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Dinamo Bucharest and ACS Poli will square off in the Romanian Liga 1 second round, a match that was confirmed to take place just a couple of days ago! Despite the fact that the league started last week, the final configuration of the first division was not settled until the middle of this week, when ACS Poli was confirmed to take Rapid’s place, a team that went bankrupt.
Dinamo is more or less team that finished 4th last season in Liga 1, with a little less individual quality as they lost 2-3 crucial players, but better cohesion. The Red Dogs put on a show in the first round, defeating reigning champions Astra 4-1 away from home, playing some very good and attacking football under new manager Ioan Andone. The hosts will definitely be confident of winning by a similar margin against this Poli side, though the fans are livid after the club loaned captain Paul Anton to Getafe for just 150K Euros a few days ago.
ACS Timisoara relegated last year and will start this season with a 14 point penalty. They are also by far the weakest team in the league in terms of talent, so being gifted this Liga 1 spot won`t help them much. The visitors are struggling with financial problems, lost all their best players in the off season and the new signings they brought in were made with the perspective of playing in the second league. Timisoara’s coach, Ionut Popa, stated that the team had no time to prepare and that he can`t even count all the problems they have ahead of this match because there are too many of them.
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Team news & lineups:
Dinamo has a full squad available, but will be without captain Paul Anton, who was just loaned to Getafe. ACS Poli will miss Straut, Doman, Ignea, Bocsan and Draghici.
Dinamo Bucharest: Branescu – Romera, Marc, Mevlja – Busuladzic, Nedelcearu, Palic – Rotariu, Gnohere, Lazar
ACS Poli Timisoara: Straton – Sorescu, Cânu, Șeroni, Neagu – Croitoru, Artean, Cârstocea – Bărbuț, Elek, Popovici
ACS Poli will come into this match with a very weak squad, a handful of missing players and without the necessary preparation for a Liga 1 match against a team like Dinamo. Sure, they knew there was a chance for them to be given a Liga 1 spot, but it was looking rather unlikely and they could not plan anything. What`s worse, Timisoara had to travel over 500 Kilometers on a very short notice, so it`s safe to assume that training wasn`t optimal.
Last season Dinamo won both matches against Timisoara, 2-1 and 1-0, but both games were played in 2015 when Timisoara was incomparably better than today. This current Poli side would probably not even be a top side in Liga 2, let alone a competitive Liga 1 team. When you add the circumstances of this game, it really looks an impossible task for them to even lose this match by a respectable margin.
Dinamo is looking good this season and should really win this match with goals to spare against a team that is virtually relegated before even playing a single match. The Red Dogs don`t even need to repeat the performance they put on against Astra to do it. The fact that their coach, Ioan Andone, is famous for playing attacking football, with his teams scoring lots of goals, make a handicap win even more likely.
I believe Dinamo Bucharest should claim victory by at least 2 goals here, probably 3 or 4. The bookmakers did their job and a straight Dinamo win is rated at just 1.15, but those odds are still very good considering the circumstances of the game. My tip is Dinamo to win with a -2 asian handicap. Prediction: Dinamo Bucharest – ACS Poli Timisoara 4-0.
Pick: Dinamo (-2 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.06 @ 1xBet
Stake: 10
Possible profit: 10.60
Event date: 30 July
