Universitatea Craiova vs Hermannstadt betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on November 09th, 2024

Universitatea Craiova and Hermannstadt are scheduled to play against each other on November 09th, 2024, Saturday at 16:15h (UTC), in a Liga 1 match to be held in Romania, check the Universitatea Craiova vs Hermannstadt betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universitatea Craiova vs Hermannstadt will occur

The game will be played in the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) stadium, in the city of Craiova.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Universitatea Craiova vs Hermannstadt 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 2.42 goals per match played.

Universitatea Craiova last match

Universitatea Craiova come from a draw in the last match. The game against FCSB, valid for the Liga 1, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by C. Gâlcă lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

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 3.70.

Hermannstadt 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, Hermannstadt, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Rapid Bucuresti team with a final score of 1-0.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 6.50 were a sign of it.

Universitatea Craiova vs Hermannstadt h2h

The last time Universitatea Craiova went up against Hermannstadt, it was in Liga 1. Universitatea Craiova, ranked 11th place, started with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Hermannstadt, then in 12th place, was charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

Their last Liga 1 game of 2024/2025 season which took place on 12-07-2024 game ended in a staggering 0-0 draw.

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

The Hermannstadt team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Universitatea Craiova its counterpart.

Universitatea Craiova

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Craiova team with 22 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses.

In the 16th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the FCSB team, which is ranked just below in position 6. It also has 1 point less than Petrolul 52 team that is in the 4th place.

Universitatea Craiova analysis

After round number 15 in Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova has 23 goals scored and 15 conceded.

To control the game, the Universitatea Craiova team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 58.4%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

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

Universitatea Craiova has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 23 times with 1576 attacks, while Hermannstadt has only scored 16 times with 1244 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Craiova

Alexandru Mitriță has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 7 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Universitatea Craiova to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

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

Hermannstadt

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Hermannstadt 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 8 losses, plus 4 draws.

Saddled with the same score that the SCM Gloria Buzau team in position 14, in the 16th round.

Hermannstadt analysis

Currently, in the Liga 1, Hermannstadt sums 16 goals for and a total of 26 goals against, after 15 rounds played.

Recent performances have highlighted that Hermannstadt is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Best goalscorer from Hermannstadt

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Alessandro Murgia. The Midfielder has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Hermannstadt, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

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 Craiova is Alexandru Mitriță, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Hermannstadt is Alessandro Murgia, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

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

Taking into consideration that Hermannstadt scores an average of 0.71 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 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.64 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 6.6 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

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.8 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 Hermannstadt side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Universitatea Craiova who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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