Romanian League
2010-05-22 - FC Timisoara vs FC Brasov
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football: Romania : Liga 1
“Dan Paltinisanu” stadium, Timisoara
Saturday 22 May, 2010 Kickoff time: 16:30 GMT+2
FC Timisoara (3rd) W-15 D-14 L-4 54:25
Timisoara lost any chance of a top 2 finish after they only made a goalless draw on their travel to Targu-Jiu. This way, their ambitions of playing in the CL group stage will have to wait at least one more year.
Having the same number of points as Steaua and Vaslui obliges them to win this game in order to play in the Europa League play-offs without having to go through qualifiers.
Ioan Sabau, Timisoara’s coach expressed his intentions to leave after the humiliating home defeat against Gaz Metan so there is a probability that this will be his last match on the bench of Timisoara.
There are some squad problems before this game, Winston Parks, Eder Bonfim and Dede were sent to the second team after being caught partying without the permission of the club officials.
Last 5 Timisoara home results :
10.05.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 32 FC Timisoara 0-2 Gaz Metan Medias
01.05.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 30 FC Timisoara 2-1 Otelul Galati
19.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 28 FC Timisoara 1-1 CFR Cluj
07.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 26 FC Timisoara 0-0 International Arges
29.03.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 24 FC Timisoara 0-1 FC Vaslui
FC Brasov (9th) W-11 D-10 L-12 38:29
This club has a solid and experimented squad but they didn’t managed to remain constant in their results, that is why with one stage to go they don’t have any chances left to play in a European competition next year.
For them this travel is only a must, I can’t see what motivation can a team from the 9th place -without any opportunity to progress on the table – have at this stage.
Brasov is passing through an awful form, especially regarding away games, they couldn’t score in the last 5 games. Their record is a disappointing 2-5-9 with a negative goal balance of -7.
To make things worse, six of their most important players will miss this game, Roman, Oros, Ilyes and Rui Duarte are suspended while Zaharia and Maldarasanu are injured.
FC Brasov last 5 away results :
11.05.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 32 Poli Iasi 0-0 FC Brasov
02.05.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 30 Unirea Urziceni 1-0 FC Brasov
24.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 29 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 1-0 FC Brasov
11.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 27 Dinamo Bucuresti 0-0 FC Brasov
02.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 25 Steaua Bucuresti 1-0 FC Brasov
The Betting Verdict :
In normal conditions Timisoara would have had a difficult game against Brasov, but with so many absences in the visitor squad and the lack of motivation I don’t see them fighting very hard for a good result.
On the other hand Timisoara in the event of a draw or loss could slip to the 5th position which would be quite a dramatic fall.
The Pick :
FC Timisoara 1-0 FC Brasov
BEST BETTING TIP :
Main bets: Timisoara to win at 1.55 UnibetOr : Under 2.5 goals at 1.62 Betsson
Side bet: FC Brasov not to score at 1.9 Unibet
