Universitatea Craiova vs Botoşani betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on October 20th, 2024

A football match between Universitatea Craiova and Botoşani of the Liga 1 will take place in Romania on Sunday, October 20th, 2024, at 13:00h (UTC), check the Universitatea Craiova vs Botoşani betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universitatea Craiova vs Botoşani will occur

The game takes place in the small Complexul Sportiv Raional stadium, in the city of Orhei, with a capacity for 2539 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 Craiova vs Botoşani betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Liga 1 has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.5 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Universitatea Craiova last match

Universitatea Craiova comes from a draw in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Otelul, in a match valid for Liga 1, and the match ended 1-1. Coach C. Gâlcă's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 2.88.

Botoşani 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, Botoşani, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Rapid Bucuresti team with a final score of 2-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.90.

Universitatea Craiova vs Botoşani h2h

Botoşani was in 15th place in the Liga 1 while Universitatea Craiova was in 4th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Botoşani team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Universitatea Craiova used in the match.

In the 2023/2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 18-02-2024 in a battle-themed Liga 1 match which ended in a 2-2 draw.

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

Universitatea Craiova

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Craiova team with 20 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 13th round is followed by the Otelul team in 3rd place.

Universitatea Craiova analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Universitatea Craiova is positive: after 12 rounds the team has scored 20 goals, conceding only 11.

The Universitatea Craiova team, knowing that teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents, usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 58.25%.

While having won twice playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 3 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

In comparison to Botoşani 1073 attacks and 12 goals, Universitatea Craiova has had 1258 attacks and 20 goals.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Craiova

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Alexandru Mitriță. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season and has helped Universitatea Craiova come away with the positive result on several occasions.

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

Botoşani

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 11 points won, Botoşani is in 15th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 6 losses, plus 2 draws.

Botoşani analysis

After 12 rounds, Botoşani has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 19 goals so far and scored 12 times.

Best goalscorer from Botoşani

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Aldaír. The Midfielder has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Botoşani come out with a positive result on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Botoşani does not concede goals as a visitor. Botoşani also averages 0.67 goals per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.62 corners per game.

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 6.42 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

These teams together have a combined average of 5.25 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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

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