FC U Craiova vs UTA Arad Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

FC U Craiova

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FC U Craiova prepare for this game following on from a 1-1 Liga I draw vs Petrolul Ploieşti.

In that match, FC U Craiova managed 56% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for FC U Craiova was Juan Bauza (63'). Petrolul Ploieşti got 4 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Christian Irobiso (45') scored for Petrolul Ploieşti.

Over their past 6 fixtures, Adrian Mutu's FC U Craiova have hit the back of the net a total of 6 times, an average number of goals scored per match of 1.

UTA Arad

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In the game prior to this, UTA Arad drew 1-1 in the Liga I match with Rapid Bucharest.

In that match, UTA Arad had 49% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. On the other side, Rapid Bucureşti got 10 shots at goal with 6 on target. Marko Dugandžić (90') scored for Rapid Bucharest.

The forward players for UTA Arad have suffered from a shortage of goals in their past 6 clashes, contributing the poor return of just 4. In those matches, UTA Arad have also seen the collective goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 9.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Liga I match day 7 on 26/08/2022 which ended up with the score at UTA Arad 2-1 FC U Craiova.

📋 Team News: FC U Craiova

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the FC U Craiova boss Adrian Mutu to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength group of players. Alexandru Voda (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t play. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Vlad Achim and Terell Ondaan.

📋 Team News: UTA Arad

Owing to a completely injury-free group available to choose from, the UTA Arad manager has no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment is that UTA Arad will surely be able to put a goal past this FC U Craiova team, however that realistically won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 2-1 advantage for FC U Craiova when the full-time whistle blows. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 01:40 18/01/2023