Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 17 Jan 2026

SuperLiga Betting Preview: Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad

Unirea Slobozia go head-to-head with UTA Arad at Stadionul Clinceni, with kick-off set for 06:00 on Saturday 17 January.

Unirea Slobozia and UTA Arad might play out a low-scoring contest, with Under 2.5 looking like the best pick. We can head to the Total Goals market and secure odds of -156 for this selection.

Unirea Slobozia have lost five straight home games. In their last appearance, they won on the road, beating Metaloglobus Bucharest 3-2 at Stadionul Clinceni. Andrei Prepelita's side had just 35% possession and recorded five shots on target, with Renato Espinoza bagging two goals and Christ Afalna scoring the other.

UTA Arad won their previous game, beating Dinamo Bucharest at home. It was a 2-0 victory at Arena Francisc Neuman. The Old Lady recorded just 30% possession and had seven shots on goal, while Alin Roman and Valentin Costache found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Unirea have avoided defeat against UTA in the past three games, with their last clash being a 1-1 draw at Arena Francisc Neuman. The previous 4 H2H games have involved two Unirea triumphs, one UTA win and one draw.

SuperLiga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
9	UTA Arad	29	11	9	9	37	42	-5	37:42	42
14	Unirea Slobozia	29	7	3	19	27	46	-19	27:46	24

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Unirea have 1 win and 9 losses, averaging 0.6 goals from 2.2 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts. The Dragons have averaged 42.2% possession and 4.3 corners per match, with their opponents getting 2.0 goals from 5.2 shots on goal, 13.7 attempts and 6.7 corners.

Top scorer Renato Espinoza has found the net 3 times, with Christ Afalna, Vlad Pop and Jayson Papeau getting 1 each. Christ Afalna, Jayson Papeau and Patrick Dulcea are the leading assists makers with 1.

UTA have won 5, lost 4 and drawn 1, averaging 3.8 shots on goal, 12.2 attempts and 1.1 goals. Adrian Mihalcea's team average 45.1% possession, 367.4 passes, 4.2 corners awarded and 5.4 corners against, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 12.6 attempts and 4.1 shots on goal.

Valentin Costache has scored 4, followed by Alin Roman and Marius Coman with 2 goals apiece. Alin Roman is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 4.

Confirmed Lineups

Unirea Slobozia confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Robert Dimitrie Popa (GK), Andrei Dorobantu, Alexandru Dinu, Marius Antoche, Daniel Serbanica, Teodor Lungu, Alexandru Albu, Andrei Dragu, Jayson Papeau, Patrick Dulcea, Said Ahmed Said.

UTA Arad confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Andrei Gorcea (GK), Mark Tutu, Florent Poulolo, Dmytro Pospelov, Din Alomerovic, Sota Mino, Richard Odada, Hakim Abdallah, Alin Roman, Valentin Costache, Marius Coman.

Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

We are expecting a low number of goals for this SuperLiga encounter. The odds of -156 for Under 2.5 look really attractive and we can play this bet with a fair amount of confidence.

Our football betting picks come from having access to off-the-press team news along with going through the SuperLiga form guide. It’s also important to identify the key stats.

Key Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 7 Unirea games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Unirea games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 19 Unirea games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 UTA games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 UTA games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 UTA games.

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 61% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 70%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

Under 2.5 Goals @ -156 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Unirea 0 - 1 UTA

We’ve got a correct score prediction which involves UTA winning 1-0. Odds of +500 look appealing and we should get a run for our money here.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Valentin Costache to Score +280

Valentin Costache (UTA) has registered three goals in his past five SuperLiga games on the road. It’s worth a play on the +280 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

Latest Valentin Costache Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+265

First

+550

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -128

The 9.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in three consecutive UTA Arad games, with eight of the past ten Unirea Slobozia home matches having the same outcome. We can use these numbers for our gain, with odds of -128 that the sides fall short when it comes to the Total Corners line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Unirea

Total

11.00 4.30 6.70

Home

8.10 3.70 4.40

Away

11.00 3.70 7.30

UTA

Total

9.60 4.20 5.40

Home

10.00 6.00 4.00

Away

9.30 3.10 6.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-109

Under 9.5

-133

Unirea Corners

Over 4.5

-108

Under 4.5

-132

UTA Corners

Over 4.5

-120

Under 4.5

-118

Most Corners

1

+110

X

+650

2

-106

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Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

UTA Arad are forecasted to have a 45% chance of triumphing in this SuperLiga encounter according to the bookmakers. It leads to their latest betting odds being +123. The +230 means that Unirea Slobozia are seen as having the lowest probability of succeeding.

If you think that UTA are able to beat Unirea, then the -118 could be the option for you on the Asian Handicap -0.25. Built into this bet is the half stake refund should the scoreline end level.

A low-scoring contest will be predicted by several which is reflected in the fact that Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds. 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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Full-Time Result

1

+230

X

+215

2

+123

Half-Time Result

1

+275

X

+116

2

+180

Double Chance

1X

-175

12

-333

X2

-357

Draw No Bet

1

+125

2

-182

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-120

2 Hcp -0.25

-118

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-156

Over 2.5

+110

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-122

No

-116

Mevlan Zeka is the market leader at +480 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Mevlan Zeka (UTA)

First

+225

Anytime

+480

Valentin Costache (UTA)

First

+265

Anytime

+550

Marinos Tzionis (UTA)

First

+300

Anytime

+650

Marius Coman (UTA)

First

+320

Anytime

+700

Renato Espinoza (Unirea)

First

+330

Anytime

+650

Dániel Zsóri (UTA)

First

+350

Anytime

+750

Hakim Abdallah (UTA)

First

+370

Anytime

+750

Alin Roman (UTA)

First

+380

Anytime

+800

Benjamin Van Durmen (UTA)

First

+420

Anytime

+850

Raul Rotund (Unirea)

First

+425

Anytime

+900

Teodor Lungu (Unirea)

First

+450

Anytime

+950

Cristian Barbut (Unirea)

First

+480

Anytime

+1000

Luca Mihai (UTA)

First

+480

Anytime

+1000

Laurentiu Vlasceanu (UTA)

First

+540

Anytime

+1050

Andrei Dorobantu (Unirea)

First

+550

Anytime

+1200

Denis Hrezdac (UTA)

First

+600

Anytime

+1200

Dmytro Pospelov (UTA)

First

+600

Anytime

+1200

Richard Odada (UTA)

First

+700

Anytime

+1300

Constantin Toma (Unirea)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Mihaita Lemnaru (Unirea)

First

+800

Anytime

+1600

Sota Mino (UTA)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Florinel Ibrian (Unirea)

First

+850

Anytime

+1900

Ionuţ Coadă (Unirea)

First

+900

Anytime

+1900

Ovidiu Popescu (UTA)

First

+950

Anytime

+2000

Florent Poulolo (UTA)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Ariel López (Unirea)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Marius Antoche (Unirea)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Alexandru Benga (UTA)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Unirea Slobozia have suffered a five match losing run at Stadionul Clinceni. Andrei Prepelita's side have collected six defeats, three wins and one draw in the previous 10 home matches, scoring an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 0.90.

UTA Arad haven’t tasted defeat in three consecutive away matches. The Old Lady have clocked up four draws, three victories and three defeats in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

Unirea beat UTA 2-1 when they last met at Stadionul Clinceni.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Unirea Slobozia Home Stats		3-1-6	1.80	0.90	0.90	2	8	2	8
UTA Arad Away Stats		3-4-3	2.60	1.10	1.50	5	5	8	2

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Unirea Slobozia vs UTA Arad Lineups & Team News

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