🇷🇴 Liga I
· Relegation Group - 1
FT
Oţelul vs Csikszereda - Liga I
Stadionul Oțelul
·
Ref: Szabolcs Kovacs, Romania
Oţ
2
·
Csi
4
AI Match Analysis
A crucial clash in the Liga I Relegation Group sees tenth-placed Oţelul host thirteenth-placed Csikszereda. With just nine points separating the sides after 30 games, this opening round fixture could be pivotal in shaping their survival hopes. Oţelul, currently on 41 points, will be desperate to capitalize on home advantage to distance themselves from the drop zone, while Csikszereda, sitting on 32 points, need a positive result to ignite their campaign and close the gap.
Oţelul's recent form has been patchy, with two losses, a win, a draw, and another loss in their last five outings, including a recent draw against Hermannstadt. Their home form, however, provides a degree of comfort, boasting a solid record of seven wins, four draws, and four losses at the Stadionul Otelul. Csikszereda, in contrast, arrive with momentum, having secured two wins, a loss, and two draws in their last five, including consecutive draws against Farul Constanta and Petrolul Ploiesti. Their away form is a cause for concern, though, with only two wins, two draws, and eleven losses.
Historically, Oţelul have struggled against Csikszereda, winning only once in their last five encounters, with one draw and three losses. While no specific injury news is available, squad fitness will undoubtedly play a role at this stage of the season. Despite their poor H2H record, Oţelul's superior league position and home advantage give them a slight edge, as reflected in the narrow win probability favored by the Elo ratings. Expect a tight, potentially low-scoring affair.
Oţelul's recent form has been patchy, with two losses, a win, a draw, and another loss in their last five outings, including a recent draw against Hermannstadt. Their home form, however, provides a degree of comfort, boasting a solid record of seven wins, four draws, and four losses at the Stadionul Otelul. Csikszereda, in contrast, arrive with momentum, having secured two wins, a loss, and two draws in their last five, including consecutive draws against Farul Constanta and Petrolul Ploiesti. Their away form is a cause for concern, though, with only two wins, two draws, and eleven losses.
Historically, Oţelul have struggled against Csikszereda, winning only once in their last five encounters, with one draw and three losses. While no specific injury news is available, squad fitness will undoubtedly play a role at this stage of the season. Despite their poor H2H record, Oţelul's superior league position and home advantage give them a slight edge, as reflected in the narrow win probability favored by the Elo ratings. Expect a tight, potentially low-scoring affair.
Our Predictions
1X2
1
47%
1.73
medium
BTTS
BTTS No
60%
1.83
high
O/U
Under 2.5
64%
1.85
high
Match Info
Stadium
Stadionul Oțelul
Referee
Szabolcs Kovacs, Romania
Round
Relegation Group - 1
Oţelul
Csikszereda
45.8%
Win Probability
54.2%
Match Analysis
Double chance : Oţelul or draw
Predicted winner: Oţelul — Win or draw
Oţelul
35.00%
Draw
35.00%
Csikszereda
30.00%
Expected goals:
-3.5 - -2.5
Match Statistics
67%
Ball Possession
33%
18
Total Shots
8
5
Shots on Goal
6
12
Shots off Goal
2
6
Corner Kicks
1
7
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
483
Total passes
250
395
Passes accurate
179
3
Goalkeeper Saves
3
Match Events
8'
⚽
M. Eppel
(Anderson Ceara)
15'
⚽
Ne Lopes
37'
🟦
Conrado
Yellow Card
44'
🟦
L. Kleinheisler
Yellow Card
50'
⚽
L. Kleinheisler
53'
🔄
D. Bordun
(D. Neicu)
Substitution 1
61'
🔄
L. Kleinheisler
(S. Jebari)
Substitution 1
62'
⚽
S. Jebari
(Anderson Ceara)
64'
🟦
R. Trif
Yellow Card
65'
🔄
A. Ciobanu
(Patrick)
Substitution 2
65'
🔄
D. Neicu
(M. Zhelev)
Substitution 3
73'
🔄
Anderson Ceara
(Gustavinho)
Substitution 2
73'
🔄
S. Veres
(M. Tajti)
Substitution 3
79'
🔄
M. Eppel
(Z. Nagy)
Substitution 4
88'
🟦
J. Lameira
Yellow Card
90+3'
🟦
R. Palmes
Yellow Card
90+5'
⚽
Conrado
Penalty
90+8'
🟦
E. Pap
Yellow Card
Player Ratings
Oţelul
Player
Rtg
G
A
SoG
Pas
Daniel Sandu
-
-
-
-
-
Csikszereda
Player
Rtg
G
A
SoG
Pas
Szabolcs Szalay
-
-
-
-
-
Lineups
Oţelul
4-4-2
4-4-1-1
Csikszereda
Laszlo Balint
Coach
Robert Ilyes
4-4-2
99
Luan
96
Debeljuh
24
Bordun
17
Ciobanu
8
Lameira
7
Andrézinho
88
Kazu
4
Lopes
16
Neicu
97
Holz
1
Dur-Bozoa.
