- Head-to-head: Selimbar won the last H2H encounter in Liga 2 2025/2026 at home.
- Home form: ACS Gloria Bistrita's last five home matches in all competitions have seen 2 wins and 3 defeats (1.00 goals scored and 1.00 goals conceded).
- Away form: CSC 1599 Selimbar's last five away games in all competitions have produced 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (0.80 goals scored and 1.60 goals conceded).
Tight contest awaits on the pitch
Match dynamics:
The form guide suggests that Saturday's game will be close and tense, as ACS Gloria Bistrita and CSC 1599 Selimbar both enter the game with identical 4-2-4 records across their last ten matches in all competitions. Nicolae Grigore was appointed as head coach of Gloria on 31st August 2025 and has done a fine job so far.
The side play from a back four and like to control possession and press from the front, but without being overzealous in their pressing approach. Selimbar are more direct and conservative, with a back-four base. The differing styles should create a game of chess on Saturday, with Gloria looking to break Selimbar down while the visitors will try to steal it on the counter.
Key players:
Jimmy King has been Gloria's main goal threat in recent weeks, scoring 2 of their 6 goals across the last 5 games, but Selimbar's Daniel Benzar is in top form too, hitting 3 of his side's 9 goals across the same period. Benzar is likely to be the main man up top for the visitors, and he looks to be in good scoring form.
Selimbar have the momentum
Recent form:
Gloria have seen better days, with a recent five-game run in all competitions returning 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, although they did show their true colours with a 3-0 home win over AFC Campulung-Muscel 2022 last time out.
Selimbar are in much better form, winning their last 3 games in all competitions, including a 2-0 win at CSM Scolar Resita, a 4-1 win over ACS FC Bacau and a 2-0 victory over CS Dinamo Bucuresti, results which point to momentum.
Odds and prediction:
The odds make Gloria Bistrita a slight favorite, with the hosts coming in at 2.25 favourites, ahead of Selimbar at 2.9 and the draw at 3.2.
- We feel that the momentum is with the away team and this should be much closer than the price suggests, so we're going with the underdog Selimbar in the Draw no bet line.
- The correct score prediction for this game will be a tight and cagey contest, and as such we're also taking Under 2.5 goals at 1.7 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.85 into the parlay.
