The match of the 8th stage of the play-offs between Poli Iasi and Steaua will take place on Wednesday, May 10 at 19:00 at the Emil Alexandrescu Stadium and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1. and Prima Sport 1.

Poli Iasi and Steaua, two of the top teams, will meet in a Ligue 2 derby, one of which is without a stake, however, given that the hosts are promoted mathematically and the visitors are not eligible for promotion.

Poli Iasi is in first place with 53 points, four more than Steaua and seven points ahead of Ocellul Galats. They are the only team that hasn’t lost in the playoffs.

In fact, the Moldovans have not lost a single home match this season, including the regular season, with the last defeat dating back to October 21, 2022, a 0-1 away defeat to CSM Slatina.

The Leo Grozavu-coached side have won three and drawn four in the play-offs, drawing 1-1 at Gloria Buzeu in the previous round.

Steaua are in 2nd place with 49 points and have had a modest run in the play-offs with two wins, three draws and two defeats, with a 1-1 draw at home to Ocellul Galats in the previous round.

The team from Bucharest, coached by Daniel Opritza, has not won for four rounds, and more precisely since the match against “Dynamo” from Genci, since then they have recorded two draws and one loss.

It should be noted that Bohdan Chipirlu scored 16 goals (12 in the regular season, four in the playoffs), becoming the top scorer of Steaua and the champion for the second season in a row.

“We hope that we will be eligible for promotion from next season. Players approach and ask: do we have the right, do we not have the right to promotion? 90% of players will be out of contract. Only three or four have valid contracts from next season. I have one more year of my contract, let’s see what happens,” said Daniel Opritza.

This season, Steaua defeated Poli Yassami in a regular season match played in Genc on September 2, 2022, with a score of 2-1 (Ciprliu 22, Ad. Popa 63 respectively, Plohotniuk 89), while the match in the game The match, which also took place in the capital on April 11, 2023, ended in a 2:2 draw (Chunchukov 45, Chipirlyu 71, respectively, Voytus 13, 86).

Superbet offers odds of 1.45 on the 1X prediction: a home win or a draw in the match between Poli Iasi and Steaua.

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