The University of Craiova – FCSB will take place on Friday at 18:30, the duo will be played in the epilogue of the 14th round of League 1.
The two teams are separated before this derby, which will be consumed in the penultimate stage of the tour of this regular season, by only one point, the University having 31 points compared to the 30 gathered by FCSB, the two rivals being at the start of the round on the first two places in the ranking. With a victory in this match, both the Oltenians and the “red-blues” take a decisive option to win the title of “autumn champion” in League 1.
Oltenia approaches the derby with an iron morale having three consecutive victories in the last matches held both in the Romanian Cup (no Progresul Spartac – Universitatea 0-5) and in League 1, where Corneliu Papură’s students went to their own Gaz fief Metan, score 3-1, and UTA in Arad with 2-1.
The University received 7 goals in this championship, better in this respect after the first 13 rounds with CFR Cluj with 6 goals;
FCSB scored 34 goals in this championship, the “red-blues” having the best attack in League 1;
FCSB have not drawn any matches in their 13 league matches, with 10 wins and 3 losses;
No draw has been recorded in the last 11 “live” matches in League 1;
4 of the last 5 “live” in League 1 returned to the “red-blues”, the last duel being won by the Oltenians;
FCSB suffered a 2-0 failure last round in the derby held in “Gruia” with CFR Cluj, a defeat that ended an incredible series of seven consecutive matches in League 1 in which the “red-blues” prevailed on the line, regardless of the opponent.
The match in Transylvania showed the shortcomings of the Bucharest game, the lack of experience of many of the players who became “stars” overnight in Gigi Becali’s team saying their word. Like CFR Cluj and the University, it is made up of players with “weight” and a lot of competitive experience in all compartments, who more than likely, if they evolve at maximum speed, will balance the balance of forces on the field, the bookmakers the status of favorites in this derby to the Bucharestians, who also have the moral ascendancy given by the “directs” of the last years.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,71
