Hermannstadt (Home)
- Hermannstadt are winless in 5 matches across all competitions (3 draws, 2 losses).
- Hermannstadt have won only 1, drawn 4 and lost 6 of their 11 home games in the league.
Dinamo (Away)
- Dinamo are on a 2-game winning streak, beating Universitatea Cluj 1-0 at home in Liga I last time out.
- Dinamo have 41 points from 22 games, while Hermannstadt have collected only 14 from the same number of games.
- Dinamo have won 4, drawn 5 and lost only 2 of their 11 away Liga I matches this season, so they are well placed to extend their current 2-game winning run against Hermannstadt, who have won only 1, drawn 4 and lost 6 of their 11 home games in the league.
Head-to-Head
Dinamo have won 4 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings between the sides in all competitions, including a 2-0 home win in Liga I 4 months ago.
Key Players
- Christ Afalna is Hermannstadt’s key attacking player with 4 goals in 21 Liga I games and he is the most likely source of joy in front of goal for a blunt-looking team.
- Dinamo’s danger man is Mamoudou Karamoko, who has 6 goals in 17 Liga I appearances and can be the difference in tight games.
Betting Insights
- The odds of 1.88 for the visitors make them a strong favorite, but Hermannstadt are no worse than 4.1 underdogs.
- The bookmakers are clearly expecting goals at both ends, which is priced at 1.75 for both teams to score, but Dinamo’s solid defensive record makes us think that the visitors to win without conceding could be a savvy bet instead.
Prediction
- Dinamo to do the double over Hermannstadt.
- Dinamo’s high press and tempo will also suit them well to trigger Hermannstadt’s defensive system and prevent them from getting on the front foot, so we will take the odds and the superior form, head-to-head record and league position of Dinamo to back them to make it a hat trick of wins against the Transylvanians.
