Politekhnika Iasi vs. Hermannstadt: Romanian Cup Match Prediction
In the third round of the Romanian Cup group stage, Politehnica Iasi and Hermannstadt will play on December 18. The hosts of the upcoming match are a slight underdog. Will it be possible to refute this assumption? You will find the answer and trending bets in the forecast.

Command Analysis

CSM Politehnica Iasi

Current form
Politekhnika is experiencing certain difficulties in terms of play. Three defeats, two draws and only one win in the last six matches speak volumes about this. Even at home, the team loses points more often than it earns. The upcoming opponent is inconvenient for the team. At home, it has not been able to win two matches in a row. Yes, these matches were in 2023 and 2021, but since then, the game of Emil Sandoy team has not improved, unlike the guests, who are currently in excellent shape.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad before the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Politekhnika have won only one of their last five matches
- The hosts have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine matches.
Probable line-up: Fernandez - Ispas, Samoya, Guilherme, Todoroski - Kamberi, Um Gue, Bordeianu, Gheorghit - Roman, Harrison.

Hermannstadt

Current form
Hermannstadt has changed beyond recognition over the past month. In mid-November, the team was still at the bottom of the national championship table, but after the break for international matches, the club game has significantly changed. Since then, five matches have been played, in which they have won four and had one draw. The last two away matches were won against Botosani and Unirea from Slobozia with the same score of 2:1. It is not surprising that after such results, bookmakers put the club as the favorite.
Disqualifications and injuries
Valerike Gaman and Jovan Markovic will not be able to take part in the game due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Hermannstadt have not lost in five matches in a row
- The visitors have scored in the last six matches
Estimated line-up: Caboose - Gonçalves, Selimovic, Stoica, Antwi - Murgia, Biceanu - Stoica, Deaconu, Oroian - Bush.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
The visitors have won three of their last four games with this score
7.80Bet "Hermannstadt" will score in the second half
In four of the last five matches the bet was successful
1.75Politekhnika to score in the second half
In two of the last three matches the bet came in
1.77Tip and bets
"Hermannstadt" is currently showing a better game, plus the history of face-to-face confrontations suggests that "Politekhnika" is a convenient opponent for the guests, because they managed to win three of the last five meetings, including the face-to-face match that took place on the last day of summer. Then "Hermannstadt" won with a hockey score of 6:2. It is unlikely that this time there will be such a confident victory, but we are still inclined to think that the triumph will be for the guests.
Our prediction is a victory for Hermannstadt with odds of 2.55
Bet on total
In two of the last four head-to-head encounters on this field, two teams scored. We believe that the upcoming match will not be boring either, and both the hosts and the guests will be able to score in 90 minutes of play.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.92
Bet on corners
In three of the last four head-to-head matches, the opponents at Ludoviz have served no more than six corners. We believe that the game through the flanks will not be used much in the upcoming match, and the opponents will not be able to make many corners.
Our prediction is total under 8.5 corners for 1.78