Unirea Slobozia vs Voluntari Prediction and Betting Tip- Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

Unirea Slobozia vs Voluntari Prediction:

With a place in the Romanian Superliga on the line, the stage is set for what is set to be the most important match either of these clubs will play all season long. Unfortunately, this game will not be readily available to watch for UK viewers but will kick-off on June 2 at 18:00 BST.

Unirea Slobozia have almost played their first season in Romania’s top tier, so they are not used to these pressure situations. Having said that, coming into their last few relegation round matches, they were in danger of dropping straight back to the second tier. However, they went unbeaten in their last four matches, earning an extra life in these playoffs, however go into the all-important home leg 2-1 down, so a win in 90 minutes is necessary to retain top flight status.

Voluntari, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back to the top tier with a win on Monday. After having been a mainstay in the top division for almost a decade, they fell down last season, missing out on survival by one point. This time round, they find themselves one game away from an instant return to the first division, and they will be eager to kill the game as soon as possible when these teams meet on Monday evening.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

Key Statistics

• Voluntari made these playoffs by one point, which required an end of season run of seven games unbeaten

• Unirea meanwhile, won their last two games in order to make the playoffs, and not getting instantly relegated

• Unirea have definitely improved defensively, after conceding 47 in the regular season, bettered only by rock-bottom Gloria Buzau. But in the relegation round, they conceded just eight times in 10 games

• Voluntari have won three of their past five matches, compared to Unirea, who have won two

Unirea Slobozia Preview, Form and Standout Players

Unirea Slobozia Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Krell; Serbanica, Pospelov, Blazek, Dorobantu; Perianu, Akhmatov; Puerce, Afalna, Barbut; Vojtus.

Slobozia drew the first two of the last four games in the relegation round 1-1, before winning 3-0 against bottom of the league Gloria before defeating Sepsi 2-1 on the final day which decided which team made the relegation playoffs and which got relegated. Unirea did lose their first leg against Voluntari but have no option but to attack them on Monday.

Vojtus will be the front man on Monday night so he will need to be in top shape in order to give his side belief. Pospelov however, will also be key to his team’s survival, after scoring twice in the game to get them to the playoffs, and being Unirea’s top scorer with eight goals.

Voluntari Preview, Form and Standout Players

Voluntari Predicted Lineup (3-5-2): Chioveanu; Carnat, Andres, Garutti, Armas, Schieb; Popadiuc, Pitian, Gutea; Merloi, Nemec.

Voluntari have not suffered defeat since the start of April, since going on an eight game unbeaten run. They drew 1-1 against CSM Resita before keeping three clean sheets in their remaining three games to end the season, which included a 0-0 draw and 1-0 and 3-0 wins before their crucial 2-1 win over Unirea in the first leg.

Adam Nemec is Voluntari’s top scorer with seven goals this term, so his input will be vital for Voluntari in their quest for promotion. Nicolas Carnat will also be very key down the left flank, with his 11 assists and also seven goals of his own. This is by some way, his best season in terms of goal involvements and has been integral to his side’s promotion push this season, and will hope to confirm it on Monday.

Head-to-head Comparison

These sides have only met four times in all competitions. Voluntari have won all four with scorelines of 5-0, 2-1, 1-0 and 2-1. Unirea Slobozia will need to rewrite the scripts to change their fortunes for Monday.

Betting Tip for Unirea Slobozia vs Voluntari

As previosuly mentioned, this match is the most important match of the season for both sides as it will decide which team plays in which division next season. Unirea have performed well when needed to recently, especially with a raucous crowd behind them, they could get the job done, but it could go to penalties.

Therefore, our team of betting professionals have gone for Unirea Slobozia to Win as the best value tip for this match. Odds on HighBet of 1.83 will mean a stake of £10 has a potential return of £18.30.

(Odds Subject to Change)

Final Prediction

Unirea Slobozia 2-1 Voluntari