BOTOSANI vs DINAMO BUCHAREST
Thursday 19thDecember 1800hrs
Football – Romania Liga 1
Pick Botosani AH-0.25
Bookmaker Mr Green
Odds: 1.62 (odds taken 01:31 GMT, 19 December )
Thursday night brings us action from the Romanian top flight and a clash between Botosani and Dinamo Bucharest as the betting tips continue at the Stadionul Municipal.
Botosani Prediction – Can Botosani gain third win on trot?
7th placed Botosani know that all three points here on Thursday night against Dinamo Bucharest would see the hosts move level on points with 6th placed Gaz Metan who occupy the last spot in the Championship Round pack, and having won their last two matches on the trot at home, Botosani will be in confident mood.
Overall results recently for Botosani have been encouraging as the hosts have suffered just 1 defeat out of their last 5 matches which came in the shape of a 3-1 loss away from home at Universitatea, but wins against Viitorul and CFR Cluj (both at home) along with draws with Gaz Metan and Academica Clinceni sets the hosts up for further success here.
As mentioned earlier, Botosani have also won back-to-back matches at home with the aforementioned victories over Viitorul and CFR Cluj and these were welcome wins indeed for the hosts as they’d endured a 7-match period without a win beforehand.
In addition, Botasani have won the previous two meetings at home against tonight’s opponents, Dinamo Bucharest, in 1-0 and 2-0 victories respectively.
Dinamo Bucharest Prediction – Can Dinamo Bucharest avoid third loss on trot?
8th placed Dinamo Bucharest are just one league position and two points behind their Thursday night’s hosts, Botosani, but the visitors have their results at home so far this season to thank for their current position in the Romanian top flight.
Having seemingly embarked upon a consistent sequence of results in Liga 1 which consisted of just 1 defeat from a stretch of 9 matches in the Romanian top flight, Dinamo Bucharest looked like they were cruising for a top six place, but they’ve recently suffered back-to-back defeats which has curtailed their progress.
Losses to Hermannstadt 4-2 away and a 2-1 loss at home to Sepsi has stalled the visitors’ progress up the table, and they now face a tricky trip to Botosani who will have their tails up after two wins on the trot.
As indicated earlier though, Dinamo Bucharest have really struggled away from home this season as their away record of 1-2-7 11/25 shows, with their one success on the road being a 1-0 win at Sepsi, but defeats at Astra, Universitatea and Hermannstadt have shown their vulnerable side on their travels.
Key-Facts – Botosani vs Dinamo Bucharest
- Botasani have lost just 1 of their last 5 matches in Liga 1
- Dinamo Bucharest have won just 1 of their 10 away matches this season
- Botasani have won the previous two meetings at home v Dinamo Bucharest/li>
Betting Tips Verdict
Botosani look the better equipped to take the points here as they bring recent momentum into this clash while Dinamo Bucharest possess the joint worst defensive record away from home.
