Universitatea Cluj vs CSM Iaşi betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on February 09th, 2025

Universitatea Cluj and CSM Iaşi are scheduled to play against each other on February 09th, 2025, Sunday at 15:00h (UTC), in a Liga 1 match to be held in Romania, check the Universitatea Cluj vs CSM Iaşi betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universitatea Cluj vs CSM Iaşi will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Cluj Arena stadium, in the city of Cluj-Napoca, with a capacity for 8500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Universitatea Cluj vs CSM Iaşi 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 2.34 goals per match played.

Universitatea Cluj last match

Universitatea Cluj comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Universitatea Craiova, in a match valid for Liga 1, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0. On the field, I. Sabău's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.50.

CSM Iaşi last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga 1, CSM Iaşi, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Universitatea Craiova team with a final score of 4-1.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 8.50 were a sign of it.

Universitatea Cluj vs CSM Iaşi h2h

Universitatea Cluj was in 1st place when they last played CSM Iaşi who was 12th place in Liga 1. Universitatea Cluj played using the 4-1-3-2 formation while CSM Iaşi responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

The two teams have not faced each other since 28-09-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Liga 1, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for CSM Iaşi.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Universitatea Cluj team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the CSM Iaşi team, which has no wins recently.

Universitatea Cluj

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Cluj team with 44 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 12 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses.

Which means that Dinamo Bucureşti team, at position 2, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 26th round.

Universitatea Cluj analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Universitatea Cluj is positive: after 25 rounds the team has scored 36 goals, conceding only 21.

The Universitatea Cluj team comes from a defeat in the Liga 1, and its coach Ioan Ovidiu Sabău wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Universitatea Cluj average number of shots on net is 4.44 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

To control the game, the Universitatea Cluj team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 57.96%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

While they’ve won 4 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 8 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

In comparison to CSM Iaşi 2026 attacks and 22 goals, Universitatea Cluj has had 2600 attacks and 36 goals.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Cluj

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Vladislav Blănuță. The Attacker has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Universitatea Cluj come out with a positive result on several occasions.

CSM Iaşi

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 22 points won, CSM Iaşi is in 15th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 6 wins against 14 losses, plus 4 draws.

In the 26th round, Botoşani, that is in the 14th place, has a small advantage of 1 point.

CSM Iaşi analysis

We have reached matchday 25 in Liga 1 and at the moment CSM Iaşi has made 22 goals and conceded 40.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.92 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from CSM Iaşi

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Mihai Bordeianu. With 5 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the CSM Iaşi team achieving several victories this season.

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

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Universitatea Cluj is Vladislav Blănuță, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of CSM Iaşi is Mihai Bordeianu, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 5.06 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.4 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 CSM Iaşi side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Universitatea Cluj who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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