Ceahlaul Piatra-Neamt host Unirea Urziceni today.

Ceahlaul are 16th in the standings, right in the danger zone. Their home record is 5-2-5 with a 11-9 GD. Their last 5 home games were all very tight:

15.03.2008 ROM 1 Ceahlaul-Cluj 0:0

29.02.2008 ROM 1 Ceahlaul-Farul 0:1

19.12.2007 ROM 1 Ceahlaul-Rapid Buc. 0:1

09.12.2007 ROM 1 Ceahlaul-Steaua 0:1

02.12.2007 ROM 1 Ceahlaul-Universitatea Cr. 1:0

Their coach likes to play hard defense with counter-attacks, but this tactics has rather failed him in the last games, especially the humiliating defeat at home 0-1 against poor Farul. In the last game at home, they managed to keep leaders CFR Cluj to a goalless draw, and this has been the aim of all their matches against big teams. 5 days ago, in the last match, they lost away at struggling Pandurii 1-0. Their offensive department is quite poor, and combined with their defensive tactics, against tight opponents, they have huge troubles scoring.

Unirea Urziceni are 6th in the standings, close to the UEFA Cup spots, but their main target is the Cup finals, which would provide a safe ticket to the UEFA Cup next season. AS i have said before, Unirea are coached by Dan Petrescu, former Chelsea defender, and he has imposed the Brittish style to his team. Tight defense, with a lot of running and pressure on the opponent's construction, combined with long balls and good set pieces. Unirea's away record is 3-5-3 with a 10-10 GD. Their last 5 games away have also been very tight:

16.03.2008 ROM 1 Steaua - Unirea Urz. 1:0

03.03.2008 ROM 1 Poli AEK - Unirea Urz. 0:0

16.12.2007 ROM 1 U. Cluj - Unirea Urz. 0:2

25.11.2007 ROM 1 Vaslui - Unirea Urz. 1:1

04.11.2007 ROM 1 Rapid Buc. - Unirea Urz. 1:1

The first match this season in Urziceni ended 2-0, but Ceahlaul are stronger at home, and they play more defensively. Unirea will be chasing the win, but with a lot of caution. Ceahlaul will settle for defense most of the match, and i believe they will not score, while the visitors won't do it more than once. I see here a result like 0-1 or 1-1 at most. So the under 2.5 bet looks tempting, but also the Unirea DNB would be good. Still, i rate the first one as more probable, so i will back it. Good luck.

Pick : under 2.5 goals
Odds : 1.60
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2008-03-24
Match Result : 0-0
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