4-4-1-1
27
Eppel
30
Kleinheis.
11
Ceará
8
Veres
97
Végh
20
Bödő
6
Pászka
3
Palmeș
24
Hegedűs
29
Trif
94
Pap
Starting XI
1
Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă
G
G
Eduard Pap
94
88
Kazu
D
D
Lóránd Pászka
6
4
Manuel Lopes
D
D
Raul Palmeș
3
16
Dan Emilian Neicu
D
D
János Hegedűs
24
97
Conrado Buchanelli Holz
D
D
Răzvan Trif
29
24
Denis Bordun
M
M
Anderson Ceará
11
17
Andrei Ciobanu
M
M
Szilard Veres
8
8
João Lameira
M
M
Bence Végh
97
7
Andrézinho
M
M
Zoltán-Efraim Bödő
20
99
Luan
F
F
László Kleinheisler
30
96
Gabriel Debeljuh
F
F
Márton Eppel
27
Substitutes
15
Dan-Cristian Neicu
Soufiane Jebari
10
2
Milen Zhelev
Máté Simon
33
9
Patrick Fernandes
Zsombor Deaky
1
22
Gabriel Ursu
Mariano Bettini
5
32
Iustin Popescu
Arian Kabashi
2
23
Cristian Chira
Erwin Bloj
17
5
Dragos Aftene
Gustavinho
22
19
Radu Postelnicu
Mátyás Tajti
19
80
Bruno Paz
Darius Bota
55
20
Daniel Sandu
Szabolcs Dusinszki
18
Zoárd Nagy
99
Szabolcs Szalay
79
Head to Head
Oţelul
Csikszereda
3
1
3 wins
1 draws
1 wins
2026-01-26
Oţelul
3 - 0
Csikszereda
HT: 2-0
2025-12-02
Csikszereda
1 - 2
Oţelul
HT: 0-1
2025-09-01
Csikszereda
1 - 1
Oţelul
HT: 0-1
2024-10-30
Csikszereda
2 - 1
Oţelul
HT: 0-1
2023-03-03
Oţelul
1 - 0
Csikszereda
HT: 1-0
Odds
Bet365
Home
1.73
Draw
3.25
Away
4.33
Home
2.38
Draw
2.20
Away
4.75
Home
2.10
Draw
2.50
Away
4.33
Over 1.5
1.28
Under 1.5
3.50
Over 2.5
1.95
Under 2.5
1.85
Over 3.5
3.40
Under 3.5
1.30
Over 0.5
1.05
Under 0.5
11.00
Over 4.5
7.00
Under 4.5
1.10
Over 7.5
51.00
Under 7.5
1.00
Over 5.5
15.00
Under 5.5
1.03
Over 6.5
29.00
Under 6.5
1.01
Over 1.5
2.75
Under 1.5
1.40
Over 2.5
8.00
Under 2.5
1.08
Over 3.5
21.00
Under 3.5
1.01
Over 0.5
1.36
Under 0.5
3.00
Over 1.5
2.10
Under 1.5
1.67
Over 2.5
4.50
Under 2.5
1.18
Over 3.5
13.00
Under 3.5
1.04
Over 0.5
1.25
Under 0.5
3.75
Yes
1.83
No
1.83
Yes
5.00
No
1.17
Yes
3.50
No
1.28
Home -1.25
2.75
Away -1.25
1.42
Home -1
2.38
Away -1
1.55
Home -0.75
2.02
Away -0.75
1.78
Home -0.5
1.78
Away -0.5
2.02
Home -0.25
1.55
Away -0.25
2.38
Home +0
1.32
Away +0
3.30
Home +0.25
1.25
Away +0.25
3.80
Home +0.5
1.21
Away +0.5
4.25
Home +0.75
1.13
Away +0.75
5.90
Home -2
5.75
Away -2
1.14
Home -1.75
3.90
Away -1.75
1.24
Home -1.5
3.10
Away -1.5
1.35
Home -2.5
