📊 Form Guide

UTA Arad

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UTA Arad will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-1 Liga I success vs Argeș Pitești.

In that match, UTA Arad managed 54% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Argeș Pitești got 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

Their latest results shine a light on the fact that there has been much resilience in the UTA Arad backline. UTA Arad have been stingy, seeing the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last six games standing at 4.

Ahead of this clash, UTA Arad have not beaten CFR Cluj in their last 2 league games.

CFR Cluj

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Cluj will come into the clash following a 4-2 Liga I win with the downing of Metaloglobus in their last match.

In that game, CFR Cluj had 61% possession and 24 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For CFR Cluj, the goalscorers were Alibek Aliev (14'), Andrei Cordea (70', 90') and Meriton Korenica (88'). Metaloglobus got 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

Over the course of their last half-dozen clashes, CFR Cluj have bagged the sum of 14 goals. CFR Cluj have also scored on each one of those occasions. In that time, their defenders have had 5 goals go against them. Such a pattern might not follow through here, of course.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 02/03/2023 shows us that UTA Arad have won 1 of them and Cluj 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

A total of 18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for UTA Arad and 11 created by Ceferiștii. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Liga I match day 10 on 21/09/2025 when it ended CFR Cluj 1-1 UTA Arad.

That day, CFR Cluj managed 55% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Marcus Coco (50' Own goal).

At the other end, UTA Arad had 13 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

📋 Team News: UTA Arad

In our view, UTA Arad may well use the 4-2-3-1 system for this game, utilising Andrei Gorcea, Mark Tutu, Florent Poulolo, Alexandru Benga, Din Alomerovic, Richard Odada, Sota Mino, Hakim Abdallah, Alin Roman, Valentin Costache and Marius Coman.

📰 Team News: Cluj

Cluj manager Dan Petrescu has to choose a team with limited availability. Mohammed Kamara (unknown injury), Simão Rocha (Meniscus injury) and Adrian Păun (unknown injury) can’t be considered. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Alin Ferenți and Karlo Muhar.

We’re of the thinking that Ceferiștii seem likely to play in a 4-3-3 formation, settling for Mihai Popa, Viktor Kun, Sheriff Sinyan, Matei Cristian Ilie, Aly Abeid, Tidiane Keita, Alin Razvan Fica, Damjan Djokovic, Andrei Cordea, Alibek Aliev and Meriton Korenica.

✨ Prediction

In our opinion, CFR Cluj and UTA Arad should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.

It appears that a draw might be on the cards. We’re therefore predicting a very even match with a 1-1 score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Andre Moura, 02:04 04/02/2026