Targu Mures – Dinamo

Dinamo Bucharest travels to take on arguably the worst team in the Romania Liga 1, ASA Targu Mures, in the 7th round of the domestic league.

With a squad filled with inexperienced youngsters and old, past their prime veterans, ASA Targu Mures seems to be the worst team in Liga 1 this season. The hosts have financial problems and also started with a 6 point penalty, they will almost definitely relegate and probably become extinct by this time next year. ASA Targu Mures lost all 6 matches in Liga 1 this season, so that pretty much tells the story. On the other hand, the hosts actually won 2 games in the League Cup, the last one a few days ago, on the road, against a very competent CFR Cluj team (after penalties). Targu Mures also led 2-0 at Botosani in the last league match before suffereing a collapse in the second half, losing 4-2. They are getting better since coach Alexa took over a month ago.

Dinamo Bucharest is on the back of a 1-1 home draw against Gaz Metan Medias in arguably their worst performance of the season. It was a really poor match, with Dinamo getting dominated at home for long stretches by a Liga 1 newcomer which will fight to avoid relegation. It was a wake up call for Dinamo, as their solid results so far were misleanding and the squad was very thin. The Red Dogs (3 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses in Liga 1) finally manage to bring in some players in the International break, but they are not 100% fit, especially as neither of them has played much football lately.

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Team news & lineups:

ASA Targu Mures will miss Andre, while Dinamo will miss key left back Filip. Both teams lost a couple of players in the last weeks. Dinamo also made 4 signings, but probably only 1 or 2 will feature.

ASA Targu Mures: Mingote – Matei, Constantin, Cordos, Dobrosavlevici – Belu, Muresan – Feketics, Zicu, Surdu – Kuku

Dinamo Bucharest: Branescu – Romera, Nedelcearu, Popescu (Maric), Olteanu – Busuladzic, Palic, Nistor – Rotariu, Gnohere, Lazar

Dinamo is the deserving favorite in this match, but the Red Dogs are not good enough to be a sure winner against anybody in Liga 1. Furthermore, ASA Targu Mures has clearly and visibly improved over the last few matches. They will be desperate to claim their first point of the season, especially playing against a big name like Dinamo.

The hosts are an experienced team, they have their best player back (Muresan) and have a lot of physicality. They are the kind of team that can frustrate opponents and fight for draws, but have difficulties winning. If Dinamo does not play a good match, I can see ASA Targu Mures holding on to a low scoring draw at home. After all, Dinamo barely won its home match against the “other worst” team in Liga 1, ACS Poli, a few rounds ago – with Poli being announced they will play in Liga 1 just two days before that game – so the Red Dogs are definitely prone to being upset.

My tip is a draw on the Dinamo Bucharest win no bet market. I have to admit that the most likely result here is a Dinamo Bucharest win (so the bet would be void), but my thinking is that this is almost a “no risk” bet on the draw at odds 1.55 – so it makes a lot of sense. Targu Mures definitely can`t be expected to win this match, but a draw is within their capabilities. Prediction: ASA Targu Mures – Dinamo Bucharest 1-1 (hopefully).

Pick: Draw – Dinamo win no bet
Odds: 1.55 @ Bwin
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 4.95
Event date: 12 September