UTA opens the 28th stage in the Superliga » Probable teams + best odds

Neighbors in the ranking, the two teams have a similar recent path. Even if they still have a mathematical chance for a ranking in the top six formations of the hierarchy, at the end of the regular season, the Galatasarays have taken their thoughts from the play-offs and are coming after a narrow victory against Metaloglobus, 1-0, in Clinceni.

On the other side, “Bătrâna Doamnă” prevailed, in Arad, in front of Botoşani, final score 2-1, after two disappointing defeats, with CFR Cluj and Csikszereda.

The Steelers called on the supporters to clear the pitch. As a sign of gratitude, the club on the banks of the Danube decided to offer free access to this match.

Oțelul – UTA, live from 17:00

Steel – UTA, probable teams

Galati Steel (4-2-3-1): Dur-Bozoancă – Zhelev, Lopes, Iacob, Kazu – Lameira, Paz – Bană, Andrezinho, Conrado – Debeljuh
reserves: I. Popescu, Ursu – E. Neicu, C. Neicu, Bordun, Chira, Postelnicu, Ciobanu, Sandu, Patrick
Absent: N. Pedro, A. Rus (injured), D. Zivulic (suspended)
Coach: Laszlo Balint

UTA (4-2-3-1): Tordai – Țuțu, Poulolo, Pospelov, Alomerovic – Sota, Odada – Țăroi, A. Roman, Tzionis – Abdallah
reserves: L. Roșu, Iacob, Benga, Stolnik, Hrezdac, L. Mihai, Ndon, Van Durmen, M. Coman
Absent: Padula, Gorcea, Gojkovic, A. Dragoș (injured), V. Costache (suspended), Ciubăncan, O. Popescu (maintained)
Coach: Adrian Mihalcea

Stadium: Steel (Galatians)
Referee: Viorel Flueran (Craiova)
ASSISTANT: Valentin Avram (Bucharest) and Cristian Ilinca (Craiova)
VAR referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)
Assistant VAR: Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui)

I am happy with the 40 points, the best score since the promotion of Steel, it means that our work was effective and somehow turned into results, in the points we got. Related to this aspect, I would like to emphasize something that, I think, is very important. I saw an infographic the other day on an efficiency of points compared to the budget and we are in a high efficiency area. That's what everyone needs to understand that we didn't just optimize things, we really maximized everything that could be maximized in terms of club activity.
– Laszlo Balint, Oțelul coach

1000of matches in the first echelon, Oțelul will check the match against UTA Arad. being only the second team from Moldova to reach this impressive milestone, after FCM Bacău (1,353 games).

Balint will have information even now, he has a lot of friends and he certainly knows almost everything that happens in our team. But he could call me to tell him these things, I wouldn't mind. I mean it's not something that bothers me… I don't really mind, after all you know how it is, and if you have all the details and you know everything that's going on, you can't figure out the player's day. You can figure out game moments, these are relative and then this information is minimized. After all, do you think I have no information about them or what do you think?! I am strictly interested in what we have to do and of course the points, so this is important to us.
– Adrian Mihalcea, UTA coach

Oțelul – UTA, statistics before the match

• Seven wins, three draws and three defeats were recorded by the Galatasaray team in the current season at home.

• Arădeni won five of the 13 trips in the current championship, and four other times they ended in a draw.

• In the chapter of round numbers, it is worth noting the 100th appearance in the Super League for Alin Roman, the current midfielder of the Arada team being among the best players in the current season (5 goals, 10 decisive assists).

• The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 17 times, seven times the Galatasarays won, four times the Aradians prevailed, and six other games ended in a draw.

• UTA is without a win on the field of the Moldovan group, the record of the Arada players as guests includes only three draws in seven trips.

• The first confrontation took place on December 1, 1993, Oţelul – UTA 0-0, coaches Aurel Ţicleanu and Nicolae Dumitrescu respectively.

• Most goals: November 13, 2023, UTA – Oțelul 2-4.

• The most recent Romanian Superliga match: October 19, 2025, UTA-Oțelul 0-4, goals scored by Pedro Nuno, Andrezinho, Conrado Holz and Paulinho. This is also the biggest score difference recorded in direct duels.

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