Uta Arad vs Oțelul Liga I prediction & result
Final score: Uta Arad 2-2 Oțelul.
Before kick-off the model made it 31% Uta Arad, 32% draw, 37% Oțelul — fair odds of 3.23, 3.13 and 2.70. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 0-1.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts Oțelul at 37% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 1728 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.7%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Uta Arad vs Oțelul
Line-ups
- 33Andrei GorceaG
- 2Andrei DorobanțuD
- 15Peter OuanehD
- 60Dmytro PospelovD
- 3Din AlomerovicD
- 5Sota MinoM
- 16Richard OdadaM
- 11Hakim AbdallahM
- 8Roman AlinM
- 10Marinos TzionisM
- 9Marius ComanF
- 80Alexi PituM
- 20Denis ȚăroiM
- 7Ismet SinaniF
- 77Jayson PapeauM
- 72Andrea PadulaD
- 96Árpád TordaiG
- 4Alexandru BengaD
- 22Robert BădescuD
- 21Andrei TolceaF
- 1Cosmin Dur-BozoancăG
- 5Habib SyllaD
- 4Manuel LopesD
- 6Paul IacobD
- 88KazuD
- 17Andrei CiobanuM
- 8João LameiraM
- 27Pedro NunoM
- 24Denis BordunF
- 9Patrick FernandesF
- 10AndrézinhoF
- 3Giannis ChristopoulosD
- 77Alexandru BălănicăF
- 39Teodor LunguM
- 7João PaulinoF
- 12Darius PaharnicuG
- 13Mario ContraG
- 16Dan NeicuD
- 2Milen ZhelevD
- 20Robert OlteanuM
Form going into Uta Arad vs Oțelul
Uta Arad
- L0-4away to Universitatea Craiova18 July 2026
Oțelul
- W2-1CFR 1907 Cluj18 July 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Liga I table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Uta Arad | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Oțelul | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Uta Arad vs Oțelul
- 24 July 2026Uta Arad 2–2 OțelulLiga I
- 17 April 2026Oțelul 1–0 Uta AradLiga I
- 20 February 2026Oțelul 2–2 Uta AradLiga I
- 19 October 2025Uta Arad 0–4 OțelulLiga I
- 16 March 2025Uta Arad 2–0 OțelulLiga I
- 14 December 2024Oțelul 1–1 Uta AradLiga I
Leading scorers: Uta Arad and Oțelul
Uta Arad
- M. Coman4 goals
Oțelul
- Patrick4 goals
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.