Universitatea Cluj vs UTA Arad betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on December 02th, 2024

Universitatea Cluj and UTA Arad will face each other in a Liga 1 game in Romania on Monday, December 02th, 2024, at 15:30h (UTC), check the Universitatea Cluj vs UTA Arad betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universitatea Cluj vs UTA Arad will occur

The game will 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.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Universitatea Cluj vs UTA Arad 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 2.35 goals per match played.

Universitatea Cluj last match

In the last match they played, Universitatea Cluj collected a defeat. The opposing team was Hermannstadt, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-1 - was valid for Liga 1. Coach I. Sabău's disposed his team in a 4-1-3-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 3.30, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

UTA Arad 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, UTA Arad, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Universitatea Craiova team with a final score of 1-2.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their vicorty, 4.20.

Universitatea Cluj vs UTA Arad h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, UTA Arad occupied 14th place in Liga 1 and, team Universitatea Cluj the 7th place. UTA Arad entered the field with the tactic 4-4-2, while Universitatea Cluj arranged their formation in a 4-3-1-2.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Liga 1 game during the 2024/2025 season ending in a 0-0 draw.

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

The Universitatea Cluj team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the UTA Arad team, which won only 1 game.

Universitatea Cluj

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Cluj team with 30 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 2 points, in the 18th round, with the Universitatea Craiova team in hot pursuit at 2nd place.

Universitatea Cluj analysis

After 17 matches, Universitatea Cluj shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 25 goals and conceded 14.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the Liga 1, which is not a good omen for this next match.

The Universitatea Cluj team often seeks control of the game with an average ball possession of 56.76%. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

In comparison to UTA Arad 1615 attacks and 15 goals, Universitatea Cluj has had 1681 attacks and 25 goals.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Cluj

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Vladislav Blănuță is the player to highlight. Helping Universitatea Cluj with 6 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

UTA Arad

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 18 points won, UTA Arad is in 12th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 7 losses, plus 6 draws.

Which means that in the 18th round, the team has, the same score that the Unirea Slobozia team who is in the position 13.

UTA Arad analysis

We have reached matchday 17 in Liga 1 and at the moment UTA Arad has made 15 goals and conceded 19.

UTA Arad is currently struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating better opportunities and converting them into goals.

The average number of shots toward the net of UTA Arad can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 4.41 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

The team's scoring ability is not brilliant: in this league it is 0.88 goals per game on average, and this may be an indicator on the chances of winning the next match, which the team will also play away from home.

Best goalscorer from UTA Arad

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is João Pedro. He has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped UTA Arad come out with a 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, 2 of the 2 goals scored have this characteristic.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that UTA Arad scores an average of 0.75 goals 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 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.26 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.41 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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