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The team of the moment in Romania, Astra Giurgiu, will take on CSMS Iasi right before they go to Alkmaar to fight for the Europa League group stages.
Astra played a fantastic match on Thursday, coming back from 0-2 down against Alkmaar in the Europa League to win 3-2. It was another good European performance from the Romanians, who previously knocked out Inverness and West Ham this season, in addition to playing very well in Romania. Astra has 5 consecutive wins in all competitions and will reclaim the first place in the standings with a win today. However, coach Sumudica clearly stated that the priority is the reverse leg against Alkmaar. He said the team is very tired from playing every 3 days and that he has no idea how his team will line up today.
CSMS Iasi is one of the good sides in Romania, they are well coached, have great chemistry and organization, so there`s no wonder they are sitting on the 6th place and will move up to 3rd or 4th if they win this match. The visitors are coming after an excellent performance against 2nd placed Dinamo, they dominated that match big time and missed a penalty in the 90th minute, eventually finishing tied at 0-0.
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Team news & lineups:
Astra will miss key players Lung jr., Teixeira, probably Boldrin and Geraldo as well, in addition to Seto, who left the club. There might also be rotation in the squad ahead of the Alkmaar game. The visitors will miss Tiganasu, Mihalache and Viveiros, all important players.
Astra Giurgiu: Gavrilaş – Pedro Queirós, Găman, Oros, Ricardo – Lovin, Dandea – De Amorim, Ionita, Enache – Alibec (Florea)
CSMS Iaşi: Grahovac – Voicu, Ciucă, Frăsinescu, Bosoi – Mitić, Enescu – Piccioni, Şt. Grigorie, Bőle – Golubović
Astra was in this situation before, prior to the reverse leg against West Ham a few weeks ago and they finished tied with Viitorul at home. They fielded the first team back then but this time they will surely have more absentees (at least the injuries, probably 3-4 other players as well). They are also even more tired after more matches played and the stakes against Alkmaar will be higher than against West Ham.
With their focus clearly on the Alkmaar game and with many key players missing, Astra will have a really tough time against a solid, organized team like CSMS Iasi. I expect the visitors to snatch at least a draw here, it would not even be a surprise. My tip is Iasi +0,5 handicap, surely a lot of value on this bet considering the circumstances. Prediction: Astra Giurgiu – CSMS Iasi 1-1.
Pick: CSMS Iasi +0,5
Odds: 1.83 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.64
Event date: 23 August
