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Round
Regular Season - 8
Venue
Stadionul Francisc von Neumann, Arad
Referee
Iulian Calin, Romania
Form

Recent form

Uta Arad
66Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +7 goal difference

Csikszereda
17Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-0D-4L · -7 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Uta Arad or Draw

BetGenius backs Uta Arad or Draw (Double Chance) at 77% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

77%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Uta Arad welcome bottom-of-the-table Csikszereda to the Arena Francisc von Neuman in matchday eight of the Liga I campaign. The hosts enter this encounter sitting in 14th place with six points, while the visitors remain rooted to 16th place with just a solitary point from their opening seven fixtures.

Uta Arad have proved resilient on their own pitch despite searching for a first home victory, drawing all three of their home league encounters and conceding only twice. Their defensive stability at home, paired with recent momentum from back-to-back road wins in all competitions against FCSB and Minerul Lupeni, gives them a solid foundation coming into this clash.

Csikszereda have endured a difficult start to life in the top tier, losing six of their seven league games. On the road, they have suffered four defeats in as many matches, scoring just twice while conceding eight goals. Against a side they have failed to score against in four of their previous six head-to-head meetings, the visitors face another challenging afternoon.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Uta Arad are unbeaten at home in the league with three draws and two clean sheets in three matches.
  2. Csikszereda have lost all four away league games this season, scoring two goals and conceding eight.
  3. Csikszereda sit bottom of the standings with one point from seven matches and six total defeats.
  4. None of the previous six head-to-head encounters between these two clubs have seen both teams score.
  5. Uta Arad have won four of the six historical meetings against Csikszereda, losing only once.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Uta Arad at homeCsikszereda away
4
Played
6
1-3-0
W-D-L
0-0-6
1.8
Scored /game
0.5
0.8
Conceded /game
2.5
—
Clean sheets
0%
—
Failed to score
67%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2.3 goals per game (Uta Arad at home plus Csikszereda away).

Players

Key players this season

Uta Arad

  • A. Roman5A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
7Farul ConstantaSuperliga (Relegation Group)12017
8CFR 1907 ClujSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-116
9Corvinul HunedoaraSuperliga (Relegation Group)13-216
10Uta AradSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-215
11FC BotosaniSuperliga (Relegation Group)13014
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-514
13Arges PitestiSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-512
14OţelulSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-511
15FC VoluntariSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-158
16CsikszeredaSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-182
History

Head-to-head

5
Uta Arad
1
Draws
1
Csikszereda

Uta Arad have won 5 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 2.9 goals a game.

  • 2026-09-05Uta Arad5-1Csikszereda
  • 2026-05-08Uta Arad1-0Csikszereda
  • 2026-02-07Csikszereda2-0Uta Arad
  • 2025-09-27Uta Arad0-0Csikszereda
  • 2020-11-30Csikszereda0-2Uta Arad
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Our record in Liga I

54%44 won from 82 settled predictions (2 void)

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Uta Arad or Draw
77%
Confidence

Uta Arad remain undefeated at home in league action this season with three draws from three matches, conceding an average of only 0.7 goals per home game. In contrast, Csikszereda have lost all four of their away league fixtures, failing to score in three of them. Across six historical meetings between the two sides, Uta Arad have won four and drawn one, with both teams finding the net in zero percent of those games.

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