Wednesday night football as Dinamo Bucharest takes on CSMS Iasi in an intermediate round of the Romanian Liga 1, with both teams hoping for a playoff spot.
Dinamo (4th place) is in a very good position after winning 3 games on the spin and another victory today will pretty much guarantee them a playoff spot. The Red Dogs have played well lately, winning 1-0 against Timisoara, 3-1 against arch rivals Steaua and again 3-1 over the weekend against Voluntari. The 6 goals scored in the last two matches were a surprise, as Dinamo is more of a defensive minded outfit.
CSMS Iasi (8th place) will climb up to a playoff spot with a win at Dinamo, but a draw will very much keep them in the mix, as they are just two points behind the 6th position. The visitors did not look like playoff contenders for most of this season, but now have every chance to get there due to an excellent run of form in the last 4 matches – from which they gained 10 points. They do need to get some offense going though, as they scored just 15 goals in 19 matches, while allowing 20.
Bet on Dinamo Buc vs. CSMS Iasi with the highest Romania Liga 1 odds at 1xBet.com.
Team news & lineups:
Dinamo has all its players back from injuries and suspensions, but now have a new suspension, stoper Nedelcearu, but he can be replaced without any problems. Ganea, Viveiros, Frasinescu and Enescu are unavailable for CSMS Iasi.
Dinamo Buc.: Cerniauskas – Fai, Marc, Mevlja, Filip – Vojnovic, Anton – Rotariu, Palic, Gavrila – Gnohere
CSMS Iasi: Grahovac – Voicu, Mihalache, Ciuca, Tiganasu – Mitic, Creţu – Onduku, Gheorghe, Bole – Golubovic
After scoring 6 times in the last two matches, it’s really time for Dinamo to slow down. Three high scoring matches in a row would be a big surprise. It`s just not Dinamo’s style this season, they like to mainly focus on defense and even the last two matches have finished with over 2,5 goals mostly due to circumstances – as there were not too many chances. In the match against Steaua for example, there were (at best) 5-6 real scoring chances for both teams combined and it finished 3-1.
Look for CSMS Iasi to put on a very good tactical display here, they have a very pragmatic style of play, which is not surprising with their Italian coach. Dinamo won’t find it easy to break down one of the best defenses in the league and they won`t risk too much either, as a draw would not be a disaster. Expect a tight, boring match of football, played mostly in midfield and with each team having big problems to find open spaces. Dinamo might edge it or might not, my tip here is on the under / over market – specifically under 2,5 goals.
Earlier in the season it was a 0-0 draw in Iasi, a team that has a total goal difference of 2-0 in the last three matches. The last 4 Head 2 Head matches between Dinamo and Iasi finished 0-0, 1-0, 1-0 and 1-1. Prediction: Dinamo Bucharest – CSMS Iasi 1-0.
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.68 @ 1xBet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.44
Event date: 3 December
Excellent tip, but the odds movement surprised me. Dinamo’s odds did not go down as expceted.
Sorry. This comment was for Voluntari x Dinamo, 1-3.
Nice pick. I am glad to see that you did not jump on Dinamo here, although you are a dinamo fan and dinamo have won 2 games in a row. It’s obvious that they did not play so well.
Vs Voluntari they were helped by the ref big time.
Do you think under9.5 conner @1.83 is a equally good bet?
Sorry for the late answer, we are having some technical problems and I did not focus on the comments. Not a corner guy, but I would have honestly said under. I`m pretty much always with the under when it comes to corners, don`t know why, they seem to be more often than overs. But I would not have recommended it, because I`m not a specialist in this kind of bet.