FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia vs FCSB Prediction: A big test for Unirea

After an impressive start, Unirea Slobozia will face their biggest test of the season when they welcome defending champions FCSB to the Stadionul 1 Mai on Friday. This clash will be the first game between both sides in history. Below are previews, possible starting 11, expert betting tips, and odds.

Unirea Slobozia started their top-flight football journey with a 1-0 win over Farul Constanta in their season's opening fixture. Unirea were so good defensively in the game and were clinical in taking their chances. They had two shots on target in the game but got 1 goal from it. Summer signing Sekou Camara set up another new signing, Florin Purece, to get the goal. It is good to note that Unirea's super display in the second division earned them a promotion to the top division, and they have since exceeded everybody’s expectations. They are now unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions. 

After ending seven seasons without a league title last season, FCSB have played a couple of games this season, and they have performed exceptionally in those games. They have advanced to the next stage of their Champions League qualification rounds after recording an 11-1 aggregate win over Virtus. They have also added the Super Cup to their cabinet after a 3-0 win over Hunedoara earlier in the season. However, they were held to a 1-1 draw in their first game of the season.

Unirea Slobozia — Denis Rusu, Constantin Adrian Toma, Dmytro Pospelov, Paul Antoche, Paolo Medina, Ovidiu Perianu, Florin Purece, Ariel Ignacio López Varela, Christ Nkama Afalna, Jordan Youri Gele, Sekou Camara.

FCSB — Andrei Vlad, Valentin Crețu, Denis Haruț, Vlad Chiricheș, David Kiki, Malcom Edjouma, Alexandru Băluță, Baba Alhassan, Marius Ștefănescu, David Miculescu, Luis Phelipe.

Unirea Slobozia might have shown lots of potential in their top-flight journey, but a clash against the defending champions will be their top test this season. FCSB have demonstrated exceptional qualities, winning five of their last six games across all competitions, while Unirea have won just one of their previous five matches. So, FCSB should get an easy win here, but I don’t expect a total humiliation of the new boys.

• W2 for 1.60 odds
• Under 2.5 for 1.82 odds
• BTTS-NO for 1.80 odds