Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on February 14th, 2025

Universitatea Craiova will be playing against Otelul in a Liga 1 football match scheduled to take place on Friday, February 14th, 2025, at 18:00h (UTC), in Romania, check the Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul will occur

The game takes place in the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) stadium, in the city of Craiova.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul 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 2.32 goals per match played.

Universitatea Craiova last match

Universitatea Craiova comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Unirea Slobozia, in a match valid for Liga 1, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 0-1. On the field, M. Radoi's team lined up with a 4-3-3.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.57.

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

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 3.10.

Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul h2h

It was on 11-01-2025 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 2-1 win for Otelul, was valid for the 2025 season of the Club Friendlies.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Universitatea Craiova team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Otelul has been more irregular.

Universitatea Craiova

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Universitatea Craiova team with 45 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 12 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses.

This means that Dinamo Bucureşti team, in 4th place, is close behind in the 27th round with the same score.

Universitatea Craiova analysis

At the end of round 26 of Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova collected 40 goals scored and 24 goals conceded.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Universitatea Craiova team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 57.12%.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 5 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 5 draws playing in their home base.

In comparison to Otelul 2469 attacks and 20 goals, Universitatea Craiova has had 2774 attacks and 40 goals.

Best goalscorer from Universitatea Craiova

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Alexandru Mitriță. The Attacker has scored 12 times in this competition and helped Universitatea Craiova avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Otelul

Liga 1 leaderboard now

With 29 points won, Otelul is in 12th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 6 wins against 9 losses, plus 11 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 1 point over UTA Arad who holds the 11th place in the 27th round.

Otelul analysis

Otelul, with 20 goals scored and 26 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 26 rounds.

Recent games have demonstrated that Otelul is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

With an average of 0.77 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Otelul

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Alexandru Pop. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Otelul come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

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

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 12 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Otelul is Alexandru Pop, 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

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.92 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

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.

On the Otelul 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.

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

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