Timisoara
He is ranked 10th in League 1 rankings, with 26 points, 2 points less than FC Voluntari and 2 points more than Concordia Chiajna.
He crosses a bad period coinciding with the resignation of coach Ionut Popa and his substitution with former coach of FC Botosani team, Leo Grozavu.
He did not manage to win any match at the end of October, 2: 1, on his own, with Astra Giurgiu.
He comes after a defeat at home against FC Voluntari, score 3: 2, the game in which the guests opened the score in the 10th minute by Adrian Balan, Poli managed to turn the score after the break through Popovici and Artean, because Balan back to Arteman 2 minutes after Artean’s success, miss a shot at 11 meters in the 82nd minute, the young Voicu making the victory for the guests in the 90 + 1 minute at what was the first game on Timisoara’s technical bench Leo Grozavu.
Backers Gabriel Canu and Alexandru Tiganasu are injured.
The probable team for this match, game system 4-4-2: Curiac; Melons, Serons, Straight, Neagu; Ciucur, Artean, Vasvari, Birnoi; Draghici, Popovici.
Iasi
It occupies the 7th position in the League 1 ranking, 36 points, 2 points less than the 5th and 6th, Viitorul and Dinamo respectively.
He spends an excellent period with 4 wins and 1 defeat in the last 5 stages of the championship.
He comes after a victory at the limit, achieved on his own ground in front of the rival FC Botosani, score 1: 0, in a game unfolded on a hard field, Andrei Cristea managed to score the only goal of the game in the 53 minute of the meeting.
There are 5 players unavailable for this match: El Fitouri, Danale, Catalin Stefanescu, goalkeeper Koselev and midfielder Narcis Badic.
The probable team for this game, 3-5-2 game system: Rusu; Mihalache, Frasinescu, Bosoi; Andrei Sin, Qaka, Cioinac, Jo, Chelaru; Platini, Cristea.
Direct meetings
The last 5 direct meetings were extremely balanced, Timisoara succeeding to impose twice, two games ending in a tie, while Iasi was imposed only once, starting April 2017.
In the tour, Iasi managed to open the score just before the break through the Kizito midfielder, Seroni bringing a point to the Bega formation at the last phase of the game, in the 90 + 5 minute.
My tip: Timisoara vs Iasi
In two steps to the premiere in the playoffs of the competition, Flavius Stoican’s band will approach this match very likely as a final, a victory in Timisoara cumulated with a defeat of the Dynamoists in the Grand Derby, would propel Copou on one of playoff positions with one round before the end of the regular championship.
Poli Iasi comes after a victory in the last away of the championship, Voluntari, 4: 0, the game in which he paused with a 3-goal advantage after Bosoi’s successes, Sin and Badic, second in the second half Chelaru.
Poli Iasi managed to score in 4 of the last 5 games in all competitions, while Timisoara scored at least 1 goal in 4 of the last 5 games on their own field, Dinamo being the only team in the last 8 teams that played on the stadium from Banat who failed to score at least one goal.
