**Oțelul hosts the league's basement dwellers in what should be a confidence-builder — if Galați can finally string together a win.** 🏟️ Both sides are hemorrhaging points, but Csíkszereda's five straight defeats make them the softer target here.

Oțelul scraped a draw last time out against Bacău and haven't won in five, so they're desperate to snap the drought. Csíkszereda, meantime, just got hammered 3-1 at home by Dinamo and are winless in their last five as well.

Key storylines:

- **Oțelul's home form** is critical — they need to use their stadium advantage against a Csíkszereda side that can't buy a goal right now
- **Csíkszereda's attacking woes** won't magically fix themselves; D. Vuković and M. Eppel are starved of service and confidence
- The **head-to-head is split**, so there's no obvious edge, but current form screams host

Expected lineups:

- **SC Oțelul Galați**: C. Dur-Bozoancă, M. Silva, P. Iacob, G. Christopoulos, H. Sylla, T. Lungu, P. Nuno, A. Ciobanu
- **FK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc**: E. Pap, L. Pászka, R. Palmeș, A. Szabó, M. Ódor, S. Vereș, A. Csuros, Á. Czékus

Prediction:

**Oțelul 2–0 Csíkszereda**

Galați should have enough to break their duck here — Csíkszereda's leaky defence and lack of an attacking threat make this a lean toward the hosts.