Monday, at 15:30, FC Botosani will receive the visit of Concordia Chiajna in a match for the first round of the League 1 play-off. The match will take place at the “Municipal” stadium in Botosani .
With just 9 points in League 1 rankings after half-time at the end of the regular season, Concordia Chiajna is in a sensitive but not critical situation. Ilfoveni is seven points away from the places in the safe area, a considerable distance, which is right. However, Chiajna’s alternative and the realistic goal of the moment is the tracking of the dam site, currently occupied by Danube Calarasi. The distance from Calarasi is only three points, but one that is achievable, but Concordia has to go down in this play-off to compensate for the sub-mediated evolutions of the regular season and the first match is not easy at all. Ilfovenii will go on the field of a band that missed the playoff limit in the last round. Botosani has had solid and steady developments since the start of this calendar year and will definitely want to spit out the play-off sponge with a number of positive play-out results.
“We are expecting a difficult game with a team changed from the last match we have played with them, we have to start with the right, I wish very much the victory both me and the players, we want to accumulate points because the advantage on which we have is fragile. We talked to the players, we are aware that it will not be easy, everything will depend only on us.
I need the whole lot because there will be 14 games, there will be cards, unwanted injuries. I am convinced that those who have played less can hardly wait to enter and prove that they deserve to be in this team, “said Liviu Ciobotariu.
In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, Chiajna imposed himself four times, Botosani in three other rows, while the other three disputes ended in equality;
The previous direct duel took place about a month ago, during the regular season, when Botosani landed on the Chiajnei field, score 1-0;
The last direct match from Botosani took place in September last year when the Ilfovians surprisingly beat the score 2-0;
Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a relatively spectacular unfolding of hostilities. In the context that Botosani is not under the pressure of avoiding the relegation zone and will want to compensate for the missed play-off in the first play-out match in front of its supporters, we can expect an offensive evolution from the hosts. The same is true of the guests, with the statement that the Ilfovians, with huge pressure on their shoulders, are forced to play because they can not afford negative results.
PREDICTION: FC Botosani to win @ 1,72
