FC UTA Arad
Football Romanian SuperLiga Arena Francisc Neuman Mon 26 Jan 13:00
FC Rapid Bucharest
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SuperLiga Betting Preview: UTA Arad vs Rapid Bucharest

UTA Arad clash with third-placed Rapid Bucharest at Arena Francisc Neuman, with kick-off set for 13:00 on Monday 26 January.

UTA to Keep Things Tight Against Rapid

UTA Arad +0.5 can deliver a return at odds of -130 when they clash with Rapid Bucharest. We’ll side with the hosts on the Asian Handicap, knowing that a win or draw would be enough to land a payout with this bet.

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2-0 Win for Rapid in Pair’s Previous Clash

UTA Arad have triumphed in back-to-back SuperLiga clashes. The latest was on the road where Unirea Slobozia were beaten 3-1 at Stadionul Clinceni. The Old Lady enjoyed 55% possession and managed six shots on target, while Marius Coman, Din Alomerovic and David Barbu got among the goals.

Rapid Bucharest claimed a home win in their previous game. A 1-0 victory occurred against Metaloglobus Bucharest at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti. Constantin Galca's side enjoyed 63% possession and recorded three shots on goal, with Alex Dobre on target in the 79th minute.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Rapid have beaten UTA in their last two encounters, winning by 2-0 and 2-0 scorelines when hosting at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti. 5 of the past 10 H2H games have gone the way of Rapid, with five draws also occurring.

SuperLiga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
3 Rapid Bucharest logo Rapid Bucharest 22 12 6 4 35 20 15 35:20 42
7 UTA Arad logo UTA Arad 22 9 8 5 29 30 -1 29:30 35
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UTA Arad – Last 10 League Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.3 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 11.9 attempts. UTA have had 46.6% possession, 392.4 passes and 4.2 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.4 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 12.4 attempts, while being awarded 5.7 corners.

Top goalscorers are Marius Coman and Valentin Costache on 3 goals, while Alin Roman has bagged 2. Alin Roman is the top assists maker on 5.

Rapid Bucharest – Last 10 League Games

Rapid have won 5, lost 3 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.6 goals from 11.5 attempts and 3.2 shots on goal. The Burgundy Eagles average 52.3% possession, 447.6 passes, 4.5 corners awarded and 4.8 corners against them, while conceding 1.1 goals from 13.0 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.

Alex Dobre is top of the team’s scoring charts with 5, Cristian Manea is on 3 and Claudiu Petrila on 2. Claudiu Petrila has been the top assist maker with 3 in the last 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

UTA Arad predicted 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.

Rapid Bucharest predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Mihai Aioani (GK), Cristian Manea, Alexandru Pascanu, Lars Kramer, Andrei Borza, Jakub Hromada, Constantin Grameni, Alex Dobre, Tobias Christensen, Claudiu Petrila, Elvir Koljic.

UTA Arad vs Rapid Bucharest Prediction & Betting Tips

We bring you the complete UTA Arad vs Rapid Bucharest betting insight, including our top match prediction, correct score forecast, key corners pick, player prop advice and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

UTA Arad +0.5 could be the best bet to have and the latest stats back this up. Take the hosts at -130 on the Asian Handicap for their SuperLiga clash, with this being a confident selection on the underdogs.

Current team news and the latest form provide useful pieces of information when it comes to making SuperLiga recommendations. It’s also vital to have access to all available stats so that we make the most informed football picks.

Key UTA Arad vs Rapid Bucharest league stats:

  • The +0.5 line has been covered by UTA in 5 consecutive games.
  • The +0.5 line has been covered by UTA in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The +0.5 line has been covered by UTA in 15 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by Rapid in 4 consecutive games on the road.
  • The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by Rapid in 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by Rapid in 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
UTA +0.5 Probability

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick carries a 56.5% chance of winning. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

UTA UTA logo 1 - 1 Rapid logo Rapid

We think there’s a chance of a 1-1 draw and this can be backed at odds of +440. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Alin Roman to Score +480 BetMGM logo

Alin Roman (UTA) has netted two goals in his past four SuperLiga home matches. It’s worth a play on the +480 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

Latest Alin Roman Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Rapid Under 5.5 Corners -159 BetMGM logo

In their past four games, Rapid Bucharest have not covered the 5.5 corners line, while the previous eight UTA Arad home matches have involved them conceding under 5.5 corners. On this basis, we can take a price of -159 that this Rapid Team 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
UTA Logo UTA
Total
9.90 4.20 5.70
Home
10.00 6.00 4.00
Away
9.90 3.40 6.50
Rapid Logo Rapid
Total
9.30 4.50 4.80
Home
8.80 5.80 3.00
Away
10.20 4.00 6.20
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap UTA +0.5 -130
Both Team To Score Yes -147
Team Corners Rapid Under 5.5 -159

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UTA Arad vs Rapid Bucharest 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.

Rapid Have the Shortest Odds to Win

Rapid Bucharest are forecasted to be the most likely winner in this SuperLiga encounter. The -103 for them coming out on top suggests a 51% probability based on their latest betting odds. If you’re interested in wagering UTA Arad, you can get +270 for the underdog.

If you want to back the favourites with some insurance, then Rapid are -233 on the Draw No Bet market. Alternatively, UTA are +160 and there is money back if the game ends all square.

Bettors are able to get odds of -119 for both Over and Under 2.5 Goals right now. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -147.

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Alex Dobre Shortest Odds for First Goalscorer

You will find favourite Alex Dobre at +450 to be First Goalscorer and there’s also the chance to get +205 that he finds the net any time.

