CFR Cluj hosts KuPS in the Europa League qualification final. The match will be played on Thursday, October 1st at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu (Cluj-Napoca)
I don’t understand why the bookmakers are expecting scoring football in this match. After all, the championships of Romania and Finland are certainly not associated with an open game. In general, the reigning champions of these countries, the abbreviated CFR and KuPS, confirm it. These teams are very far from spectacular offensive tactics. By the way, Cluj frankly shut out in its last meetings both in the local competition and in the European Cups. In particular, it has already played four low-scoring matches with Kindia (0:0), Astra (2:0), Hermannstadt (1:0), and Sepsi (0:0). Moreover, almost all of these names are not in any way among the leaders and are noticeably inferior in the class to the Railwaymen! In the last round of the Europa League qualification, Cluj modestly beat Swedish Djurgarden (1:0).
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As for the Finns, only a cautious game in defense will protect them from inevitable defeat, and they understand this very well. KuPS does not appear in international tournaments very often, and it is significantly inferior to the hosts in terms of such an experience. Beyond that, the championships of Romania and Finland differ significantly in their level. Therefore, an exceptionally strict order in defense will help Kuopio somehow level the higher status of CFR. These tactics have already helped the Finns in the current Europa League qualifiers. They eliminated Lithuanian Suduva and Slovak Slovan.
Yes, recently CFR Cluj amused the audience with a scoring match against Dynamo Zagreb, but it was in the Champions League qualification (a 2:2 draw). But there were force majeure circumstances in the form of an early red card received by the Croats and a goal scored in the 93rd minute. Now Cluj will have a much calmer opponent, not like the explosive and hot Balkans. Therefore, I dare to hope that the teams will not score more than three goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
