Otelul vs Universitatea Craiova betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on October 05th, 2024

Otelul and Universitatea Craiova will be playing against each other on Saturday, October 05th, 2024, at 18:30h (UTC), in a Liga 1 football game in Romania, check the Otelul vs Universitatea Craiova betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Otelul vs Universitatea Craiova will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stadionul Oţelul stadium, in the city of Galati, with a capacity for 13500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Otelul vs Universitatea Craiova 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 2.43 goals per match played.

Otelul last match

Otelul in its last official match drew (0-0) against Rapid Bucuresti, in a match valid for Liga 1. Coach D. Munteanu's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

This draw (odd 3.40) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

Universitatea Craiova last match

On the other hand, 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 Unirea Slobozia team with a final score of 3-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.33.

Otelul vs Universitatea Craiova h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Romania Cup match, on 04-04-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 0-0 draw.

Otelul

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Otelul team with 18 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 4 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses.

This means that Petrolul 52 team, in 4th place, is close behind in the 12th round with the same score.

Otelul analysis

Otelul at the end of round 11 in Liga 1 had 10 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Otelul seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Otelul is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 46%. In the next match against Universitatea Craiova a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Otelul will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Otelul

Alexandru Pop has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 3 goals scored in the competition, the Midfielder has been instrumental in leading Otelul to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Universitatea Craiova

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Craiova team with 19 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 5 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses.

Which means that Otelul team, at position 3, is in close pursuit of the team, that has an advantage of 1 point, in the 12th round.

Universitatea Craiova analysis

Universitatea Craiova counted 19 goals scored and 10 conceded at the end of Liga 1 day number 11.

As we approach the Regular Season, Universitatea Craiova is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.09 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Liga 1.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Universitatea Craiova team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 59.09% to control the game.

Universitatea Craiova is a more offensive team than Otelul, having 1172 attacks vs. 887 from Otelul, having scored 19 times, in comparison, Otelul converted into goal 10 times.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Craiova

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Alexandru Mitriță so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Universitatea Craiova to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Otelul is Alexandru Pop, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Universitatea Craiova is Alexandru Mitriță, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

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.

Taking into consideration that Universitatea Craiova scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.52 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Universitatea Craiova is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.73 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Universitatea Craiova in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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