and team spirit.
After starting the season in blistering form and scoring at will, Dinamo is on the back of two 1-1 draws against mediocre sides like Targu Mures and Ceahlaul. Dinamo`s problem is the defense, they are very vulnerable at the back with some low-quality players, but make up for it by having one of the best attacking setups in Liga 1. After two draws, Dinamo will surely be eager to bounce back with a win today.
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Team news & lineups
Both sides are close to a clean bill of health ahead of this clash.
Chiajna: Matache – Ricardo Alves, Maftei, Dyulgerov, Bucurica – Al. Stan, Olberdam, Brlecic, Serediuc – Wellington, Pena
Dinamo: Marc – Fai, Durimel, Cordos, S. Filip – Barboianu, Elton, Serban – Matei, Lazar – Bilinski
Dinamo is rightfully favored by the bookies and I think the Red Dogs will win this, but I can`t pick them at odds of 1.50, especially considering they will have no fans in the stands (fans banned from traveling for 2 matches). My tip will be over 2,5 goals. Dinamo has a very poor defense and a top class offense, so after 2 draws with under 2,5 goals I`m confident they will be more dangerous up front today, especially against a team like Chiajna. The two teams met twice this year in Chiajna and both times the score was 1-3, including a few weeks ago when we actually should have even seen 5-6 goals. Expect Dinamo to have a field day against a very poor Concordia defense, but I`m pretty sure the hosts will score as well. The stats are looking bad for Chiajna (4 consecutive unders, 3 without scoring) but make no mistake – this is an offensive team with an offensive coach and after the latest results they will be eager to bang in some goals here. I will keep tipping over 2,5 goals in Dinamo`s matches as long as these odds keep being so high. Prediction: Concordia Chiajna – Dinamo Bucharest 2-3.
Pick: over 2,5
Odds: 2.13 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 9.04
Event date: 22 August
