UTA Arad – Oţelul Galati, Thursday, April 25 – 4:45 p.m
Nine wins (eight at the limit), five draws and only four defeats is the track record recorded by the Arada players in the current edition on home soil. On the other hand, the Galatasaray team won five of the 17 matches in the current championship, and nine other times they ended in a draw.
UTA and Oţelul have met in the main domestic competition 12 times, the Aradians prevailed twice, the Moldovans won six times, and the other four games ended in a draw.
The first confrontation took place on December 1, 1993, Oţelul – UTA 0-0, coaches Aurel Ţicleanu and Nicolae Dumitrescu respectively.
The biggest score difference was recorded on April 5, 2003, UTA – Otelul 3-0.
The most recent direct match in the Romanian SuperLiga: November 13, 2023, UTA – Oţelul 2-4, goals scored by T. Căpuşă, R. Pop, respectively J. Cisotti, Al. Pop – double and S. Teles. This was also the duel with the most goals scored.
The game will also record a confrontation between two highly experienced technicians at the level of the domestic championship, Mircea Rednic (414 games in the Super League) vs. Dorinel Munteanu (257 games in the Superliga). It will be the 11th meeting on the first stage, the track record of the previous disputes recording four Rednic successes, three Munteanu victories and three draws.
Age averages
UTA Arad – 25 years and six months.
Galati Steel – 26 years and 10 months.
The match will be broadcast live by PRIMA Sport, DIGI Sport and ORANGE Sport.
