Sepsi vs Universitatea Cluj betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on December 20th, 2024

Sepsi and Universitatea Cluj will play on December 20th, 2024, Friday at 17:00h (UTC), in a match counting for the Liga 1 in Romania, check the Sepsi vs Universitatea Cluj betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sepsi vs Universitatea Cluj 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, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Sepsi vs Universitatea Cluj 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 2.39 goals per match played.

Sepsi last match

Sepsi come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Universitatea Craiova, valid for the Liga 1, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by D. Suciu lined up in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 4.75 indicated as much.

Universitatea Cluj 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 Cluj, who used a 4-3-1-2 formation, faced the Petrolul 52 team with a final score of 4-1.

The odds of 1.85 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Sepsi vs Universitatea Cluj h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Liga 1, Sepsi ranked 6th place while Universitatea Cluj was in 5th place. Sepsi initiated hostilities with a 3-4-1-2 formation while Universitatea Cluj played using a 4-3-1-2 tactic.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 19-08-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Liga 1, and it ended with a 3-0 win for Universitatea Cluj.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Universitatea Cluj thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Petrolul 52, Sepsi lost in a match against Universitatea Craiova. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Sepsi

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Sepsi team with 29 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 21st round, with the Petrolul 52 team in hot pursuit at 7th place.

Sepsi analysis

Sepsi after 20 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 28 goals and conceded only 23 to opponents.

The Sepsi team comes from a defeat in the Liga 1, and its coach Dumitru Valentin Suciu wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The average shooting on goal for the Sepsi team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.4 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Winning 3 games playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Sepsi

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Isnik Alimi. He has already scored 4 times this season and has helped Sepsi come away with the positive result on several occasions.

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.

Universitatea Cluj

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Cluj team with 36 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 10 wins, 6 draws, and 4 losses.

Universitatea Cluj analysis

Universitatea Cluj after 20 days has put up 32 goals scored, and taken 18, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

With a sequence of 2 wins in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj is in a wonderful moment where they are the favorite.

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

The Universitatea Cluj team often tries to control the game through an average ball possession of 57.15%. This is because ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

With a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Universitatea Cluj is a more offensive team than Sepsi, having 2020 attacks vs. 1890 from Sepsi, having scored 32 times, in comparison, Sepsi converted into goal 28 times.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Cluj

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Vladislav Blănuță. The Attacker scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Universitatea Cluj to achieve victory in several disputes.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Universitatea Cluj, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Sepsi that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.73.

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 Universitatea Cluj is Vladislav Blănuță, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Sepsi 1.2 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Universitatea Cluj 1.3 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.53.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.98 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.35 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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