Romanian League
2012-11-28 - CFR Cluj vs Dinamo Bucuresti
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football : Romania: Cup
Venue: "Dr. Constantin Radulescu" - Cluj
Wednesday 28th November – Kickoff time: 20:30 GMT+2
CFR Cluj
Coach Paolo Sergio surprised everyone when he decided to use the reserves in the local derby against Universitatea Cluj on round 17th of Liga 1, but it turned out well for CFR Cluj, winning the game (2-1) on their rival’s ground.
It was a completely new starting line-up, not one player that started the match against Braga in the Champions League matchday five was part of the first eleven in the upcoming match against Universitatea.
Paolo Sergio knew that Universtiatea is in deep trouble and he might collect all points even with his reserves, but there’s also the fact that CFR lost a lot of ground in the battle for the title and the Romanian Cup seems like a more achievable objective this season.
That is why we’ll see CFR’s best eleven against Dinamo Bucuresti, the team from Cluj will try to win their fourth cup in history which shouldn’t be very difficult if they manage to eliminate Dinamo.
Dinamo Bucuresti
Dinamo Bucuresti’s new coach Dorinel Munteanu recorded his first victory since taking over the “Red Dogs” against the very team he was in charge of previously, Otelul Galati.
Dorinel Munteanu has good credentials in Romania, he was at the helm of big clubs like CFR Cluj, Vaslui or Steaua Bucuresti, but his best performances were achieved at Galati, where he managed to win the title and played six games in the UCL group stages.
Just like in CFR’s case, the shortest way to an European spot and a trophy would be to win the Romanian Cup, so that is Dinamo’s main objective this season which makes this game even more interesting.
Dinamo will try to avoid another defeat against champions CFR Cluj, the “Red Dogs” lost their home game in the 8th round of Romanian Liga 1 to CFR in a match that ended 1-0 for the guests.
The Betting Verdict
Dinamo Bucuresti has a poor record in Cluj when playing against CFR, they’ve only won once over their last 8 visits. Their current away record in Liga 1 is not much better, having only won twice in 9 encounters.
CFR is coming into this match boosted by two important victories, beating Braga last week meant that they’ve qualified for the knockout stages of a European competition for the first time in their history, a success that was followed by another win against rivals Universitatea Cluj.
This match represents these two team’s best chance to win a trophy this season, but I can’t see Dinamo prevailing here. They’ve already lost at home against CFR Cluj earlier this season and I can’t see why things would be different when they’ll travel to Cluj to face a superior team.
The Pick :
CFR Cluj 2-1 Dinamo Bucuresti
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take CFR Cluj to win at 2.00 at Bet365Confidence: 7/10
