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- Competition: Superliga
- Date: Monday, 21st July, 2025
- Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CEST
- Venue: May 1 Stadium (Slobozia)
Unirea Slobozia secured promotion in the 2023/24 season and had a rough following season, barely securing survival. They avoided direct relegation by one point but had to go through the relegation play-off. They eventually survived after beating FC Voluntari on a 3:2 aggregate. This year, "Yellow-Blue" opened the season with a 2:1 loss against CFR Cluj. Looking at their team on paper, we believe they are up for another challenging season.
Csikszereda had a historic last season, finally grabbing the first tier for the first time in the 121-year-old club's history. In their debut game in the Superliga, the team from Harghita county drew 2:2 against Dinamo București. Like their next opponent, Csikszereda are also among the weakest teams in the league on paper. Right now, they have the second-lowest total market value and are expected to struggle to survive in the Romanian top-flight division.
Unirea Slobozia vs Csikszereda pick: BTTS - YES
In the first round, both Unirea and Csikszereda played matches with both teams scoring a goal. Unirea Slobozia lost 2:1 against Cluj away from home, and if they managed to score a goal against one of the best teams in the country, we believe they will do that against Csikszereda as well.
On the other hand, Csikszereda drew 2:2 against Dinamo Bucuresti in a game where they had a 2:0 lead, but it became obvious that they are simply not good enough defensively. When they tried to defend, they easily conceded goals, and even though xG doesn't reflect that, we believe Dinamo deserved to score at least once or twice more.
Considering what we saw from these teams, especially their poor defensive displays, we believe that both teams will score at least once in this Superliga tie.
Unirea Slobozia vs Csikszereda Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Csikszereda
1 : 0
Unirea Slobozia
Romania Cup
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Csikszereda
0 : 1
Unirea Slobozia
Liga 2
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Unirea Slobozia
2 : 0
Csikszereda
Liga 2
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Unirea Slobozia
0 : 1
Csikszereda
Liga 2
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Csikszereda
3 : 1
Unirea Slobozia
Liga 2
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Unirea Slobozia
0 : 1
Csikszereda
Liga 2
Unirea Slobozia team news
In the first round against Cluj, midfielder Adnan Aganovic suffered an injury and had to leave the field after 69 minutes. However, according to local media, it seemed that the injury isn't too serious, and we should see him back in the starting lineup.
The only injured player on the team should be Ariel Lopez, who missed almost the entire last season with an injury.
Last matches of Unirea Slobozia
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CFR Cluj
2 : 1
Unirea Slobozia
Liga 1
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Unirea Slobozia
2 : 1
Sepsi
Liga 1
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SCM Gloria Buzau
0 : 3
Unirea Slobozia
Liga 1
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Botosani
1 : 1
Unirea Slobozia
Liga 1
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Unirea Slobozia
1 : 1
Poli Iasi
Liga 1
Unirea Slobozia lineup
Goalkeeper
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27
Ion Cristian Gurau
Defenders
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29
Daniel Serbanica
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6
Marius Antoche
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4
Ionut Dinu
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2
Andrei Dorobantu
Midfielders
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8
Ionut Coada
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5
Valon Hamdiu
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13
Ronaldo Deaconu
Forwards
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77
Adnan Aganovic
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98
Christ Afalna
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16
Marius Lupu
Csikszereda team news
After a 2:2 draw with Dinamo Bucuresti, coach Robert Ilyes spoke to the media. He said Dinamo controlled the match and showed they are a good team. "I can't be dissatisfied. Overall, we played a good tactical game. Dinamo dictated a higher pace to us, and we weren't used to it. I think we adapted and coped," the coach added.
Last matches of Csikszereda
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Csikszereda
2 : 2
Dinamo Bucuresti
Liga 1
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Csikszereda
0 : 4
Argeş
Liga 2
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Şcolar Reşiţa
1 : 1
Csikszereda
Liga 2
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Csikszereda
2 : 3
Metaloglobus
Liga 2
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CSA Steaua Bucureşti
0 : 0
Csikszereda
Liga 2
Csikszereda lineup
Goalkeeper
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94
Eduard Pap
Defenders
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5
David Kelemen
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24
Janos Hegedus
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3
Raul Palmes
Midfielders
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77
Peter Gal-Andrezly
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97
Bence Vegh
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20
Efraim-Zoltan Bodo
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19
Janos Ferenczi
Forwards
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11
Anderson Ceara
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9
Jozef Dolny
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80
Balint Szabo
3 Reasons why both teams should score
- We saw BTTS in both teams' season openers
- Unirea Slobozia scored in the last seven games (this season and last combined)
- Csikszereda scored in all three friendlies and in the first game of the Superliga as well
Main prediction Unirea Slobozia - Csikszereda
Both Teams to Score
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Additional predictions
Unirea Slobozia vs Csikszereda standings in Liga 1
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Universitatea Craiova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 - 4 | +2 | 4 |
2 | Universitatea Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 3 |
3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
4 | CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
5 | Hermannstadt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Csikszereda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Farul Constanța | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Botoşani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | UTA Arad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 1 |
11 | FCSB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Petrolul 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Otelul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Metaloglobus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 - 6 | -3 | 1 |
15 | Unirea Slobozia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
16 | Argeş | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 0 |