Pandurii – Dinamo

Dinamo Bucharest face Pandurii Targu Jiu in the last round of the Romania Liga 1 regular season. Dinamo needs to win in order to finish in the Top 6 and catch the playoffs.

Pandurii Targu Jiu is in a terrible state, as the team lost financing, lost all of its best players and will probably become extinct at the end of the season. The hosts right now are a collection of mostly young players, well below Liga 1 quality, and results are showing it. After drawing in their first match in 2017, Pandurii lost the next three with a 1-7 goal difference.

Dinamo Bucuresti is in a critical, yet simple situation. A win will see them qualify for the Liga 1 playoffs, while anything other than a victory will send them in the playout. It`s rather strange that Dinamo got into this situation, as they played decent football all year, but inconsistency, bad referee decisions and poor defending cost them. They changed the manager a few weeks ago and things are going great since then, with Dinamo winning 3 games in a row, including 3-1 over arch rivals Steaua a few days ago.

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Team news: Pandurii will field a team composed of mostly Liga 2 level players they gathered in the winter, along with a few guys that stayed with the team after the first part of the season. Dinamo will miss a few important players, but nothing really major.

Dinamo is by far the better team, they are playing very well since changing the manager and it would be a massive shock if they missed out on the playoffs against the weakest team in the league. It would be an absolute disaster for Dinamo if that were to happen.

Dinamo is in good form and motivated, while Pandurii is an almost dissolved club, struggling to stay afloat and finish this season with a bunch of low quality players who can barely be called professionals.

Dinamo shouldn`t have problems getting the result they need, but if somehow everything goes wrong, I wouldn`t be surprised if they get a boost from the referees. They are the only team which can attract fans to the stadium in Romania and they draw high TV ratings, so them missing on the playoffs would be very detrimental to the league.

My tip is Dinamo to cover the -1 asian handicap. While there`s no guarantee Dinamo will cover a handicap in this game (though they should do it against such poor opposition), Dinamo should at the very least win by one goal.

As such, I view the -1 asian handicap as a good betting opportunity with low risk. Of course, risk will always be present in betting, but I still feel it`s a good enough bet to invest 10 units on it. Odds might drop until game time. Prediction: Pandurii Targu Jiu – Dinamo Bucharest 0-3.

Pick: Dinamo Buc (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.55 @ 1xBet
Stake: 10
Possible profit: 5.50
Event date: 5 March