• Competition: Liga 1
• Date: Monday, 2nd September, 2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CEST
• Venue: May 1 Stadium (Slobozia)

After being knocked out from the Cup by Liga 2 teams, Unirea Slobozia and Gloria Buzau, two newly promoted teams, will face off each other in the eighth round of Romanian Liga 1 at May 1 Stadium in Slobozia.

Unirea Slobozia had a historic last season as they reached the Romanian top-flight division for the first time in 69-year-old history. Their only goal this season is to secure survival, but the bookies do not trust them too much and see them as one of the worst teams in the league. However, "The Yellow-Blues" had some really good games at the start of the season, like a win against Farul Constanta and a draw with FCSB, and survival looked like a pretty achievable task. Still, after that initial success, they were far from impressive and are now 11th with eight points after seven rounds. Now, a potential win over last-placed Gloria Buzau would be massive because they could even climb to the Championship Group.

Like Unirea Slobozia, Gloria Buzau also secured their first Liga 1 appearance this year. However, they were founded only eight years ago and managed to move from the fifth tier to the top-tier division in that period. This season, the goal is to somehow secure survival, but the season did not start on the right foot as "The Red and Blues" are the last-place teams with just five points in seven rounds. Over the Summer, they were really active, and at first glance, they did improve the squad. However, for now, that is not paying off.

Unirea Slobozia vs Gloria Buzau pick: Under 2.5 goals

Unirea Slobozia are in bad form. After five points in the first three rounds, they went on a bad streak, winning only one match in the last five games. Their offensive performances were terrible during that period, as they only scored two goals (0.4 per game), one of which was from the penalty spot.

Gloria Buzau have struggled this season from the start, but as the season progresses, it seems they are only getting worse. In the last match, they drew 0:0 (in regular time) with Afumati in the Cup and then lost after the penalty shootout. Before losing in the Cup, they also lost back-to-back games in the league against Universitatea Cluj and Universitatea Craiova while scoring just one goal.

Considering both teams' terrible offensive performances, we believe that an under 2.5 goals bet should be the safest option for this Liga 1 tie.