The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
Day 177: We're backing Steaua Bucharest to win at Pandurii at [2.2]
Wednesday night saw one of our most frustrating ever Bet of the Day losses as our bold call that Lyon would fail to defeat Montpellier at home came agonisingly close to delivering, only for Yoann Gourcuff - who we perhaps presciently used a photo of - to nick it 3-2 for the title hopefuls in injury time.
Of course, there have been a few occasions where we have won in similar circumstances, so there's no time for feeling hard done by, and instead attention must turn to our final £10 wager of the week, a similarly brave shout that Steaua Bucharest will beat Pandurii on their travels at [2.2].
Steaua Bucharest are the most successful team in Romanian football history yet are currently sixth and not only in danger of a fifth straight season without silverware but also of missing out on Europa League qualification, though their recent form indicates that they will avoid such a fate.
The capital club have won four of their last six on the road and have only lost one of their last seven, impressively conceding just twice in that period, and their record against bottom-half regulars Pandurii is similarly strong, with just one defeat in 11 meetings and seven victories in that time.
The lowly hosts were on a great five-match unbeaten run recently but surrendered all that momentum in their last game with a bitterly disappointing 2-1 reverse against bottom side Sportul, so expect that to be followed with a third loss in four at home to top-six opposition.
Our bet: We're backing Steaua Bucharest to win at Pandurii at [2.2], meaning that - before factoring in commission - we stand to win £12. The same punt pays only £10 with Boylesports. Sign up for a new account now and have your first bet of up to £25 refunded if it loses.
Published: 28 Apr 2011
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