6.60
Away -2.5
1.11
Home -2.25
6.25
Away -2.25
1.12
Home -1.25
6.00
Away -1.25
1.12
Home -1
5.25
Away -1
1.16
Home -0.75
3.10
Away -0.75
1.35
Home -0.5
2.38
Away -0.5
1.55
Home -0.25
1.95
Away -0.25
1.85
Home +0
1.42
Away +0
2.75
Home +0.25
1.26
Away +0.25
3.70
Home +0.5
1.19
Away +0.5
4.50
Home +0.75
1.10
Away +0.75
6.80
Home -1.5
6.80
Away -1.5
1.10
Home/Draw
1.18
Home/Away
1.30
Draw/Away
1.91
Home/Draw
1.17
Home/Away
1.62
Draw/Away
1.53
1:0
7.00
2:0
8.50
2:1
8.50
3:0
15.00
3:1
15.00
3:2
26.00
4:0
29.00
4:1
29.00
0:0
10.00
1:1
6.50
2:2
15.00
0:1
13.00
0:2
23.00
0:3
51.00
1:2
15.00
1:3
41.00
2:3
41.00
3:3
51.00
0:4
126.00
1:4
81.00
2:4
101.00
4:2
41.00
1:5
301.00
2:5
351.00
3:4
151.00
5:0
51.00
5:1
51.00
5:2
81.00
6:0
126.00
6:1
126.00
6:2
251.00
4:3
101.00
5:3
201.00
4:4
251.00
7:0
351.00
7:1
351.00
1:0
3.75
2:0
9.00
2:1
21.00
3:0
29.00
3:1
51.00
3:2
151.00
4:0
81.00
4:1
151.00
0:0
3.00
1:1
8.00
2:2
51.00
0:1
6.50
0:2
23.00
0:3
81.00
1:2
29.00
1:3
101.00
2:3
201.00
5:0
351.00
Home/Draw
15.00
Home/Away
34.00
Draw/Away
9.50
Draw/Draw
5.50
Home/Home
2.75
Draw/Home
4.75
Away/Home
23.00
Away/Draw
15.00
Away/Away
7.50
Home
1.30
Away
3.40
Home/Yes
3.75
Draw/Yes
4.75
Away/Yes
9.00
Home/No
3.00
Draw/No
10.00
Away/No
8.00
o/yes 2.5
2.38
o/no 2.5
8.00
u/yes 2.5
6.50
u/no 2.5
2.38
Odd
2.00
Even
1.85
Odd
2.10
Even
1.73
Odd
2.00
Even
1.73
0
10.00
1
5.00
2
3.50
3
4.33
4
6.00
5
11.00
6
21.00
more 7
29.00
0
3.00
1
2.50
2
4.00
3
10.00
4
29.00
more 5
51.00
0
3.75
1
2.75
2
3.60
3
7.00
4
17.00
more 5
29.00
Over 1.5
1.30
Under 1.5
3.45
Over 1.75
1.38
Under 1.75
3.00
Over 2.25
1.72
Under 2.25
2.08
Over 2.5
1.98
Under 2.5
1.82
Over 2.75
2.20
Under 2.75
1.65
Over 3.5
3.30
Under 3.5
1.32
Over 2
1.48
Under 2
2.60
Over 3
2.68
Under 3
1.45
Over 4
5.90
Under 4
1.13
Over 1.25
1.19
Under 1.25
4.50
Over 4.5
6.60
Under 4.5
1.11
Over 3.25
3.00
Under 3.25
1.38
Over 3.75
4.10
Under 3.75
1.23
Over 4.25
6.25
Under 4.25
1.12
Over 1.5
2.85
Under 1.5
1.40
Over 1.75
3.70
Under 1.75
1.26
Over 2.25
6.80
Under 2.25
1.10
Over 1
1.85
Under 1
1.95
Over 2
6.00
Under 2
1.12
Over 0.5
1.40
Under 0.5
2.85
Over 0.75
1.55
Under 0.75
2.38
Over 1.25
2.38
Under 1.25
1.55
Home -1
3.00
Away -1
2.00
Draw -1
3.75
Home -3
15.00
Draw -3
