Romanian League
2010-05-10 - FC Timisoara vs Gaz Metan Medias
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football : Romania : Liga 1
“Dan Paltinisanu” stadium, Timisoara
Monday 10 May, 2010 Kickoff time: 18:00 GMT+2
FC Timisoara (3rd) W-15 D-13 L-3 54:23
Timisoara succeeded the historical performance of defeating Dinamo twice in the same season, thing that has never happened again. Also their last victory away at Dinamo dated from 1965 so they have broken a 45 year curse against their traditional rivals.
Timisoara’s biggest problem at this moment is not necessarily the 2 point gap between them and CFR Cluj but the fact that there are two teams in front of them. Even if they finish up above CFR Cluj they could still lose the title if Unirea Urziceni wins all games.
Another problem would be that in case of equality with CFR the team from Cluj has the advantage of direct games. So they need CFR Cluj to make no more than 6 points, Urziceni to make at least a draw and they would have to win it all in order to take the title to Timisoara.
They are the team with less defeats from the league, only 3 and they have also scored the most goals, 54. The “violets” home record is 8-5-2 with a positive goal difference of 17.
FC Timisoara last 5 home results :
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
18.03.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 22 FC Timisoara 6-0 Apulum Alba Iulia
Gaz Metan Medias (11th) W-7 D-14 L-10 26:37
Gaz Metan is 5 points above relegation zone which means that they are almost safe. It will be hard of coach Pustai to motivate his team because after this game they play against bottom place Alba-Iulia and Astra Ploiesti so those are the games they have to win. Hoping for more than a draw against Timisoara is not realistic for this team which is not playing their best football at the moment.
Gaz, unlike the previous season are playing more pragmatic lately, with lots of unders and draw results. They are actually the team with the most draw results from the league, 14.
All this didn’t count when they hosted FC Timisoara in their previous game played in November when Medias conceded 6 goals in a humiliating 2-6 defeat.
Medias has an away record of 3-6-6 with a negative goal difference of 6.
Last 5 Gaz Metan Medias away results :
02.05.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 30 Poli Iasi 1-1 Gaz Metan Medias
18.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 28 FC Brasov 3-2 Gaz Metan Medias
07.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 26 Unirea Urziceni 1-1 Gaz Metan Medias
02.04.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 25 Dinamo Bucuresti 1-0 Gaz Metan Medias
21.03.2010 Liga 1 Etapa 23 Steaua Bucuresti 2-0 Gaz Metan Medias
The Betting Verdict :
Timisoara showed a good form lately and they should not have problems defeating this modest side of Gaz Metan.
The visitors could be tricky to beat sometimes but now they are almost safe, so I can’t see them fight as hard as usually.
Timisoara is close to a huge performance and they must win in order to keep their chances.
The Pick :
FC Timisoara 2-0 Gaz Metan Medias
BEST BETTING TIP :
Main Bet: FC Timisoara on the HT/FT bet at 1.80 Bet365Side bet: Gaz Metan not to score at 1.65 Unibet
