Pandurii Tg. Jiu v FC Brasov
Football: Romania: Liga 1
Venue: "Tudor Vladimirescu" stadium, Targu Jiu
Friday 19th November – Kickoff time: 14:00 GMT+2

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Pandurii Tg. Jiu (15th W3 D5 L7)

Despite being on a position that would mean relegation at the end of the season, Pandurii is starting to show more quality in their game since the arrival of the new coach, Petre Grigoras.

They are coming after three consecutive games without a loss, two of them on the road. It started in “Giulesti” against Rapid, where they could have easily won if the referees wouldn’t make some huge mistakes. They built on that by crushing Targu-Mures 4-1 at home, then travelled to Alba Iulia to face “U” Cluj in a game that ended in a draw with Pandurii missing a penalty when leading 1-0.

Pandurii have a decent home record (3-3-1), the away games are the ones that are dragging them down. They only lost to FC Timisoara this season at home (0-1).

Pandurii’s last 5 home results:

06.11.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 14 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 4 - 1 FCM Târgu-Mureş
16.10.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 11 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 1 - 0 Sportul Studentesc
26.09.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 9 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 0 - 1 FC Timisoara
13.09.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 7 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 3 - 1 U Craiova
21.08.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 5 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 0 - 0 Gaz Metan Medias

FC Brasov (14th W3 D7 L5)

Brasov just ended a black streak of 13 games without a victory by defeating bottom placed Sportul Studentesc with 2-0. Their previous victory has been registered in the first of August against “U” Cluj.

Brasov only won one game away from home, in the first stage to newly promoted Targu-Mures. Since then they have only scored 2 goals on the road, losing 4 games and drawing 2.

Coach Daniel Isaila declared that a draw would be satisfying as they are meeting one of their competitors in the battle of avoiding relegation and it’s more important not to lose.

Both teams are able to line up their best 11 as no players are suspended or injured.

Brasov’s last 5 way results:

06.11.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 14 Astra Ploiesti 3 - 0 FC Brasov
22.10.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 12 Victoria Branesti 1 - 1 FC Brasov
03.10.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 10 CFR Cluj 4 - 0 FC Brasov
20.09.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 8 Gloria Bistrita 0 - 0 FC Brasov
29.08.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 6 Otelul Galati 1 - 0 FC Brasov

The Betting Verdict

From a team that fought for an European spot, Brasov turned into a team that only wants to avoid relegation, mostly because they sold their best players in the summer transfer period. They are playing without a leader in the pitch, captain Ilyes is past 35 and that is starting to show.

On the other hand, Pandurii is a team that could finish in top 10 in my opinion, Petre Grigoras is proving his coaching skills once again here, after some great periods at Farul Constanta or Otelul Galati.

Brasov is aiming for a draw here, but Pandurii looks solid at home so I don’t see them giving away any points.

The Pick :

Pandurii Tg. Jiu 2-0 FC Brasov

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Pandurii to win at 2.15 Victor Chandler
Confidence: 7/10