CFR Cluj vs UTA Arad betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on September 28th, 2024

A football match between CFR Cluj and UTA Arad of the Liga 1 will take place in Romania on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at 16:00h (UTC), check the CFR Cluj vs UTA Arad betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where CFR Cluj vs UTA Arad will occur

The game will be played in the small Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium, in the city of Cluj, with a capacity for 23500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the CFR Cluj vs UTA Arad betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga 1 has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.59 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.44 goals per match played.

CFR Cluj last match

In the last match played, CFR Cluj met Hermannstadt, in a match valid for the Liga 1. The match ended in a draw by 0-0. The coach D. Petrescu's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.40.

UTA Arad last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga 1, UTA Arad, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the CSM Iaşi team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.00.

CFR Cluj vs UTA Arad h2h

When these teams last met at Liga 1, CFR Cluj was 2nd place while UTA Arad was in 13th place. CFR Cluj deployed in a 4-3-1-2 formation while UTA Arad set up a 3-4-1-2 alignment.

These teams the last time they met which was on 25-11-2023 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested Liga 1 match during the 2023/2024 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The CFR Cluj team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the UTA Arad team, which won only 1 game.

CFR Cluj

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The CFR Cluj team with 15 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

Which means that in the 11th round, the team has no advantage, over Petrolul 52 team who is in the position 6.

CFR Cluj analysis

At the end of round 10 of Liga 1, CFR Cluj collected 18 goals scored and 11 goals conceded.

CFR Cluj, with a ball possession of 46.44% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against UTA Arad of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

While they’ve won once as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Best goalscorer from CFR Cluj

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Louis Munteanu. The Attacker scored 4 goals in the current season, helping CFR Cluj to achieve victory in several disputes.

UTA Arad

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 9 points won, UTA Arad is in 14th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 3 losses, plus 6 draws.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 1 point against FCSB team in position 13, in the 11th round.

UTA Arad analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for UTA Arad, which after 10 rounds has conceded 11 but has only scored 7.

Recent performances have shown that UTA Arad is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

UTA Arad has displayed their patience as a team this season, with a high average minutes of first goal scored. This patience has resulted in game control and waiting for the right opportunities, leading to a low number of goals conceded. These qualities demonstrate the team's tactical discipline and organization. Sustaining this approach will be beneficial for UTA Arad in upcoming matches.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.7 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from UTA Arad

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on João Pedro so far in the competition. With 2 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team UTA Arad to achieve victorious results this season.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 2 goals scored have this characteristic.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally UTA Arad does not concede goals as a visitor. UTA Arad also averages 0.75 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.95 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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