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Steaua Bucharest will be desperate to get back into the qualification race with a win today in the Europa League Group L, while Osmanlispor comes to Bucharest knowing that a win would guarantee them a place in the next round. A draw would also be of great help in their quest.
Steaua claimed just 3 points in this group after some very disappointing performances. The Romanians lost just once, 0-2 away in Ankaraspor in a match that seemed destined to finish 0-0 until Steaua had a player sent off just before half time. Despite losing just once, fact is that Steaua played very poorly and their domestic form has not been much better. Steaua is (barely) leading the league in Romania, but that’s just because a very poor level of opposition, coupled with some refereeing decisions in their favor. Steaua is on the back of a 0-1 loss against relegation battlers Chiajna.
Osmanlispor claimed 4 points out of 6 in the recent double against Villarreal, managing to win 2-1 in Spain in their last Europa League outing. The excellent results against the Spaniards have put Osmanlispor at the top of the group with 7 points – 2 points in front of both Villarreal and Zurich. A win today would see Villarreal trough to the next stage, but a draw would be great as well, especially as they play Zurich at home in the last round. The visitors are in good form with 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches in all competitions, after previously going trough a rough stretch.
Bet on Steaua vs. Osmanlispor and get your 100% (100 Eur) freebet at Ohmbet now!Projected lineups:
Steaua: Nita – Enache, Tamas, Tosca, Momcilovic – Pintilii, Moke – Popa, Boldrin, De Amorim – Golubovic
Osmanlıspor: Arikan – Bayir, Curuksu, Prochazka, Pinto – Ndiaye, Cagiran – Umar, Maher, Delarge – Webo
Steaua absolutely needs a win in this game, but do not expect them to go all out attack. The hosts will try to stay safe at the back and hope to nail the winning goal at some point in the game. They are very poor offensively, so they couldn`t put much pressure on Osmanlispor even if they wanted to.
As for the visitors, they would be very happy with a draw here and I don`t see them taking many risks. Osmanlispor will try to protect the draw and see if any opportunities arise for a win that would guarantee them qualification. They know very well how to play this way and their domestic stats prove it – 6 draws in 11 Superliga matches this season.
Bottom line, I expect Steaua to be very careful not to fall behind, while Osmanlispor will try to play disciplined football and keep the Romanians from creating chances. It should be a midfield battle. This should result in a low scoring game, just like it happened in the previous meeting in Ankaraspor. I will bet against goals here – my tip will be under 2,5 goals to be scored. Prediction: Steaua Bucharest – Osmanlispor 1-1.
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.74 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.18
Event date: 24 November