9.50
Away -3
1.09
Home -2
6.50
Draw -2
5.00
Away -2
1.36
Home +1
1.18
Draw +1
6.50
Away +1
11.00
Home +2
1.04
Draw +2
15.00
Away +2
29.00
Home -1
6.50
Away -1
1.53
Draw -1
3.20
Home -3
51.00
Draw -3
26.00
Away -3
1.01
Home -2
23.00
Draw -2
8.50
Away -2
1.09
Home +1
1.17
Draw +1
5.50
Away +1
19.00
Over 8.5
1.67
Under 8.5
2.10
Over 9
1.95
Under 9
1.85
Exactly 4
5.00
Over 4
2.20
Under 4
2.38
Home -2
1.80
Away -2
2.00
Home -2
1.95
Draw -2
7.50
Away -2
2.10
Over 1.5
1.83
Under 1.5
1.83
Over 2.5
3.75
Under 2.5
1.25
Over 3.5
9.00
Under 3.5
1.07
Over 0.5
1.17
Under 0.5
5.00
Over 4.5
21.00
Under 4.5
1.01
Over 5.5
51.00
Under 5.5
1.00
0
5.00
1
2.88
2
3.40
more 3
3.75
Over 5.5
1.91
Under 5.5
1.80
Over 1.5
3.75
Under 1.5
1.25
Over 2.5
11.00
Under 2.5
1.05
Over 3.5
29.00
Under 3.5
1.01
Over 0.5
1.53
Under 0.5
2.38
0
2.38
1
2.40
2
5.00
more 3
11.00
Over 3.5
2.10
Under 3.5
1.67
Home
3.00
Away
8.00
Home
5.00
Away
19.00
Home
1.44
Away
2.62
Home
9.00
Away
17.00
Home
1.57
Draw
10.00
Away
2.60
Home
1.57
Draw
10.00
Away
2.60
Draw
3.50
1st Half
3.00
2nd Half
2.10
Home
2.75
Away
6.00
Home/Over 2.5
2.88
Draw/Over 2.5
13.00
Away/Over 2.5
8.00
Home/Under 2.5
4.00
Draw/Under 2.5
4.33
Away/Under 2.5
9.00
1 by 1
3.75
2 by 1
6.50
1 by 4+
15.00
1 by 2
5.00
2 by 2
15.00
1 by 3
9.50
2 by 3
41.00
2 by 4+
67.00
Score Draw
4.75
Draw
10.00
Draw
1.95
1st Half
4.00
2nd Half
2.88
Odd
2.20
Even
1.62
Yes
5.00
No
1.17
Yes
2.38
No
1.53
Home
2.60
Away
9.00
Draw
1.62
Under 6
7.00
6 - 8
2.75
9 - 11
2.75
12 - 14
5.00
Over 14
13.00
Over
1.67
Under
2.10
Home
6.50
Draw
1.17
Away
10.00
Draw
2.62
1st Half
3.25
2nd Half
2.38
Odd
1.91
Even
1.80
Over 17.5
1.80
Under 17.5
1.91
Draw/Over 1.5
8.00
Away/Over 1.5
15.00
Home/Over 1.5
5.50
Home/Under 1.5
3.75
Draw/Under 1.5
3.00
Away/Under 1.5
6.50
Exactly 4
17.00
Over 4
1.04
Under 4
26.00
Exactly 5
13.00
Over 5
1.10
Under 5
13.00
Exactly 8
7.50
Over 8
1.67
Under 8
2.75
Exactly 9
7.50
Over 9
2.20
Under 9
2.10
Exactly 10
8.50
Over 10
2.75
Under 10
1.62
Exactly 11
10.00
Over 11
4.00
Under 11
1.40
Exactly 7
8.00
Over 7
1.40
Under 7
4.33
Exactly 12
12.00
Over 12
6.00
Under 12
1.22
Exactly 6
9.50
Over 6
1.20
Under 6
7.00
Exactly 13
15.00
Over 13
9.00
Under 13
1.12
Exactly 14
19.00
Over 14
13.00
