{"id":107749,"date":"2016-05-12T23:17:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T03:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=107749"},"modified":"2016-06-07T23:26:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T03:26:31","slug":"uefa-euro-2016-group-a-romania-team-predictions-odds-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/uefa-euro-2016-group-a-romania-team-predictions-odds-and-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"UEFA EURO 2016 Group A \u2013 Romania Team Predictions, Odds and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Romania\u00a0&#8211; No. 19\u00a0in FIFA World Rankings<\/h2>\n<h3>Team Strengths:<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to the leadership of head coach\u00a0Anghel Iordanescu,\u00a0the <em>Tricolorii <\/em>were one of just four teams to remain unbeaten during qualifying.\u00a0Granted, it wasn&#8217;t the strongest group, which included shock group winners Northern Ireland, Hungary, Finland and Greece, but it&#8217;s a feat nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Despite lacking in truly world class talent, Iordanescu was\u00a0still\u00a0able to forge a nearly impenetrable defense.\u00a0No team conceded fewer goals during qualifying than Romania and their measly two goals given up.<\/p>\n<p>If Romania are to pull off a huge shock as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/uefa-euro-2016\" target=\"_blank\">+800<\/a>\u00a0outsiders\u00a0to win Group A over hosts France, their impressive defense will be a big\u00a0reason why.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/35\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-110643 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/250x130-Euro-2016-News-Banners.gif\" alt=\"250x130-Euro-2016-News-Banners\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>As good as Romania&#8217;s\u00a0defense can be, though, their offense is as anemic as they come. Of all the teams that qualified, no team scored fewer goals the the 11 the <em>Tricolorii<\/em> put up in 10 games. They scored more than one goal in just two of those 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Attacking midfielders Bogdan Stancu and Gabriel Torje are capable of supplying goals from time to time, but they lack a competent center forward who can spearhead their very unreliable attack. Romania are priced at <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/uefa-euro-2016\/group-a\" target=\"_blank\">+120<\/a> to fail to qualify for the round of 16.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Stats (During Euro Qualifiers):<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Goals Scored Per Game<\/th>\n<th>1.1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Goals Conceded Per Game<\/th>\n<th>0.2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Goal Attempts Per Game<\/th>\n<th>13.2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Pass Completion Percentage<\/th>\n<th>85%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Ball Possession Percentage<\/th>\n<th>53%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\" style=\"height: 314px;\" width=\"472\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name (Age)<\/th>\n<th>Career Caps<\/th>\n<th>Goals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Goalie<\/th>\n<th>Ciprian T\u0103t\u0103ru\u015fanu (30)<\/th>\n<th>34<\/th>\n<th>0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Defender<\/th>\n<th>R\u0103zvan Ra\u021b (34)<\/th>\n<th>108<\/th>\n<th>2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Defender<\/th>\n<th>Vlad Chiriche\u015f (26)<\/th>\n<th>38<\/th>\n<th>0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Defender<\/th>\n<th>Gabriel Tama\u0219 (32)<\/th>\n<th>65<\/th>\n<th>3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Defender<\/th>\n<th>Alexandru M\u0103\u0163el (26)<\/th>\n<th>15<\/th>\n<th>0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Midfielder<\/th>\n<th>Ovidiu Hoban (33)<\/th>\n<th>18<\/th>\n<th>1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Midfielder<\/th>\n<th>Mihai Pintilii (31)<\/th>\n<th>28<\/th>\n<th>1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Midfielder<\/th>\n<th>Gabriel Torje (26)<\/th>\n<th>47<\/th>\n<th>9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Midfielder<\/th>\n<th>Bogdan Stancu (28)<\/th>\n<th>38<\/th>\n<th>9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Midfielder<\/th>\n<th>Nicusor Stanciu (23)<\/th>\n<th>2<\/th>\n<th>1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Forward<\/th>\n<th>Claudiu Ke\u0219er\u00fc (29)<\/th>\n<th>10<\/th>\n<th>4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer&#8217;s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Romania continue their struggles in front of goal as they crash out of the tournament in the group stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on some summer soccer action with Euro 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/35\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-110646 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/620x110-Euro-2016-News-Banners.gif\" alt=\"620x110-Euro-2016-News-Banners\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u00a0&#8211; No. 19\u00a0in FIFA World Rankings Team Strengths: Thanks to the leadership of head coach\u00a0Anghel Iordanescu,\u00a0the Tricolorii were one of just 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