📊 Form Guide

Universitatea Cluj

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Universitatea Cluj, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-3 Liga I triumph versus Steaua Bucharest.

In that match, Universitatea Cluj had 43% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Universitatea Cluj, the scorers were Jug Stanojev (10' Own goal), Oucasse Mendy (24') and Issouf Macalou (57'). On the other side, FCSB got 10 shots on goal with 2 on target.

Universitatea Cluj have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They’ve hit an aggregate of 19 during that time while also conceding a total of 7. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be continued here, though.

CFR Cluj

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Cluj come into this encounter following a 2-0 Liga I win to defeat Dinamo Bucharest in their most recent match.

In that game, CFR Cluj managed 35% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For CFR Cluj, the goalscorers were Karlo Muhar (6') and Alibek Aliev (43'). On the other side, Dinamo Bucureşti had 13 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

In their previous half-dozen clashes, CFR Cluj have bagged a total of 11 goals. CFR Cluj have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they’ve had 4 goals go against them.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 04/08/2024 shows us that Universitatea Cluj have won 3 of these games and Cluj 2, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A total of 21 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 for șepcile roșii and 10 belonging to Ceferiștii. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Liga I match day 26 on 07/02/2026 which finished with the scoreline of CFR Cluj 3-2 Universitatea Cluj.

In that match, CFR Cluj managed 30% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 on target. Goals were scored by Damjan Đoković (5') and Camora (43').

Universitatea Cluj had 20 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Dan Nistor (29') and Mouhamadou Drammeh (83') scored.

📰 Team News: Universitatea Cluj

Andrei Artean (unknown injury) and Alexandru Chipciu (Muscle tear) are not available for Universitatea Cluj manager Ioan Sabău.

It’s our opinion that șepcile roșii will probably employ a 4-4-1-1 formation for this game featuring Stefan Lefter, Dino Mikanovic, Jonathan Cisse, Andrei Coubis, Jug Stanojev, Issouf Macalou, Alessandro Murgia, Ovidiu Bic, Oucasse Mendy, Dan Nistor and Jovo Lukic.

🗞️ Team News: Cluj

Cluj manager Dan Petrescu has multiple availability issues to deal with. Simão Rocha (Meniscus injury) and Ilija Masic (Achilles tendon rupture) miss out here.

We believe Ceferiștii appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Mihai Popa, Aly Abeid, Marian Huja, Matei Cristian Ilie, Camora, Damjan Djokovic, Karlo Muhar, Andrei Cordea, Meriton Korenica, Lorenzo Biliboc and Alibek Aliev.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that CFR Cluj and Universitatea Cluj may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. Therefore, we predict a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of this game.

Renata Leite, 08:00 16/03/2026