Open game expected at Cluj Arena: Universitatea Cluj vs Chindia Târgovişte preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cluj Arena (30200 seats)

A total of 30 rounds of fixtures are done and Universitatea Cluj are 2 points in front of Chindia Târgovişte. What will the score be?

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj have managed 6 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.

The home team returns to Cluj Arena after drawing with Botoşani on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Voluntari (2-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Universitatea have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 3.

It should be added that a look at the 11 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

The Universitatea Cluj fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. From these home matches, Universitatea Cluj have conceded only 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chindia Târgovişte so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-8 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Târgovişte have lost on their last two travels.

The manager Petrea was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadionul Eugen Popescu. Chindia Târgovişte suffered a 1-2 loss to Petrolul 52.

A 0-1 defeat away at U Craiova 1948 before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Chindia Târgovişte in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Chindia Târgovişte, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Târgovişte have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the final score Chindia Târgovişte - Universitatea Cluj 2-2 entered in the official records. Head to head data (for the preceeding six meetings): Universitatea Cluj won four games, one match ended with a tie and Chindia Târgovişte managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two.

Top Goalscorers

UniversitateaM. Thiam
M. Thiam
9 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
9 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popadiuc
D. Popadiuc
8 goals

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Universitatea Cluj Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 19 7 Played P 5 19 37
11 8 4 Won W 3 5 9
11 6 3 Drew D 1 3 11
15 5 0 Lost L 1 11 17
33 22 9 Scored S 8 16 37
45 17 3 Conceded C 4 25 50
89% 89% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
65% 63% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 58% 73%
32% 32% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 37% 43%
19% 16% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 16% 16%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
41% 47% 29% BTTS BTTS 40% 32% 54%
35% 42% 71% Clean Sheets C S 40% 26% 19%
35% 21% 14% Failed to Score F T 20% 47% 32%
 
4.4 5 5.9 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 3.9
4.1 3.3 2.9 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.2 4.3
2.5 2.4 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.2
6 4 1 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
10.8 12.7 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.7 10.2
4 4.9 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4 4.2
22% 24% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 21% 24%
 
9.5 8.7 6.9 Shots against (avg) S A 9.4 10.6 9.4
3.7 3.4 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 4.1

  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 30 19 7 4 54 28 15 12 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 22 19 26 64
2 CFR Cluj 30 20 3 7 54 28 15 11 0 4 29 12 15 9 3 3 25 16 26 63
3 FCSB 30 17 6 7 51 35 15 8 5 2 30 18 15 9 1 5 21 17 16 57
4 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 37 27 15 11 2 2 24 12 15 5 4 6 13 15 10 54
5 Rapid Bucuresti 30 15 7 8 40 26 15 10 3 2 27 12 15 5 4 6 13 14 14 52
6 Sepsi 30 11 9 10 47 30 15 6 4 5 27 13 15 5 5 5 20 17 17 42
7 U Craiova 1948 30 11 7 12 34 33 15 8 2 5 20 13 15 3 5 7 14 20 1 40
8 Petrolul 52 30 11 3 16 28 44 15 6 3 6 17 18 15 5 0 10 11 26 -16 36
9 Voluntari 30 8 10 12 28 32 15 5 4 6 13 11 15 3 6 6 15 21 -4 34
10 Universitatea Cluj 30 8 10 12 25 37 15 6 6 3 16 11 15 2 4 9 9 26 -12 34
11 Hermannstadt 30 11 8 11 30 29 15 6 3 6 18 14 15 5 5 5 12 15 1 32
12 Chindia Târgovişte 30 7 11 12 32 42 15 3 8 4 17 20 15 4 3 8 15 22 -10 32
13 Botoşani 30 7 11 12 29 44 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 10 29 -15 32
14 UTA Arad 30 6 9 15 29 41 15 5 4 6 20 20 15 1 5 9 9 21 -12 27
15 Arges 30 6 9 15 21 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 2 5 8 9 22 -20 27
16 Mioveni 30 4 10 16 23 45 15 2 6 7 8 16 15 2 4 9 15 29 -22 22

Table
  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 30 19 7 4 54 28 15 12 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 22 19 26 64
2 CFR Cluj 30 20 3 7 54 28 15 11 0 4 29 12 15 9 3 3 25 16 26 63
3 FCSB 30 17 6 7 51 35 15 8 5 2 30 18 15 9 1 5 21 17 16 57
4 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 37 27 15 11 2 2 24 12 15 5 4 6 13 15 10 54
5 Rapid Bucuresti 30 15 7 8 40 26 15 10 3 2 27 12 15 5 4 6 13 14 14 52
6 Sepsi 30 11 9 10 47 30 15 6 4 5 27 13 15 5 5 5 20 17 17 42
7 U Craiova 1948 30 11 7 12 34 33 15 8 2 5 20 13 15 3 5 7 14 20 1 40
8 Petrolul 52 30 11 3 16 28 44 15 6 3 6 17 18 15 5 0 10 11 26 -16 36
9 Voluntari 30 8 10 12 28 32 15 5 4 6 13 11 15 3 6 6 15 21 -4 34
10 Universitatea Cluj 30 8 10 12 25 37 15 6 6 3 16 11 15 2 4 9 9 26 -12 34
11 Hermannstadt 30 11 8 11 30 29 15 6 3 6 18 14 15 5 5 5 12 15 1 32
12 Chindia Târgovişte 30 7 11 12 32 42 15 3 8 4 17 20 15 4 3 8 15 22 -10 32
13 Botoşani 30 7 11 12 29 44 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 10 29 -15 32
14 UTA Arad 30 6 9 15 29 41 15 5 4 6 20 20 15 1 5 9 9 21 -12 27
15 Arges 30 6 9 15 21 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 2 5 8 9 22 -20 27
16 Mioveni 30 4 10 16 23 45 15 2 6 7 8 16 15 2 4 9 15 29 -22 22

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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.