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Dinamo Bucharest will take on Astra Giurgiu in a one legged Romanian Cup quarterfinal, with the Red Dogs of Dinamo hoping to make use of home court advantage and qualify to the semifinals. There should be a good atmosphere, as it’s Dinamo last home match in 2015.
Dinamo is on a roll lately, climbing to the third place in Liga 1 due to 5 wins and 1 draws in the last 6 matches – including a 2-1 victory over top club Pandurii on Saturday. While the level of football is not that great from Dinamo, they are a well coached team, playing pragmatic and also had luck on their side recently – as it was the case on Saturday, with the winning goal coming in injury time after an evenly matched clash.
Despite struggling big time with finances, Astra has been the team to beat this season in Romania. They are far from a perfect side, but have a number of very good players and thanks to the poor level of football in the country, they are leading the league rather convincingly. It’s unclear how long Astra can keep this pace and they might well disintegrate in the Winter, but right now they are the best team in Romania. Recent results have not been excellent, 3 draws and 2 wins.
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Team news: Dinamo has a full squad available with the exception of backup right back Feussi, while Alsa should also field a competitive lineup, not having new injuries or suspensions.
When these two teams met earlier this season, with Dinamo as hosts, Astra won 1-0 in a horrible match that barely saw a couple of goal scoring chances. This might be the case again today.
The visitors are an offensive side, but are often involved in low scoring games against the good teams and Dinamo is one of these good teams. The Red Dogs have also been involved in a number of high scoring games recently, but their DNA is more on the defensive side, particularly due to the lack of real quality players up front. Many of Dinamo’s recent matches saw 3-4 goals scored despite the games being ugly, as it was the case over the weekend, with that 91st minute 2-1 win.
The stats might not suggest a low scoring game here, particularly when the average odds for under 2,5 goals are lower than 1.60, but the stats don’t tell the story here. It should be a really balanced clash and the fact that it’s a one legged cup game makes it even more likely to be low scoring.
Nobody will want to lose and nobody has the ability to take control of the match. There’s also the fact that the two manages share an intense rivalry, so expect a lot of focus on the tactical side of the match, just like it was the case earlier in the season. I would not be surprised if we will see a 0-0 in regular time. My tip is under 2,5 goals to be scored. Prediction: Dinamo Bucharest – Astra Giurgiu 0-0 (Dinamo to qualify via penalties).
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.68 @ 1xBet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.44
Event date: 15 December
