Steaua – Dinamo

Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest will meet for the sixth and last time this season in the biggest rivalry in Romanian football. This time, the match counts for the Romanian Cup semifinals second leg, with the first match finishing 0-0 at Dinamo.

Steaua is in a difficult position right now, having virtually lost the title on Saturday after a 0-2 defeat against Astra. Steaua’s performance was surprisingly poor and the atmosphere is at an all time low. The hosts have the strongest squad in Romania, are the only club who invested in players and have an owner who is borderline psychotic about securing the Champions League money, caring about nothing else. Steaua was supposed to win the title and failing to do so makes the current players and staff unsure if they will be here next season.

Dinamo is playing pretty well right now, somewhat surprising considering the fact that they seemed drained physically no longer than a few weeks ago. They recovered well to claim two wins and two draws in the last 4 matches, performing well in each of those games. This is the match of the season for the Red Dogs and they will draw confidence from their recent form and from the results against Steaua this season. Manager Mircea Rednic is also an important argument for Dinamo, as he never lost against Steaua as coach of Dinamo in 9 meetings.

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Team news & lineups:

Steaua can field its best lineup here, while Dinamo will miss Bicfalvi. Both teams played over the weekend, with Steaua having one extra day of rest. However, Steaua played a very intense game on Saturday, while Dinamo rested a couple of key guys on Sunday.

Steaua Bucharest: Nita – Enache, Varela, Tamas, Tosca – Bourceanu, Pintilii – Popa, Stanciu, Chipciu – Marica

Dinamo Bucharest: Cerniauskas – Corbu, Puljic, Mevlja, Filip – Nedelcearu, Anton – Rotariu, Palic, Kortzorg – Gnohere

The two teams met 5 times this season and Steaua never achieved a result that would qualify them today – just two 0-0 scores, which would send the game to extra time. Overall, there were 4 draws and one Dinamo win.

The most recent meeting was just 10 days ago in the league, a 1-1 draw with Steaua as hosts. Steaua was the slightly better team in terms of pressure and possession, but they didn`t have any clear cut scoring chances, maybe just one. Even their goal was a total fluke, at it was an own goal “created” out of nothing by a Dinamo player. Meanwhile, the Red Dogs had 3 huge scoring opportunities, converting one of them.

Looking at the form and the morale of these two sides, at the most recent meeting but also at the first leg result, the odds on Dinamo to qualify are really good here. Steaua has not played too well lately and 0-0 at home was actually a very good result for Dinamo in a two legged tie. I can see Dinamo qualifying here, so that will be my tip. Medium – high stakes on this bet. Prediction: Steaua Bucharest – Dinamo Bucharest 1-2.

Pick: Dinamo to qualify
Odds: 2.53 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 10.71
Event date: 20 April