FCSB (FC Steaua Bucharest)
Football Romanian SuperLiga Stadionul Steaua Sun 26 Oct 13:30
FC UTA Arad
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SuperLiga Betting Preview: FCSB vs UTA Arad

FCSB host UTA Arad in this Romanian SuperLiga fixture at Stadionul Steaua, with kick-off set for 13:30 on Sunday 26 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.

We’ve Found the Best Wager for this Game

We can expect to see a strong showing from UTA Arad +1.25 on the Asian Handicap. Claim a price of -123, with this pick seeing bettors divide their money between +1 and +1.5 for the encounter against FCSB.

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7 FCSB Wins in Previous 10 H2H Encounters

FCSB have secured back-to-back SuperLiga home victories. Their last league encounter was away and a 2-1 loss occurred against Metaloglobus Bucharest at Stadionul Clinceni. Elias Charalampous' side enjoyed a remarkable 72% of possession and recorded seven shots on target, with Florin Tanase being the goalscorer.

Three days ago, FCSB were beaten 2-1 when facing Bologna in the Europa League at Arena Nationala.

UTA Arad suffered a second consecutive SuperLiga defeat when losing 4-0 in their previous league game. This was at home to Otelul Galati at Arena Francisc Neuman. The Old Lady had 49% possession but failed to have a shot on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

FCSB have racked up three straight victories over UTA. In the last encounter, away team FCSB landed a 1-0 win at Arena Francisc Neuman. The past 10 H2H meetings have included seven victories for FCSB, two wins for UTA and a single draw.

SuperLiga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
6 UTA Arad logo UTA Arad 19 7 7 5 23 28 -5 23:28 28
10 FCSB logo FCSB 19 6 7 6 27 25 2 27:25 25
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FCSB – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 5.9 shots on goal and 16.1 attempts. FCSB have had 57.2% possession, 445.3 passes and 7.0 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.7 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 11.4 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 4.7 corners.

Florin Tanase is the top goalscorer with 7, Daniel Birligea has 2, with Malcom Edjouma and two other players on 1. Mamadou Thiam, Florin Tanase and Risto Radunovic have racked up the most assists with 1 each.

UTA Arad – Last 10 League Games

UTA have won 2, lost 3 and drawn 5, with an average of 11.6 attempts, 3.8 shots on goal and 1.1 goals. Adrian Mihalcea's team average 46.1% possession, 347.7 passes, 5.1 corners in their favour and 4.7 corners against, while 1.6 goals have been conceded from 4.9 shots on goal and 13.6 attempts.

Valentin Costache has scored 4 goals, followed by David Barbu, Marius Coman, Hakim Abdallah and Marinos Tzionis on 1. Alin Roman has been the top assist maker with 4 in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FCSB confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Tarnovanu (GK), Alexandru Pantea, Daniel Graovac, Ionut Cercel, Risto Radunovic, Adrian Sut, Mihai Lixandru, Juri Cisotti, Florin Tanase, Darius Olaru, Daniel Birligea.

UTA Arad confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Dejan Iliev (GK), Mark Tutu, Florent Poulolo, Dmytro Pospelov, Andrea Padula, Denis Hrezdac, Luca Mihai, Valentin Costache, Alin Roman, Marinos Tzionis, Marius Coman.

FCSB vs UTA Arad Prediction & Betting Tips

Make the most of FCSB vs UTA Arad with our betting analysis that includes an expert match prediction, expected scoreline, corners advice, key player props and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

UTA Arad +1.25 are likely to be a popular Asian Handicap wager at -123. A win or draw against FCSB can secure a full payout and we’re confident heading into the SuperLiga game.

Our football picks always stem from lots of research and it begins by looking at the latest SuperLiga team news and current form. When we have a strong view of what might happen, we match up the latest numbers.

Key FCSB vs UTA Arad league stats:

  • The +1.25 line has been covered by UTA in 17 of their last 20 games.
  • The +1.25 line has been covered by UTA in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1.25 line has been covered by UTA in 2 consecutive games on the road.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by FCSB in 15 consecutive games.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by FCSB in 18 of their last 20 games.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by FCSB in 7 of their last 10 games against UTA.
UTA +1.25 Probability

The top betting apps make it a 55.2% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Valentin Costache to Score +480 BetMGM logo

Valentin Costache (UTA) has scored four goals in his past ten SuperLiga games. This data directs us to the Anytime Goalscorer market where we can bet him to find the net at attractive odds of +480.

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -127 BetMGM logo

We’ve seen under 9.5 corners in seven consecutive UTA Arad away games. On this basis, we can take odds of -127 that this Total Corners bet falls short of the line.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
FCSB Logo FCSB
Total
11.70 7.00 4.70
Home
10.40 5.70 4.70
Away
10.50 5.40 5.10
UTA Logo UTA
Total
9.80 5.10 4.70
Home
10.60 5.80 4.80
Away
8.60 4.00 4.60
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap UTA +1.25 -123
Total Goals Under 2.5 -105
Total Corners Under 9.5 -127

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FCSB vs UTA Arad Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

FCSB Heavy Favourites in Eyes of the Bookies

FCSB are the -139 favourites on the Full-Time Result. That means a 58% chance of winning this SuperLiga encounter according to the latest betting odds. UTA Arad are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +340.

If you fancy FCSB to be leading at the interval, then you can secure odds of +132. Alternatively, there’s the chance to wager on UTA at +360 on the Half-Time Result, with the draw trading at +128.

The Over 2.5 / Under 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. On the Both Teams to Score market, there isn’t much between the BTTS Yes and No options in terms of price.

