On Saturday, starting at 19:00, the Poli Iasi – Astra Giurgiu game will be played, as part of the second round of the Romanian Football Championship.
Looking over the direct results recorded when the two bands met, we can notice that in the previous four direct duels did not score both teams. Also, Astra defeated Poli Iasi 3-0 in the last 2 meetings.
Poli Iasi has gone through an extremely difficult period of mercato. Flavius Stoican has lost more players returning from various loans or whose contracts have not been prolonged, in exchange for other players coming from abroad. Therefore, the homogeneity of Polytechnics will suffer greatly at least during the first part of the season. In addition, rumors related to Craiova’s interest for Andrei Cristea have altered the tense situation in the locker room. That is why, even in front of their supporters – where the Iasi are recognized for solid play, we would find it hard to believe that Poli can get a positive result.
On the other hand, Astra Giurgiu comes with an excellent morale in Copou Hill after detonating the first round bomb, defeating FCSB 1-0 in front of his supporters. Generally, since Marius Maldarasanu was installed on the band’s technical bench, things seem to have been quiet over the previous seasons. In addition, Ioan Nicolae has repeatedly stated that he will continue to support the team, financial silence being a real “plus” for giurgiuveni. However, we note that Astra Giurgiu did not break the mouth of the fair neither in the previous season nor in the friendly games on the offensive. Thus, in the prospect of the duel with Poli Iasi, we expect to have a small number of successes.
PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.38
