Cluj Arena: Universitatea Cluj vs Argeş Liga 1 pre-match guide

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 14.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cluj Arena (30200 seats)

Universitatea Cluj are counting on their home following to help them to do well in this meeting hosting Argeş. Who triumphs at Cluj Arena?

Insights:
  • Universitatea Cluj have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1

The hosts Universitatea Cluj saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Romania Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Alexandria.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

Universitatea Cluj have collected 11 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 3-2-3.

Universitatea Cluj are returning here after visiting Alexandria in a Romania Cup fixture and winning with a 4-0 scoreline.

Heartbreak before that as Universitatea lost 0-1 at Universitatea Craiova's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Universitatea Cluj handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Not much happening? In this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

Universitatea Cluj have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Universitatea have conceded only 7 goals.

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Argeş form and stats

There's been little loot from Argeş's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Liga 1. Argeş only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Chindia Targoviste in their previous outing. The Romania Cup battle ended 1-1.

A 0-5 loss hosting Sepsi before that.

Argeş are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

Stats flash: 9 of the last 10 league matches featuring this team have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Argeş as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Argeş have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Argeş have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when playing Universitatea Cluj.

The teams have met each other previously this season, with the result Argeş - Universitatea Cluj 3-1 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

ArgeşA. Garita
A. Garita
5 goals
UniversitateaA. Bălan
A. Bălan
4 goals
ArgeşA. Ișfan
A. Ișfan
3 goals

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Argeş missing players

Universitatea Cluj Argeş
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 3 8 17
4 3 1 Won W 2 2 6
5 2 0 Drew D 1 1 2
8 3 2 Lost L 0 5 9
12 7 2 Scored S 2 5 13
18 7 3 Conceded C 0 14 25
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
53% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 59%
24% 25% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 41%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 24%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
47% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 24%
24% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 38% 35%
35% 25% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 53%
 
3.4 3.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 2.9 3.6
4.4 3.4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 5.2 4.9
2.8 2.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.1 2.3
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 12 12 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.8 7.7
3.1 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.2 2.9
23% 21% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 27%
 
10.2 10.5 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 15 13.6 11.5
3.6 3.8 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 6.8 5.6
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Argeş have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Argeş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1
  • Argeş have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Liga 1
  • Argeş have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Universitatea Cluj have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Cluj have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SSC Farul 17 12 4 1 32 13 9 7 2 0 16 4 8 5 2 1 16 9 19 40
2 Rapid Bucuresti 17 10 2 5 20 14 8 6 2 0 12 5 9 4 0 5 8 9 6 32
3 CFR Cluj 15 10 1 4 26 15 9 7 0 2 18 8 6 3 1 2 8 7 11 31
4 Universitatea Craiova 16 9 3 4 20 16 9 6 2 1 14 9 7 3 1 3 6 7 4 30
5 Hermannstadt 16 7 5 4 19 14 8 4 1 3 10 8 8 3 4 1 9 6 5 26
6 Petrolul 52 17 8 2 7 17 18 9 4 2 3 9 9 8 4 0 4 8 9 -1 26
7 FCSB 15 6 5 4 23 21 8 4 4 0 16 11 7 2 1 4 7 10 2 23
8 Sepsi 17 6 4 7 26 14 8 2 1 5 12 6 9 4 3 2 14 8 12 22
9 Voluntari 17 5 5 7 13 17 9 3 2 4 7 7 8 2 3 3 6 10 -4 20
10 Argeş 17 6 2 9 13 25 9 4 1 4 8 11 8 2 1 5 5 14 -12 20
11 Chindia Targoviste 16 5 4 7 20 21 7 2 2 3 9 11 9 3 2 4 11 10 -1 19
12 Botosani 16 4 7 5 14 21 7 2 3 2 7 7 9 2 4 3 7 14 -7 19
13 Universitatea Cluj 17 4 5 8 12 18 8 3 2 3 7 7 9 1 3 5 5 11 -6 17
14 U Craiova 1948 17 4 4 9 17 21 8 3 1 4 8 8 9 1 3 5 9 13 -4 16
15 UTA Arad 17 4 4 9 15 23 8 3 2 3 10 9 9 1 2 6 5 14 -8 16
16 Mioveni 17 1 5 11 10 26 8 0 4 4 4 10 9 1 1 7 6 16 -16 8

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.