Player Goals
Alex Dobre (Rapid)
First
+205
Anytime
+450
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Elvir Koljic (Rapid)
First
+210
Anytime
+475
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Mevlan Zeka (UTA)
First
+285
Anytime
+650
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Claudiu Petrila (Rapid)
First
+310
Anytime
+700
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Previous Three UTA vs Rapid H2H Meetings Have Been Draws

UTA have managed five victories, three draws and two losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

Rapid Bucharest haven’t won any of their past four away games. Constantin Galca's side have clocked up four wins, four draws and two defeats in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 0.90.

The most recent Arena Francisc Neuman meeting saw UTA draw 1-1 with Rapid. The previous 5 H2H meetings at Arena Francisc Neuman have featured four draws and one Rapid victory.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
UTA Arad logo UTA Arad Home Stats 5-3-2 2.30 1.20 1.10 3 7 3 7
Rapid Bucharest logo Rapid Bucharest Away Stats 4-4-2 2.00 1.10 0.90 4 6 4 6
  • 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
Team Stats
UTA Arad logo UTA Arad League Stats
Rapid Bucharest logo Rapid Bucharest League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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UTA Arad vs Rapid Bucharest Lineups & Team News

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UTA Arad Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rapid Bucharest Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

UTA Arad Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

33 Andrei Gorcea
2 Mark Tutu 6 Florent Poulolo 60 Dmytro Pospelov 3 Din Alomerovic
5 Sota Mino 16 Richard Odada
11 Hakim Abdallah 8 Alin Roman 19 Valentin Costache
9 Marius Coman
16 Mihai Aioani
23 Cristian Manea 5 Alexandru Pascanu 6 Lars Kramer 24 Andrei Borza
14 Jakub Hromada 8 Constantin Grameni
29 Alex Dobre 17 Tobias Christensen 10 Claudiu Petrila
7 Elvir Koljic

Rapid Bucharest Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Previous UTA Arad Lineups

17 Jan SuperLiga
Unirea Slobozia 1-3 UTA Arad
20 Dec SuperLiga
UTA Arad 2-0 Dinamo Bucharest
15 Dec SuperLiga
Farul Constanta 1-1 UTA Arad
08 Dec SuperLiga
UTA Arad 1-0 Petrolul Ploiesti
30 Nov SuperLiga
Hermannstadt 1-2 UTA Arad
22 Nov SuperLiga
UTA Arad 0-2 U Cluj

Previous Rapid Bucharest Lineups

17 Jan SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 1-0 Metaloglobus
21 Dec SuperLiga
FCSB 2-1 Rapid Bucharest
13 Dec SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 0-2 Otelul Galati
08 Dec SuperLiga
Botosani 0-0 Rapid Bucharest
28 Nov SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 4-1 Csikszereda
23 Nov SuperLiga
CFR Cluj 3-0 Rapid Bucharest
Team Squads

UTA Arad Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Adrian Mihalcea

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Dmytro Pospelov 60 D 20 1800 20 1 3 0 2 0
Valentin Costache 19 F 22 1757 22 0 8 4 3 0
Florent Poulolo 6 M 20 1711 19 2 0 0 1 0
Alin Roman 8 M 21 1616 20 1 5 10 5 0
Mark Tutu 2 D 20 1508 19 3 0 0 3 0

Rapid Bucharest Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Constantin Galca

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Alex Dobre 29 M 22 1825 21 1 12 0 1 0
Tobias Christensen 17 F 22 1820 22 0 1 4 3 0
Kader Keita 18 M 20 1750 20 0 0 0 5 0
Lars Kramer 6 D 20 1701 19 2 1 0 6 0
Claudiu Petrila 27 M 20 1536 19 1 3 4 2 0
Romania FlagSuperLiga Table
Superliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Craiova 23 13 7 3 43:20 46
2 Dinamo Bucharest 23 12 8 3 35:19 44
3 Rapid Bucharest 22 12 6 4 35:20 42
4 Arges Pitesti 23 12 4 7 30:21 40
5 Botosani 23 10 8 5 30:18 38
6 U Cluj 23 10 6 7 27:20 36
7 UTA Arad 22 9 8 5 29:30 35
8 Otelul Galati 22 9 6 7 32:19 33
9 FCSB 22 8 7 7 31:27 31
10 CFR Cluj 22 7 8 7 30:33 29
11 Farul Constanta 22 7 7 8 27:26 28
12 Unirea Slobozia 23 6 3 14 22:35 21
13 Petrolul Ploiesti 22 4 8 10 16:24 20
14 Csikszereda 22 4 7 11 22:48 19
15 Hermannstadt 23 2 8 13 19:38 14
16 Metaloglobus 23 2 5 16 19:49 11
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Craiova 12 8 3 1 26:10 27
2 Dinamo Bucharest 11 7 3 1 20:8 24
3 Rapid Bucharest 11 7 2 2 22:11 23
4 Botosani 11 6 4 1 20:8 22
5 Otelul Galati 11 6 3 2 20:9 21
6 Arges Pitesti 11 6 2 3 14:8 20
7 Farul Constanta 11 5 4 2 16:10 19
8 UTA Arad 11 5 4 2 15:14 19
9 CFR Cluj 11 5 3 3 19:16 18
10 U Cluj 12 4 5 3 12:10 17
11 FCSB 10 4 3 3 11:8 15
12 Csikszereda 12 3 6 3 15:17 15
13 Unirea Slobozia 11 3 1 7 10:12 10
14 Petrolul Ploiesti 11 2 3 6 7:14 9
15 Metaloglobus 12 2 3 7 10:21 9
16 Hermannstadt 12 1 4 7 12:22 7