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Gaz Metan Medias will host Dinamo Bucharest in the Romanian Cup Round of Last 16, a tie set to be played over a single leg. Gaz Metan recently defeated Dinamo 4-0 at the same venue in the league, one of Gaz’s biggest ever wins.
The newly promoted Gaz Metan has shocked Romania so far this season. The hosts were expected to fight for relegation, but are currently on the second place in the standings and have legitimate hopes to dream for the title – even though that`s very unlikely to happen. Gaz Metan is in fantastic form, riding a 14 match unbeaten streak in all competitions and they have won their last two matches 4-0 against Dinamo and 5-2 against Pandurii. The win against Dinamo was very lucky in terms of the final score, but Gaz Metan was the better team.
After losing 4-0 against today’s opponents, Dinamo Bucharest bounced back with an unconvincing 1-0 home win against ASA Targu Mures. However, the three points were the most important thing and Dinamo climbed up to the 5th spot in Liga 1, not far away from the first two places, which was the objective at the start of the season. The Red Dogs won 3 of their last 4 matches.
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Each team misses one important player (Susnjar – Gaz, Gnohere – Dinamo), but otherwise both sides have healthy squads. Gaz Metan and Dinamo are expected to field their best lineups with no more than a few changes here and there.
Gaz Metan: Plesca – Cretu, Trtovac, Cristea, Rugasevic – Zaharia, Danci, Bic, Munteanu – Eric – Llullaku
Dinamo Bucharest: Branescu – Ceccarelli, Nedelcearu, Maric, Filip – Nistor, Busuladzic, Palic – Rotariu, Nemec, Lazar
When you look at Gaz Metan’s record this season, their amazing form and the recent 4-0 win over Dinamo, a bet on the hosts might seem a no brainer, especially since they are rated as underdogs by the bookies.
However, I believe Dinamo will achieve qualification to the next stage. The Red Dogs are a better team overall and will be desperate to avenge that recent 4-0 loss, so expect a lot of motivation from them, as they are also rating the Romanian Cup very high on their list of priorities. But the most important thing might be the physical factor.
Gaz Metan does not have the required depth to compete in multiple competitions and play every 3 days. They field mostly the same players each game, so they might feel some fatigue in this match. The few changes they might make are not looking good, as the reserve players which could come in are of very low quality. Dinamo on the other hand has a bigger squad and has the ability to rotate players, which coach Ioan Andone did over the last few games.
I think Dinamo will be more ready for this match than Gaz Metan, they have a couple of class players which haven`t played over the weekend and can come in fresh, ready to make the difference. The visitors are extremely focused on the Cup, hoping to get a trophy after a long wait, while Gaz Metan right now is in dream land due to their record in Liga 1 and that is their main focus.
My tip is Dinamo Bucharest to qualify. Betting on goals might also be a good choice, as it always is in Dinamo’s matches, but this time I`m going with the visitors to qualify. Prediction: Gaz Metan Medias – Dinamo Bucharest 1-2.
Pick: Dinamo to qualify
Odds: 1.80 @ Unibet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.40
Event date: 15 December
