"Otelul" - "Sepsi": forecast for the Romanian Cup match
Otelul and Sepsi will meet in the Romanian Cup group stage. The hosts managed to win only one of the first two matches, and the visitors are approaching the third round with zero points. Which of the rivals will be able to improve their standings on December 17? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Otelul Galati

Current form
Otelul has not achieved much success in the Romanian championship and remains in the lower half of the standings. The club currently occupies 10th place in the standings. In the last matches, the hosts lost to Hermannstadt (0:1) and tied with UTA Arad (1:1). In the Romanian Cup, the club from Galati started with a defeat to Mercury-Ciuc (2:1), but in the second round managed to beat Râmnicu Vâlcea (4:2) from the third league. In the standings, the hosts occupy only fourth place in the group and are three points behind the leading Resita.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the lineup before the match with Sepsi.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last four matches.
- The club has not won at home for seven matches in a row
Estimated lineup: Popescu - Tomasevich, Stevanovic, Cisse, Adaskalithei - Lameira, Zivulich, Cisotti - Tanasa, Juric, Pop

Sepsi OSK

Current form
Sepsi is currently performing better than its rivals in the national championship and is currently in the sixth place in the division. After 20 matches, the visitors have 29 points - only three points separate the club from the fourth position. At the same time, the team does not seem to take the cup matches seriously, as it lost in the first two rounds. First, the club from Sfantu Gheorghe lost to Unira Alba Iulia (0:1) from the third league, and then lost to the group leader, Resita (1:3). Before the third round, the visitors are naturally in the last place in Group D.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with the line-up before the match with Otelul.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team lost both matches of the Romanian Cup
- The visitors have won only one victory in their last four matches.
Estimated lineup: Nichouli - Stefan, Ciobotariu, Bordea - Draghiceanu, El-Sawy, Callaku, Seeger, Dumitrescu - Maciej, Koman, Oberlin
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The visitors suffered their last defeat with this score
9.50Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in three of the hosts' last four matches
1.97Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in 4 of the last 6 matches of the visitors
2.40Tip and bets
Based on Sepsi previous results, it is clear that the results in the cup are not important for the visitors, and the team is going to bet on their performance in the championship. The hosts have already managed to win one cup and still have a chance to rise to the top of their group. We believe that this match will end with a victory for Otelul.
Our prediction is a victory for Otelul at 1.62
Bet on total
Teams will likely be using rotation heavily, so players who are not in the starting lineup should get playing time. Substitutes will be trying to prove themselves, especially in attacking actions, so there should be no shortage of scoring chances.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.98
Bet on corners
In two of the last three head-to-head matches, the teams have taken more than 10 corners between them. Given these statistics, it is quite logical to bet that they will take nine corners between them in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners for 1.65