Petrolul – Plzen

Razvan Lucescu deget mijlociuEuropa League third qualifying round, first leg. Petrolul (Romania) hosts Plzen (Czech Republic) at Ilie Oana stadium in Ploiesti.

Petrolul is one of the best teams in Romania, some people even see them as title favorites. They finished 3rd last season but have a better team this year and a better chemistry. But Petrolul struggled in this start of the season, lost in the League Cup, won very hard in the first round in the league and was not impressive in the 5-1 aggregate win over Flamurtari … in the previous Europa League round. They have a very defensive coach, Razvan Lucescu, who is nicknamed “Mister X” because of his cautious style of football and afinity for draws. Petrolul is a good team but they could / should play better than they are playing at the moment.

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Plzen lost the supremacy in Czech football to the amazint Sparta Prague but Plzen still has a good team that can do damage at this level in Europa League. Plzen did not start the season well … lost 3-0 to Sparta in the Supercup (but match was much closer) and 2-2 draw at Pribram in league opener. Seems Plzen has problems in defensive area and they must improve if they want to pass Petrolul, but I bet they will be more focused in Europe. Plzen coach knows Romanian football, Dusan Uhrin coached here in the past.

This tie is very balanced; maybe Plzen a small favorite because of much more experience in Europe … but Petrolul at home is very hard to beat. I don’t see a winner in this game and a draw I think will satisfy both teams. Razvan Lucescu has an average of about 1 draw in every 2 games and considering Petrolul never drew a match this season, this seems like the perfect opportunity to happen, so great value for the odds on the “X” bet. Petrolul has home court advantage, Plzen has experience and maybe slight value advantage, both teams are struggling … a tie game will probably satisfy both in the end. Plzen for sure would like a draw and Razvan Lucescu will never be disappointed with such a result … actualy I`m 100% sure he goes for 0-0 or 1-0 in this game; playing defensive football. My tip will be the “X”. Correct score prediction: Petrolul Ploiesti – Viktoria Plzen 1-1.

Pick: X
Odds: 3.35 @ Unibet
Stake: 5
Possible profit: 11.75
Event date: 31 July

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