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Daniel Birligea Top of First Goalscorer List

There is +150 available that Daniel Birligea finds the net anytime, while the favourite to score the first goal is on offer at +350.

Player Goals
Daniel Birligea (FCSB)
First
+150
Anytime
+350
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Denis Alibec (FCSB)
First
+220
Anytime
+525
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Mamadou Thiam (FCSB)
First
+250
Anytime
+600
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Darius Olaru (FCSB)
First
+260
Anytime
+600
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Team Stats
FCSB logo FCSB League Stats
UTA Arad logo UTA Arad League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

FCSB vs UTA Arad Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the FCSB vs UTA team news beforehand. We’ll share the confirmed lineups for the SuperLiga plus the newest injury information.

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

UTA Arad Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

32 Stefan Tarnovanu
28 Alexandru Pantea 4 Daniel Graovac 23 Ionut Cercel 33 Risto Radunovic
8 Adrian Sut 16 Mihai Lixandru
31 Juri Cisotti 10 Florin Tanase 27 Darius Olaru
9 Daniel Birligea
1 Dejan Iliev
2 Mark Tutu 6 Florent Poulolo 60 Dmytro Pospelov 72 Andrea Padula
97 Denis Hrezdac 17 Luca Mihai
19 Valentin Costache 8 Alin Roman 10 Marinos Tzionis
9 Marius Coman

UTA Arad Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FCSB Substitutes

  • 6Andrei Dancus
  • 7Denis Alibec
  • 11David Miculescu
  • 12David Kiki
  • 18Malcom Edjouma
  • 20Dennis Politic
  • 22Mihai Toma
  • 37Octavian Popescu
  • 38Lukas Zima
  • 42Baba Alhassan
  • 90Alexandru Stoian
  • 93Mamadou Thiam

UTA Arad Substitutes

  • 3Din Alomerovic
  • 4Alexandru Benga
  • 11Hakim Abdallah
  • 13Flavius Iacob
  • 22Adrian Dragos
  • 24A. Hodosan Olar
  • 27David Barbu
  • 28Marko Stolnik
  • 33Andrei Gorcea

Previous FCSB Lineups

23 Oct Europa League
FCSB 1-2 Bologna
18 Oct SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 2-1 FCSB
05 Oct SuperLiga
FCSB 1-0 U Craiova
02 Oct Europa League
FCSB 0-2 Young Boys
28 Sep SuperLiga
FCSB 1-0 Otelul Galati
25 Sep Europa League
Go Ahead E. 0-1 FCSB

Previous UTA Arad Lineups

19 Oct SuperLiga
UTA Arad 0-4 Otelul Galati
06 Oct SuperLiga
Botosani 2-1 UTA Arad
27 Sep SuperLiga
UTA Arad 0-0 Csikszereda
21 Sep SuperLiga
CFR Cluj 1-1 UTA Arad
13 Sep SuperLiga
UTA Arad 3-3 Arges Pitesti
29 Aug SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 2-0 UTA Arad
Team Squads

FCSB Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Elias Charalampous

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Florin Tanase 10 M 13 1082 12 1 8 1 1 0
Stefan Tarnovanu 32 G 11 967 11 0 0 0 2 1
Siyabonga Ngezana 30 D 11 945 11 2 0 1 4 0
Mihai Popescu 17 D 9 720 8 3 0 0 4 0
Juri Cisotti 31 F 12 715 6 7 1 0 0 0

UTA Arad Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Adrian Mihalcea

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Dejan Iliev 1 G 13 1170 13 0 0 0 1 0
Benjamin van Durmen 30 M 13 1089 13 0 0 0 1 0
Florent Poulolo 6 M 13 1081 12 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Tutu 2 D 13 1018 12 1 0 0 3 0
Dmytro Pospelov 60 D 11 990 11 1 2 0 1 0
Romania FlagSuperLiga Table
Superliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rapid Bucharest 19 11 6 2 33:16 39
2 Botosani 19 10 7 2 30:14 37
3 Dinamo Bucharest 19 9 8 2 28:16 35
4 U Craiova 19 9 7 3 30:20 34
5 Arges Pitesti 19 10 3 6 26:19 33
6 UTA Arad 19 7 7 5 23:28 28
7 Otelul Galati 19 7 6 6 28:17 27
8 U Cluj 19 7 6 6 24:19 27
9 Farul Constanta 19 7 5 7 25:23 26
10 FCSB 19 6 7 6 27:25 25
11 CFR Cluj 19 4 8 7 25:32 20
12 Petrolul Ploiesti 19 4 7 8 15:18 19
13 Unirea Slobozia 19 5 3 11 18:27 18
14 Csikszereda 19 3 7 9 20:40 16
15 Hermannstadt 19 2 6 11 16:32 12
16 Metaloglobus 19 2 5 12 17:39 11
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Botosani 10 6 4 0 20:7 22
2 U Craiova 10 6 3 1 19:10 21
3 Rapid Bucharest 9 6 2 1 21:9 20
4 Otelul Galati 10 5 3 2 18:8 18
5 Dinamo Bucharest 9 5 3 1 15:8 18
6 Farul Constanta 9 5 2 2 14:8 17
7 Arges Pitesti 9 5 1 3 13:8 16
8 UTA Arad 10 4 4 2 13:14 16
9 FCSB 9 3 3 3 9:7 12
10 CFR Cluj 9 3 3 3 15:15 12
11 Csikszereda 11 2 6 3 14:17 12
12 U Cluj 10 2 5 3 10:10 11
13 Unirea Slobozia 9 3 1 5 9:7 10
14 Petrolul Ploiesti 9 2 3 4 7:9 9
15 Metaloglobus 10 2 3 5 8:16 9
16 Hermannstadt 9 1 3 5 10:17 6