Astra Giurgiu – Gaz Metan Mediaș will take place on Tuesday at 16:45, the duel will open the 14th round of League 1.
The confrontation on “Marin Anastasovici” catches the two teams separated by only three points in the ranking, Astra occupying the 14th place with 10 points and Gaz Metan the 12th place with 13 points.
Both Giurgiu and Transylvania disappointed with the course they had in this championship, only by a miracle to re-edit the performance of the last edition of League 1, when they played in the playoffs.
Last round Astra finished undecided, score 1-1 away with FC Botoșani, at the end of a match in which David Lazar demonstrated why he is the number one in the goal of Giurgiu and one of the national team’s goalkeepers. Since the arrival of Eugen Neagoe, the astrals are much changed for the better, being undefeated under his command, registering three draws and a success in the championship, but also a conclusive victory in the Romanian Cup with Ripensia, score 5-1, competition where, as well like the Transylvanians who beat FC Voluntari with an unlikely 6-0, Budescu & co continues their adventure.
Gaz Metan received 23 goals in this championship, weaker in this respect being Poli Iași with 35 goals;
Eight defeats were recorded by Gaz Metan in this championship;
Gaz Metan Mediaș is going through a crisis of form and results, Jorge Costa’s students reaching three consecutive failures in League 1, matches in which the Transylvanians received three goals each time (0-3 and 2-3 at home with Sepsis and FCSB and 1-3 in Bănie cu Universitatea).
In the regular season of the last edition of the championship, the two teams capitalized on the advantage of their own field, both winning 1-0. In the play-off, however, the astrals trained in Mediaș with Gazul winning 4-0, the game in Giurgiu ending undecided, 0-0.
With a victory in this match, Budescu & co equalizes Gaz Metan by points and hopes for a better ranking at the end of this championship tour that they will end in Arad.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,84
