ROMANIAN LEAGUE BETTING PICK - PANDURII TG JIU V GLORIA BISTRITA

Romanian League

2011-03-11 - Pandurii Tg Jiu vs Gloria Bistrita

A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt

Pandurii Tg Jiu v Gloria Bistrita
Football: Romanian Liga 1
Venue: Stadion "Municipal", Drobeta
Friday 11th March – Kickoff time: 15:00 GMT+2

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Pandurii Tg Jiu (16th W-4 D-7 L-9)

Pandurii were not scheduled in the first match of the beginning of the second part of the season because they had some financial troubles, so they lost the match without playing against Otelul Galati with 0-3.

However, everyone thought that they will be a sure victim in Bucharest against Dinamo, a team that has great ambitions this season, but Pandurii managed to upset the “Red Dogs” and won a valuable point. Despite Dinamo missed a penalty in the dying minutes, the point was well deserved, Pandurii showing great character, equalizing twice after Dinamo took the lead to 1-0 and 2-1.

Pandurii agreed to sell young international, Vlad Chiriches to Steaua Bucuresti for a fee that has not been disclosed yet. However, the defender will only join Steaua after the championship ends.

If we leave the 0-3 loss to Otelul out, we can see that Pandurii won 4 of their previous 5 games played at home, only losing to FC Timisoara (2nd) in that period.

Pandurii’s home form:

25.02.2011 Liga 1 Etapa 19 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 0 - 3 Otelul Galati
19.11.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 16 Pandurii Tg. Jiu 2 - 1 FC Brasov
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

Gloria Bistrita (11th W-6 D-5 L-9)

Gloria Bistrita is doing great at in front of their own crowd, winning their previous home game against bottom placed Sportul Studentesc, reaching 19 points obtained on home ground. They are the 6th team from the league considering this aspect.

However, their away record is awful, they only obtained 4 points from 27 possible which makes them the 3rd worst away team from the league. They only won one game on the road, against Universitatea Craiova which has the poorest home record from the league.

Gloria sold Brazilian striker Junior Moraes in the winter transfer period for 1.2 million euro and brought an Italian named Cavalli as his replacement. Cavalli played for Modena, Chievo and Reggina in his career and managed to score his first goal in Liga 1 against Sportul Studentesc.

Bistrita’s away form:

28.02.2011 Liga 1 Etapa 19 Astra Ploiesti 1 - 0 Gloria Bistrita
20.11.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 16 U Craiova 1 - 2 Gloria Bistrita
05.11.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 14 Gaz Metan Medias 2 - 1 Gloria Bistrita
17.10.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 11 Otelul Galati 2 - 1 Gloria Bistrita
25.09.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 9 FC Vaslui 1 - 0 Gloria Bistrita

The Betting Verdict

Bistrita without Moraes will be even less dangerous on counter-attacks and looking at their recent performances on the road I have to say that I don’t give them much credit to win this match.

Considering their record, I think a draw will satisfy them, but Pandurii is a solid team that has one of the most experienced coaches from the Liga 1, and from experience I have to say that betting against Petre Grigoras’s teams could be quite expensive.

He always managed to create quality teams with limited resources and despite Pandurii is on a place that would mean relegation at the end of the season I think they have more chances to survive than some teams that are above the line at this moment.

Taking a look at the odds and recent form of the two teams, 2.20 looks like great value for a home win.

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Pandurii Tg Jiu to win at 2.2 Bet365
Confidence: 7/10