BOTOSANI v VOLUNTARI
Liga 1
Monday 11th February 2019
Kickoff: 1500hrs
Pick: Botosani to win
Bookmaker: Marathonbet
Odds: 1.75 (odds taken at 00:47 GMT, 11 Feb 2019)
Monday night brings us action from the Romanian top flight and a Liga 1 clash between Botosani and Voluntari as the betting tips continue at the Stadionul Municipal with the hosts looking for another win to lift them closer to the top six.
Botosani Prediction
Botosani occupy 9th place on the Liga 1 ladder but the hosts have won three of their last four in the Romanian top flight with wins gained over Sepsi, Dunarea Calarasi and Concordia Chiajna, and another three points on Monday night would lift them to within one point of the top six and a place in the Championship Round.
Home form has been patchy for Botosani who possess an overall record on home turf of 4-2-5 12/16, but one of their four wins included a 2-1 win over 2nd placed Universitatea Craiova, so the hosts are very capable of picking up all three points in this clash with Voluntari.
In addition, Botosani have had the wood over their opponents in recent times as they’ve won all of the three previous encounters at home against Voluntari, winning 1-0, 1-0 and 3-0 respectively while midfielder Rodriguez and forward Roman (4 goals apiece) look the most likely to score for the hosts.
- Botosani have won 3 of their last 4 matches in Liga 1
- Botosani have won the last 3 meetings at home against Voluntari
- Voluntari have the joint worst defensive record away form home in Liga 1
Voluntari Prediction
Voluntari sit bottom of the Romanian top flight but they have recently put together a promising three match run without defeat which includes draws with Astra and Politechnica Iasi in 1-1 and 2-2 draws along with a 4-2 home win over Sepsi last time out in Liga 1.
However, overall form has perhaps masked the true story, particularly away from home where they possess a poor record of 0-4-7 7/24 and they have the worst defensive record away form home in the division along with Dinamo Bucharest, having conceded 24 goals to date.
Along with failing to score in 5 of their 11 away matches, Voluntari have kept just one clean sheet on their travels this season, and have conceded 2 goals or more in 8 of these 11 matches also, so they’ll do well to even get a point against Botosani I fancy.
Betting Tips Verdict
With Botosani’s recent dominance over Voluntari at home as well as the visitors’ leaky defence, this should be a home win here.
