Steaua Bucharest take on the visitors CFR Cluj in the round 9 match of Romanian Liga 1. The match will be played on Thursday, December 15th at Arena Națională (Bucharest).
Steaua have a record 26 titles in their assets (well, they still remember how they won in 1986 the European Cup). But, on the other hand, after 2015, it is impossible to climb back to the 1st place. As a rule, the capital project was limited only to “silver”. So it was in 2021, and last spring. This season was not particularly successful at the start. “Steaua” looked especially disastrous in the Conference League - the Romanians made it to the group stage, but there they took only 2 points in the company with “Anderlecht”, “West Ham” and “Silkeborg” (moreover, to the Danes they lost twice by 0-5!). The situation there has been hopeless for a long time, but in the domestic arena it turned out to add, and very noticeably. After the 1st victory in 9 starting rounds, on the contrary, now 9 out of 10 have been won (all except 1-2 with the “Universitate Cluj”). 2-0 with “Kindia” was the 5th victory in a row, and this allowed us to jump to 3rd place.
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CFR Cluj is a rather young project. But he has already managed to give out 2 very strong segments, truly “golden”. The first generation took 3 championship titles in 2008-2012, and performed well in the international arena. Then, however, there was a decline, up to 10th place in the 2015/2016 season. But in 2018, it turned out to return to the 1st place. And no one else took the title since, having defended it four times already. True, the last time everything was close, the final advantage after the 2nd round was only 1 point. In the current one there were enough misfires, which is worth 4 defeats in 19 matches played. By the way, in the Champions League there was a shocking relegation from the modest Pyunik back in the middle of summer. However, in the Conference League, the Romanians made it to the playoffs, and are already looking forward to the upcoming meeting with Lazio. Yes, and in the championship gained momentum, recently there were 4 wins in a row. But in the last round, on the “Botosani” field, the champion lost points: in the added minutes, the hosts pulled out a 1-1 draw.
“Steaua” has not lost three times in a row – first there was a draw, then, in the spring, 2 wins. But all the same, “CFR” was able to keep the title, literally by one or a maximum a couple of points. Judging by the odds, they give a slight advantage to Steaua, who plays at home. But the visitors also need a victory, because “CFR” is still in the 2nd position in the current standings. So we recommend betting on the fact that in this match the mark of “total over 2.0 goals scored” will be broken.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
