LIVE. Steel – Csikszereda, a duel from stage #23 of the Superliga, between two teams with different objectives
Article by Marius Mărgărit – Published Monday, January 26, 2026, 4:12 p.m. / Updated Monday, January 26, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
Oțelul – Csikszereda will play today, from 17:00, at the Galati arena. A dispute between two teams at opposite poles of the standings, the hosts trying to get back into the play-off spot, and the visitors to escape from the play-off zone. The match will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro and broadcast on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
Steel started the year badly, with a short defeat in Cluj, with CFR (0-1)while Csikszereda provided one of the surprises of the resumption of the season, winning 1-0 the dispute with FC Botoșani, a team from the play-off zone.
Oțelul – Csikszereda offers an interesting dispute between the hosts' attack, the 4th most productive in the Superliga (32) and the away defense, the second weakest (48), after that of Metaloglobus (49)
Steel – Csikszereda, live from 17:00
Steel – Csikszereda, starting teams:
Steel (4-3-3): Dur Bozoancă – J. Paulo, P. Iacob, Zivulic, Zhelev – A. Ciobanu, Lameira, Nuno – Andrezinho, P. Fernandes, Ș.Bană
Reserves: Ursu, I. Popescu – Kazu, M. Lopes, D. Neicu, Frunză, C. Chira, Paz, Debeljuh, Bordun, Neicu, D. Sandu
Absent: Conrado (suspended), Campos (illegitimate)
Coach: Laszlo Balint
Csikszereda (4-1-4-1): E. Pap – Bloj, Kabashi, Csuros, Paska – Vegh – A. Ceara, Veres, Bodo, S. Szalay – Eppel
Reserves: M. Simon, Deaky – Palmeș, Triff, Bettini, Jebari, Bota, Dusinszki, Gustavinho, Brugger, Pal, Nagy
Absent: Bakos, Dolny (injured), Hegedus (suspended)
Coach: Robert Ilyes
Stadium: Steel (Galatians)
Referee: Sorin Vadana / Assistants: George Neacsu, Alexandru Filip
VAR Referee: Sorin Costreie / AVAR Referee: Ovidiu Artene
Superliga standings
Galati Steel – Csikszereda, the most important information
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Six wins, three draws and two lost games is the record recorded by the Galatasaray team in the current championship at home.
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Four points removed the hammers in the current edition from the position of visitors, 0-0 with UTA Arad and 2-0 with FC Hermannstadt.
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FK Csikszereda is the team with the most shots on goal – 149 (Oțelul – 84).
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The Galatasaray team scored 32 goals, 17 of which in the first half.
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Only 28 players have used the Moldovans in the first 22 rounds, with Zivulic, Andrezinho and Patrick ticking off appearances in every match.
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The group from Miercurea Ciuc is the team that, during the current season, debuted the most players in the Super League – 30 (out of 33 players with minutes).
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The two teams have met before in the main domestic competition only in the round of the regular season, on September 1, 2025, FK Csikszereda-Oțelul 1-1 (scorers: Anderson Ceara/ Joao Paulo).
