FCSB vice-champion FCSB will receive FC Botoşani’s visit to Pitesti on Monday from 18:00 in a match for the third round of League 1.
Red Blues have an iron morale after the debut in strength they have in this competitive season. Bogdan Andone’s students are also qualified in the Preliminary Round 3 of the Europa League after a 3-0 victory in the non-showdown in Armenia with Alashkert. In this competition, in the first preliminary round, Romania’s vice-champion went in double round with Moldovans from Milsami with a general score of 4-1 (n. 2-0, 2-1).
In League 1, the red-blue are unbeaten after the 4-3 victory with FC Hermannstadt in Pitesti and a white draw, 0-0 away from Sf. Gheorghe with Sepsi.
FC Botosani is also undefeated in this season’s debut. Marius Croitoru’s team got 4 points after finishing in the first round of 2-2 at Giurgiu with Astra, the Moldavians being equals after they led 2-0 and won the home match with FC Voluntari, score 4 -1.
Moldovans are the favorite red-blue victims in the League One. From 12 direct matches in League One, the FCSB imposed 10 times, while two games were tempered undecided. It should be noted that both draws obtained by Moldovans were registered in the red-blue crowd.
Probable teams FCSB – FC Botosani:
FCSB: A. Vlad – Ov. Popescu, Balasha, I, Planic, L. Filip – Vana, I. Cristea, Fl. Tănase – Salomão, Hora, Fl. Coman
Coach: Bogdan Andone
FC Botosani: E. Pap-Harut, G. Miron, Chindris, Soiledis – J. Rodriguez, Papa, Holzmann – Ongenda – Ofosu, Askovski.
Coach: Marius Croitoru
Even if they did not lose in this season’s debut, the Moldavians did not convinced the game. In addition, neither Astra nor FC Voluntari are FCSB caliber. Also, the absence of Cătălin Golofca, who suffered a fracture of the nasal pyramid in the match with Voluntari, will hardly weigh in the economy of the Monday duel, the striker who played for the red-blue one in the past is one of the most formidable players of Moldovans. We must not neglect the “direct” aspect, with Moldovans seeing “black” in front of their eyes when they turn red-blue, proof being that they have not scored any success in league 1. So far, it is expected that FCSB to maximize the engines in order not to lose ground in front of CFR Cluj, the main controversial title of the Bucharest players having advance after the victory in Gruia with Dinamo.
PREDICTION: FCSB to win @ 1,54
