Chindia Târgoviște – Academica Clinceni, will take place on Friday at 15:00 on “Ilie Oana” from Ploiești, the duel will open the 18th round of League 1.
The two teams are by far the surprises of this edition of League 1, ranking after 17 rounds on play-off places. With 24 points, Chindia is on the 6th place, the last one that ensures at the end of the regular season the presence at the “table of the rich”, while the Ilfovians are on the 5th place with 26 points.
The team prepared by Emil Săndoi is the favorite to win this duel, being in a very good shape, having a series of six consecutive matches in League 1 without failure, in which it ticked four draws and two victories. The last success came in the last round in “Groapă” with Dinamo, score 1-0, a victory fully deserved after a solid game performed by the people of Târgoviște.
On the other hand, Academica is in decline, being without a victory in the last four matches in League 1. After finishing the year with two draws, Ilie Poenaru’s team failed to tick the first success of 2021, clearly giving up with 3 -1 away from “Gruia” with CFR Cluj and drawing, 0-0 with FC Hermannstadt, in a match played in Calarasi but considered on their own field.
Chindia have 6 consecutive matches in their league;
Academica has 4 consecutive matches without victory in the championship;
Three of the five “direct” matches in League 1 went to Ilfov, who lead 3-1 to victories, a match ending in a draw.
Without great values in the group but with many experienced players, past their youth, the two teams managed to stay in the “top 6” until this round taking advantage of the syncopes that teams like Viitorul, FC Botoșani, Gaz Metan , Dinamo or Astra, who set their play-off goal this season, had them this season.
More than likely, we will witness a balanced match on “Ilie Oana” in which the two teams put more emphasis on defense, each waiting for the opponent’s mistake in trying to give the decisive blow. In the round, the two finished undecided, score 0-0.
Chindia Târgoviște: Aioani- Căpușă, Pițian, Iacob, Dinu – Berisha, Rață, Dulca, Dumitrașcu – Florea, Popa
Coach: Emil Săndoi
Academica Clinceni: Vâlceanu – Pashov, Jutric, Gardoș, Dobrescu- Cascini, Ventura – Cordea, Longher, Achim- Chunchukov
Coach: Ilie Poenaru
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,62
