Sepsi vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on January 26th, 2025

A football match between Sepsi and Otelul of the Liga 1 will take place in Romania on Sunday, January 26th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Sepsi vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sepsi vs Otelul will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stadionul Municipal stadium, in the city of Sfântu Gheorghe, with a capacity for 5000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Sepsi vs Otelul 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 2.36 goals per match played.

Sepsi last match

Sepsi comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Unirea Slobozia, in a match valid for Liga 1, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 3-2. On the field, D. Suciu's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.90.

Otelul 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, Otelul, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Petrolul 52 team with a final score of 0-0.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 2.80 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Sepsi vs Otelul h2h

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Romania Cup game during the 2024/2025 season ending in a 0-0 draw.

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

The Otelul team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 1 win, compared to the Sepsi team, which has no wins recently.

Sepsi

Liga 1 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Sepsi, standing in 8th place with 30 points in the Liga 1 competition in Romania. Their performance statistics have been such as 8 wins, 8 losses and, 6 draws.

The team, has a slight disadvantage of 2 points against Rapid Bucuresti team who occupies position 7 in the 23rd round.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Romania Liga 1 without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Sepsi will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Sepsi analysis

At the end of round 22 in Liga 1, Sepsi scored 30 goals and conceded 26 goals.

An average of 4.23 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Sepsi, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

With an average ball possession of 49.45% per game in the current league, Sepsi cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Otelul they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Having won 3 games away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Best goalscorer from Sepsi

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Isnik Alimi is the player to highlight. Helping Sepsi with 4 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 3 of the 4 goals scored have this characteristic.

Otelul

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 25 points won, Otelul is in 12th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 5 wins against 7 losses, plus 10 draws.

Otelul analysis

Otelul, with 17 goals scored and 21 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 22 rounds.

Recent performances have shown that Otelul 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.

With an average of 0.77 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Otelul

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Alexandru Pop. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Otelul come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sepsi is Isnik Alimi, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Otelul is Alexandru Pop, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Otelul does not concede goals as a visitor. Otelul also averages 0.91 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.57.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.8 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

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.

On the Sepsi side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 times this season, very different from Otelul who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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