FCSB – CFR Cluj will be played on Saturday at 19:00 on “Național Arena”, the match counting for the 8th round of the League 1 play-off. In the context of measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the duel will take place. dispute without spectators. In the round of this play-off, CFR Cluj won at the limit with 1-0.
Taken out of the fight for the title this year by Gigi Becali, the experiments made by the financier leading this season to the second place that FCSB was subscribed to in recent years, Florinel Coman & co will fight on Saturday with CFR Cluj to defend the honor but also to stay in the race for the Europa League. Being on the 5th place, only less than 12 points away from the Transylvanians, the “red-blues” are in danger, including their participation in the Europa League, being three stages before the end of this play-off, one point behind FC Botoșani. To be honest, FCSB also has the reserve option to reach Europe through the Romanian Cup, a competition in which they will fight for the trophy with the unpredictable Sepsi OSK Sf. Gheorghe.
1-0 was the score with which CFR Cluj prevailed in the last two confrontations with FCSB;
The Transylvanians have a slight advantage in “live” in the last five duels with two victories over one of the “red-blues”, two duels ending in a draw;
In the last five “live” goals, a maximum of one goal was scored in the match;
CFR Cluj has only the option of winning in this derby of great pride with FCSB to stay with chances in the championship until the last stage when more than likely the group prepared by Dan Petrescu will fight with the Oltenians in Bănie with the title on the table. With a victory over the “red-blues”, the students of “Badger” would put a terrible pressure on the University of Craiova which will have an infernal match in this round in Moldova with FC Botosani, a team in whose stronghold has a disastrous record: 7 defeats , a draw and no victory!
Probable teams:
FCSB: Vlad – Cretu, Cristea, Miron, Pantiru – Tanase, Morutan, Olaru – Man, Ad. Petre, Coman
CFR Cluj: Arlauskis – Camora, Susic, Vinicius, Manea – Djokovic, Bordeianu, Itu – Petrila, Rondon, Deac
PREDICTION: CFR Cluj to win @ 1,85
