Universitatea Craiova vs CFR Cluj betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on December 01th, 2024

A Liga 1 match between Universitatea Craiova and CFR Cluj will hold on December 01th, 2024, Sunday at 18:30h (UTC), in Romania, check the Universitatea Craiova vs CFR Cluj betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universitatea Craiova vs CFR Cluj will occur

The game will be played 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 CFR 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 2.35 goals per match played.

Universitatea Craiova last match

Universitatea Craiova is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced UTA Arad in a match valid for Liga 1, and the match ended 1-2. The eleven coached by C. Gâlcă played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 1.90, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

CFR Cluj 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, CFR Cluj, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Rapid Bucuresti team with a final score of 1-1.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.00.

Universitatea Craiova vs CFR Cluj h2h

When these teams last met at Liga 1, CFR Cluj was 4th place while Universitatea Craiova was in 7th place. CFR Cluj deployed in a 4-3-3 formation while Universitatea Craiova set up a 4-2-3-1 alignment.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 28-07-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Liga 1, and it ended with a 0-2 win for Universitatea Craiova.

Universitatea Craiova

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Craiova team with 28 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses.

This means that Dinamo Bucureşti team, in 3rd place, is close behind in the 18th round with the same score.

Universitatea Craiova analysis

At the end of round 17 Universitatea Craiova has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 28 goals to its credit against 17 conceded.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they had ball possession above 50%. Thus, the Universitatea Craiova team usually tries for an average ball possession of 58.88% to control the game.

While they’ve won 3 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Craiova

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Alexandru Mitriță. The Attacker scored 8 goals in the current season, helping Universitatea Craiova to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

CFR Cluj

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The CFR Cluj team with 28 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 7 wins, 7 draws, and 3 losses.

In the 18th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Dinamo Bucureşti team which is just above, in 3rd place.

CFR Cluj analysis

CFR Cluj goal quotient is definitely positive, with 28 down scored and 20 conceded after 17 rounds played.

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

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating CFR Cluj when playing away, who sports a balance of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws in the Liga 1.

Best goalscorer from CFR Cluj

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Louis Munteanu. CFR Cluj owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 6 goals in this season.

For bettors some entries may be relevant 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 Universitatea Craiova is Alexandru Mitriță, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of CFR Cluj is Louis Munteanu, he has scored in 6 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 Universitatea Craiova 2.13 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team CFR Cluj 1.14 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 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.68 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.12 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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