Fri, 17 Apr 2026, 14:30
Liga I
Romania
Romania
Full Time
1:0
HT: 1 - 0

Match Timeline

14'
Patrick Fernandes
Penalty confirmed
16'
Dmytro Pospelov🟥
Red Card
19'
Andrei Ciobanu
Penalty
28'
Marius Coman🟨
Yellow Card
33'
Richard Odada🔄
Substitution 1 → Alexandru Benga
33'
Denis Taroi🔄
Substitution 2 → Mark Tutu
38'
Kazu🟨
Yellow Card
46'
Kazu🔄
Substitution 1 → Conrado Buchanelli Holz
62'
Andrézinho🔄
Substitution 2 → Bruno Paz
63'
Ștefan Bană🔄
Substitution 3 → Denis Bordun
73'
Patrick Fernandes🔄
Substitution 4 → Gabriel Debeljuh
78'
Andrei Ciobanu🔄
Substitution 5 → Pedro Nuno
79'
Flavius Iacob🔄
Substitution 3 → Benjamin van Durmen
79'
Sota Mino🔄
Substitution 4 → Marko Stolnik
80'
Gabriel Debeljuh🟨
Yellow Card
85'
Marko Stolnik🟨
Yellow Card
90+1'
Hakim Abdallah🟨
Yellow Card
90+4'
Din Alomerovic
Card upgrade
90+5'
Din Alomerovic🟥
Red Card

Match Statistics

4Shots on Goal3
6Shots off Goal3
17Total Shots11
7Blocked Shots5
11Shots insidebox6
6Shots outsidebox5
19Fouls7
8Corner Kicks3
3Offsides2
63Ball Possession37
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards2
3Goalkeeper Saves3
428Total passes244
351Passes accurate151
82Passes %62

Starting Lineups

OţelulOţelulUnknown

Starting XI

1Cosmin Dur-BozoancăG
2Milen ZhelevD
31Diego ZivulicD
6Paul IacobD
88KazuD
17Andrei CiobanuM
8João LameiraM
11Ștefan BanăM
7AndrézinhoM
99LuanM
9Patrick FernandesF

Uta AradUta AradUnknown

Starting XI

33Andrei GorceaG
13Flavius IacobD
6Florent PouloloD
60Dmytro PospelovD
3Din AlomerovicD
16Richard OdadaM
5Sota MinoM
11Hakim AbdallahM
8Roman AlinM
20Denis TaroiM
9Marius ComanF

Head-to-Head

📈 Team Form & Statistics

Oţelul
Oţelul
Form: L-W-L-L-L
Uta Arad
Uta Arad
Form: W-W-L-W-D
Record
2 W
1 D
7 L
4 W
2 D
4 L
Goals Per Game
0.9
Scored
vs
1.9
Scored
2.3
Conceded
vs
1.7
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
20%
Clean Sheets
0%
BTTS
40%
BTTS
70%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:1.4
Away:0.4
Conceded
Home:2.2
Away:2.4
Scored
Home:3.0
Away:0.8
Conceded
Home:1.8
Away:1.6

⚡ Elo Ratings

Long Term Elo Rating
1533
Average
1577
Average
Short Term Elo Rating
1565
↑ Momentum (+32)
1625
↑ Momentum (+47)
Expected Outcome
30%
Home Win
32%
Draw
38%
Away Win
Attack & Defence Elo
Long Term
1498
Attack
1547
1584
Defence
1551
Recent Form
1546
Attack
1604
1560
Defence
1553
Post-Match Changes
+12
Rating Change
0
Rating Change
Elo ratings measure team strength based on match results and opponent quality. Higher ratings indicate stronger teams.

📝 Match Preview

Oţelul vs Uta Arad: The Big O's Goal Feast Prediction
Recommendation:OVER_2_5
Odds:2.15
Expected Value:+22.6%
Confidence:7

Welcome back to the Big O show, where we leave the boring nil-nils in the dust. Today, we're looking at Oţelul hosting Uta Arad in the Liga I, and I'm sensing a goal-fest. Life's too short for nil-nil, and the data screams 'Over'. Oţelul's defense is a sieve. In their last 10 games, they've conceded 23 goals, averaging 2.30 goals conceded per game. At home, they let in 2.20 goals per match. That's a recipe for trouble. On the other side, Uta Arad is no slouch with the boot. They've scored 19 goals in their last 10 games (1.90 per game). Even though their away scoring drops to 0.80, Oţelul's leaky backline should compensate. The head-to-head history is spicy. In the last 8 meetings, 50% of them finished with Over 2.5 Goals. The last time they met, it ended 2-2. Before that, Oţelul won 4-0. That's the kind of scoreline we love. The Goal Expectancy model puts the total at 3.00 (1.50 + 1.50). With a Poisson distribution, that translates to a roughly 57.7% chance of seeing Over 2.5 Goals. The odds are sitting at 2.15. That implies a 46.5% probability. Since our calculated probability is around 57.7%, we've got a healthy edge of over 11%. That clears the 6% threshold comfortably. Uta Arad hasn't kept a single clean sheet in their last 10 games, and Oţelul only managed 20% clean sheets. Both teams are likely to find the net, but the total goals is the priority. I'm feeling confident about this one. The stats align: leaky defense, decent attack, and a history of goals between these two. So, let's skip the under and grab the Over 2.5 Goals. Let the goals fly!

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