UTA – Rapid will take place on Sunday at 16:15, the confrontation will count for the penultimate stage of the play-off for the promotion of the Second League. In the regular season Rapid prevailed with the score of 2-0.
The duel on “Motorul” in Arad catches the host team in first place with 29 points. On the other hand, the players from Giuleşti are the last in the play-off with 21 points and they only keep theoretical chances for promotion to the first league.
The failure that Dan Alexa’s team ticked at the beginning of this week on their own field with FC Argeș, score 2-1 was practically equivalent to the loss of the objective, the people from Giuleşti having no chances for a ranking on one of the first two places. Instead, with six points won in the last two rounds, the Bucharest team could still hope for the 3rd place to ensure their presence at the dam for promotion to the first league. The difference between Rapid and CS Mioveni, a team that won surprisingly in the backlog with FC Argeș away, score 3-2, and which is on the 3rd place is only three points.
On the other hand, through the victory with CS Mioveni away, score 2-0, UTA ensured its ranking on the podium and with a positive result with Rapid, the people of Arad can mathematically get the promotion in the first league.
Rapid did not win in the three play-off matches with two draws and one failure;
UTA scored 6 goals in the three play-off matches in which it ticked a victory, a draw and a failure. Arad have the best attack in the playoffs;
It is clear that Laszlo Balint’s students will try to secure the point they have at the start of the match, a point that would mathematically ensure their promotion to the first league. On the other hand, Dan Alexa’s team did not look good at all in the three matches played in the play-offs and it is hard to believe that the “players from Giuleşti” will have the strength to impose themselves on the leader’s field.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,78
