FCSB – FC Voluntari, will take place on Friday at 18:00 on “Național Arena”, the match counting for the 18th round of League 1.
FCSB is the leader in League 1, with 38 points but has only one point ahead of CFR Cluj, the champion going “clockwise” since it was taken over by Eduard Iordănescu. After crushing Astra in the first official match of this year, the “red-blues” were blocked at Ovidiu by Mircea Rednic’s Viitorul, the match ending in a draw, score 2-2. CFR Cluj took full advantage of the semi-failure of the Bucharest team, the champion approaching only one length after winning six points out of as many as possible in 2021.
FCSB has 4 consecutive matches in failure before this duel;
FC Voluntari is without a victory in League 1 of seven stages;
The selection “both score and over 2.5 goals” in the match was the winner in the last five “live”;
The replacement of Mihai Teja with Bogdan Andone on the technical bench, did not bring the recovery expected by Ilfov, FC Voluntari giving up both games supported this year. After losing in Transylvania with Gaz Metan, score 2-0 in the first match of 2021, Ilfov bowed on “Anghel Iordănescu” in front of the newly promoted UTA, score 1-0, Arad getting the victory in the last phase of the match . With 15 points, FC Voluntari approaches the duel on the “National Arena” on the 14th place with a better goal difference than FC Argeș and Poli Iași, teams that close the League 1 ranking with the same number of points.
The “red-blues” have to take revenge against Ilfov after the unexpected failure of the tour on “Anghel Iordănescu”, score 2-1. Being in direct battle with CFR Cluj, a team in great shape, and with the University only four lengths away, the people of Bucharest cannot afford wrong steps in this duel in front of a team that will fight hard in this championship to avoid downgrading.
FCSB: Vlad – Creţu, Cristea, Miron, Radunović – Shot, Olaru, O. Popescu – Man, Tănase, Coman
Coach: Toni Petrea
FC Volunteers: Lavin – Costin, Achim, Armaş, Briceag – Ricardinho, Droppa, Ivanov – Lopes, Jefte, Gheorghe
Coach: Bogdan Andone
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,61
