FCSB vs Universitatea Craiova betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Romania Cup match on December 18th, 2024

FCSB and Universitatea Craiova will play on Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 in a Romania Cup game to be held in Romania, check the FCSB vs Universitatea Craiova betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FCSB vs Universitatea Craiova will occur

The game is set to be played in the Arena Naţională stadium, in the city of Bucharest, with a capacity for 31254 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events, odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the FCSB vs Universitatea Craiova betting tip 2024/2025

Compared to the previous season, this year's Romania Cup has witnessed a decline in the number of goals scored per match. The last tournament saw an average of 3.54 goals scored per game, while the current competition has an average of 2.38 goals per match.

Universitatea Craiova was in 5th place in the Liga 1 while FCSB was in 7th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Universitatea Craiova team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic FCSB used in the match.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Liga 1 game during the 2024/2025 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that FCSB has in its curriculum 24 wins of the Romania Cup while Universitatea Craiova has won the competition 2 times.

FCSB

Current leaderboard

FCSB, with 6 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard in Group B, being in the qualifying place for the next tournament stage, with a campaign of 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

FCSB analysis

At the moment, in the Liga 1, the FCSB group has 9 wins, 4 defeats and 6 draws, thus obtaining a total of 33 points after 19 rounds, ranking them in 3rd place. Adding to this data, the FCSB team goes with a total of 29 goals scored and 20 goals conceded.

FCSB come from a draw in the last match. The game against TSG Hoffenheim, valid for the Europa League, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by I. Charalambous entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

With an average of 5 shots on goal per game in the competition, we can consider that FCSB is a very offensive team, which naturally increases the chances of conversion and victory.

FCSB is a more offensive team than Universitatea Craiova, having 214 attacks vs. 209 from Universitatea Craiova, having scored 6 times, in comparison, Universitatea Craiova converted into goal twice.

Universitatea Craiova

Current leaderboard

Universitatea Craiova arrives in this game with 3 points, and in 4th place in Group B in the Romania Cup, having won once in total and lost 1 time, making a total of 0 draws.

Universitatea Craiova analysis

At the moment, in the Liga 1, the Universitatea Craiova formation has 8 wins, 4 defeats and 8 draws, making a total of 32 points after 20 rounds, ranking them in 4th place. Adding to this data, the Universitatea Craiova team goes with a total of 31 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Sepsi team with a final score of 2-1.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.5 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

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