- Team form: Corvinul Hunedoara lead the Liga 2 Championship Group with 62 points from 5 games, Steaua are 4th with 45 points.
- Home form: Steaua Bucuresti are undefeated at home this season, winning both their home games so far and scoring 5 goals.
Chess match in midfield anticipated
Form and recent results
CS Corvinul and CSA Steaua Bucuresti will clash again in a Liga 2 Championship Group match on Saturday with Corvinul coming into the game in red-hot form. Corvinul have won 3 of their last 5 games, the last 2, including a 2-0 home win over Chindia Targoviste and 3-1 away win over FC Bihor Oradea.
Tactics and key player
Florin Maxim has installed a pragmatic, defence-minded system which is built to play compact and organised football. The 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation is ideal for quick transitions when they win the ball wide, and Corvinul have been tough to break down.
Mario Bratu is a cool and clinical goalscorer for Corvinul, having scored 2 of their last 4 goals and can be deadly when playing against the odds in tight, cagey games.
Steaua’s promotion credentials are in question
Playing style
Daniel Oprița has implemented a different playing style since taking over as Steaua head coach in 2019, preferring a 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 with a lot of creativity and balance in the midfield.
Key players and betting
- Álvaro Gualda and Darius Nedelcu are the central playmakers who keep the ball moving, while Rubio has been the main man up front with 2 goals in the team’s last 5.
- Corvinul are the narrow favorites at 2.36 for the game, with Steaua at 2.88 and the draw at 3.32.
- We are going with the visitors here as the value pick, although a close game is expected.
Corvinul have slight edge
Both teams are playing for very different stakes on Saturday with Steaua’s potential promotion credentials still under question and Corvinul hunting down the title.
Corvinul is the slight favorite, which makes sense considering they beat Steaua 1-0 at home just four weeks ago in Liga 2, but we will side with the recent form of Corvinul on this occasion.
There is a slight contrast in style and we do expect to see a chess match in the middle of the pitch. Steaua will look to build up through the middle and dominate possession, while Corvinul will attempt to disrupt the flow and counterattack.
Under 2.5 goals in this game is the value bet at 1.76 as the average score when Steaua hosts Corvinul is 1.5-0.5, which could be a cagey and tight affair on Saturday.
