Raphael Durand
Dailysports's expert
One of the fixtures of the second round of the Romanian Liga I will be played on Friday in Slobozia, where local club Unirea will host FCSB. Here is the prediction for this match from the Dailysports expert team.
Unirea
"Yalomitsa Chelsea" played in the second division last season and secured promotion. In the Championship playoffs, Unirea lost only twice in 10 matches, with one of those losses coming after they had already secured promotion.
At home, Unirea was very confident last season. In the Championship playoffs, the team remained unbeaten in five home matches, securing three wins.
In preparation for the season, Unirea drew friendly matches with Sepsi (1-1) and Dinamo Bucharest (1-1). In their opening match of Liga I, "Yalomitsa Chelsea" defeated Farul away by a narrow margin of 1-0, with the only goal scored early in the first half.
FCSB
The "Red-Blues" became champions last season for the first time since 2015. In the Championship playoffs, FCSB secured five wins in 10 matches, finishing three points ahead of CFR Cluj. However, they lost three consecutive matches towards the end of the season after the title was already secured.
In the first round of the new championship, Elias Charalambous' team drew 1-1 with Universitatea Cluj. Overall, in their last five matches, FCSB has recorded four wins without a loss. It's worth noting that FCSB won the Romanian Super Cup, defeating Hunedoara 3-0, and comfortably beat Virtus in the Champions League qualifiers with scores of 7-1 and 4-0.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- The teams have not played each other before.
- In three of FCSB's last five matches, both teams scored.
- The "Total over 2.5" bet played in four of FCSB's last five matches.
Unirea vs FCSB Prediction
The match against FCSB will be a real test of strength for Unirea. Bookmakers have little faith in the hosts and are offering odds of 1.65 on FCSB's victory. We believe that Unirea will put up a fight, but FCSB, as shown by their Champions League matches, is in good form and should take all three points.
