FC Botoșani – Astra Giurgiu will take place on Friday at 18:30, the confrontation will count for the 7th round of the League 1 play-off. In the round of this play-off, the Giurgiu team won at the limit on own field, score 1-0.
The two teams are separated by only one point in the standings before the direct duel on “Municipal”. Giurgiu is on the 3rd place with 29 points while FC Botoșani is on the 5th place with 28 points. Both teams come after draws in the championship, Alibec & co holding in chess CFR Cluj in Giurgiu, score 2-2, match in which Astra returned although it was coded with 2-0, while the Moldovans drew, score 1-1 on “Național Arena” with FCSB, as a result of which Gigi Becali decided to end the experiment called Bogdan Argeș Vintilă, the “red-blues” going to enter, according to the financier’s statements, in the “Pintilii era”.
-FC Botoșani has only one victory in League 1 with Astra, on August 10, 2014, score 1-0;
-Astra has 10 victories with FC Botoșani in League 1, four other duels ending in a draw;
-In 6 of the last 7 “direct” both teams scored on the scoreboard;
-Astra’s clearest victory was recorded on November 24, 2013, score 5-0 in Giurgiu;
-Astra has 4 wins and 2 draws in Moldova, a match, the one I mentioned above, giving it up;
With no right to participate in the 2020-2021 edition of the European Cups, given that it has not received a UEFA license, Astra is pleasantly surprised in this play-off. After respecting FCSB, winning 3-2, a match in which they returned from 0-2, Alibec, Budescu & co managed the previous round to change the leader in League 1, draw with CFR Cluj, score 2-2, a match in which the Astrals also returned from 0-2, sending Olteni to the first place in the playoffs. On the other hand, after a false post-pandemic start, with nightmare services with CFR Cluj and the University of Craiova, Marius Croitoru’s Moldovans showed a different face with Gaz Metan and FCSB, proving that they deserve their place in the playoffs. With a little luck, the Moldovans could participate again in the Europa League, the condition being to occupy a higher FCSB place in the play-offs or the “red-blues” to win the Romanian Cup.
All indications lead to an open match in Moldova, with goals from both sides, which is why we will bet accordingly. We notice that the team from Giurgiu have scored at least one goal in the last 8 confrontations with FC Botoșani, and in 6 of the last 7 “direct” matches in league 1, both teams have scored on the scoreboard.
PREDICTION: FC Botosani to win @ 2,00