Under 14
1.07
Exactly 16
29.00
Over 16
23.00
Under 16
1.02
Exactly 15
23.00
Over 15
17.00
Under 15
1.03
Liga I Standings
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Universitatea Craiova
|
30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 53:27 | +26 | 60 |
D
W
W
W
D
|
| 2. |
Rapid
|
30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 47:30 | +17 | 56 |
D
W
W
L
D
|
| 3. |
Universitatea Cluj
|
30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48:27 | +21 | 54 |
W
W
W
W
L
|
| 4. |
CFR 1907 Cluj
|
30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49:40 | +9 | 53 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
| 5. |
Dinamo Bucuresti
|
30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 42:28 | +14 | 52 |
L
L
L
W
D
|
| 6. |
Arges Pitesti
|
30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 37:28 | +9 | 50 |
D
W
W
L
W
|
| 7. |
FCSB
|
30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48:40 | +8 | 46 |
L
W
W
L
W
|
| 8. |
Uta Arad
|
30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39:44 | -5 | 43 |
D
L
D
W
L
|
| 9. |
FC Botosani
|
30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37:29 | +8 | 42 |
L
L
L
L
W
|
| 10. |
Oţelul
|
30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39:32 | +7 | 41 |
L
L
D
W
L
|
| 11. |
Farul Constanta
|
30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39:37 | +2 | 37 |
L
L
L
W
L
|
| 12. |
Petrolul Ploiesti
|
30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 24:31 | -7 | 32 |
W
D
L
W
D
|
| 13. |
Csikszereda
|
30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30:58 | -28 | 32 |
W
D
W
L
W
|
| 14. |
Unirea Slobozia
|
30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 27:46 | -19 | 25 |
D
L
L
L
W
|
| 15. |
AFC Hermannstadt
|
30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29:50 | -21 | 23 |
W
W
L
L
L
|
| 16. |
Metaloglobus
|
30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25:66 | -41 | 12 |
D
L
L
L
L
|
Promotion
Relegation
Season Form
Oţelul
1
Wins
1
Draws
3
Losses
GF: 39
GA: 32
GD: +7
Csikszereda
3
Wins
1
Draws
1
Losses
GF: 30
GA: 58
GD: -28
Last 5 Matches
Oţelul
08 Mar
H
AFC Hermannstadt
0-2
L
Csikszereda
06 Mar
H
Farul Constanta
1-0
W
01 Mar
A
Petrolul Ploiesti
1-1
D