Liga 1 duel: Close contest expected between Otelul and Universitatea Cluj

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Oţelul (13932 seats)

Otelul are ready to fight against Universitatea Cluj in this Liga 1 game. Everything you must know about the match is found here!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Otelul form and stats

All-inclusive Liga 1 results at home this season for Otelul are 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Otelul travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sepsi that ended 1-1.

Before that game, the home loss against FCSB with the scoreline 0-2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Otelul at home in the league. 1 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

Universitatea Cluj are still undefeated on their travels in the Liga 1. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Universitatea's last game was the home draw against Dinamo Bucuresti (1-1).

Preceding that game was the away victory against U Craiova 1948 with the score of 4-3.

It's early days yet, but Universitatea Cluj has scored 5 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Otelul wins - draws - Universitatea Cluj wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Universitatea ClujA. Chipciu
A. Chipciu
3 goals
OtelulA. Pop
A. Pop
2 goals
Universitatea ClujD. Nistor
D. Nistor
2 goals

Otelul missing players

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Otelul Universitatea Cluj
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 1 0 Scored S 4 5 6
4 3 0 Conceded C 3 4 8
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
1.8 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 6
6.2 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 1 3 4
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 20 14.5 14.5
2.2 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5 5
22% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 30%
 
12.5 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.5 11.8
3.8 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.5 4.8
Otelul Last season Universitatea Cluj
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 15   Played P   19 39
14 11   Won W   4 13
7 2   Drew D   5 11
8 2   Lost L   10 15
29 21   Scored S   13 37
25 11   Conceded C   29 46
90% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 90%
52% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 67%
28% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 33%
10% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 18%
7% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
34% 40%   BTTS BTTS   37% 41%
41% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 36%
34% 13%   Failed to Score F T   47% 33%
 
4.8 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.5
3 2.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.2
2.6 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   2 6
 
8.3 8   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 11
3.2 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 4.1
31% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 23%
 
8 7.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.4 9.6
3 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FCSB 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 12
2 Voluntari 4 3 0 1 7 6 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 9
3 Sepsi 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
4 Universitatea Craiova 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 8
5 CFR Cluj 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 7
6 SSC Farul 4 2 0 2 8 7 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
7 Hermannstadt 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
8 Rapid Bucuresti 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 5
9 Petrolul 52 4 1 2 1 5 6 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 5
10 Universitatea Cluj 4 1 2 1 6 8 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 5 4 -2 5
11 UTA Arad 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 4
12 Otelul 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
13 U Craiova 1948 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 1 1 -3 3
14 CSM Iasi 4 1 0 3 4 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 -3 3
15 Botosani 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
16 Dinamo Bucuresti 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CSM Iasi 10 5 5 0 20 8 5 3 2 0 12 3 5 2 3 0 8 5 12 60
2 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 10 3 3 4 16 18 5 3 2 0 12 5 5 0 1 4 4 13 -2 52
3 Otelul 10 4 1 5 8 13 5 3 0 2 6 6 5 1 1 3 2 7 -5 49
4 Dinamo Bucuresti 10 4 3 3 16 12 5 2 2 1 8 4 5 2 1 2 8 8 4 46
5 SCM Gloria Buzau 10 2 5 3 9 11 5 2 3 0 5 3 5 0 2 3 4 8 -2 42
6 Unirea Dej 10 1 5 4 2 9 5 1 2 2 2 5 5 0 3 2 0 4 -7 40
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 U Craiova 1948 9 4 4 1 13 7 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 1 3 0 4 2 6 36
2 Voluntari 9 4 5 0 17 11 5 2 3 0 7 4 4 2 2 0 10 7 6 34
3 Petrolul 52 9 5 1 3 9 9 5 3 0 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 5 6 0 34
4 Universitatea Cluj 9 5 1 3 12 9 5 3 0 2 8 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 33
5 Botosani 9 4 3 2 10 5 5 3 2 0 7 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 31
6 Hermannstadt 9 4 3 2 10 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 6 3 3 31
7 UTA Arad 9 3 3 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 2 6 6 1 26
8 Arges 9 3 1 5 10 11 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 1 0 4 4 7 -1 24
9 Chindia Targoviste 9 2 1 6 7 12 4 1 1 2 6 7 5 1 0 4 1 5 -5 23
10 Mioveni 9 0 0 9 1 19 4 0 0 4 0 7 5 0 0 5 1 12 -18 11

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.