Points have been hard to come by for Universitatea Cluj so far, and that also applies to Mioveni. These students from the school of hard knocks would trade their mothers for some much needed points here.
- Universitatea Cluj have the fewest scored goals (16) in Liga 1
- Mioveni have the most conceded goals (37) in Liga 1
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
Universitatea Cluj have collected 17 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 4-5-3. When Universitatea Cluj hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Voluntari, Hermannstadt, Universitatea Cluj, Arges and UTA Arad), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Stress levels are on the rise for Universitatea's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. Fülöp was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that Universitatea Cluj will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the game against U Craiova 1948 (placed 9th). Universitatea were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rapid Bucuresti that ended 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Universitatea Cluj have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Universitatea Cluj here at Cluj Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). From these home matches, Universitatea Cluj have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Universitatea has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Mioveni form and stats
Mioveni have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 2-2-8 (12 played).
Mioveni delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sepsi (placed 6th) in their previous match.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus UTA Arad at their stadium, the result 2-1.Mioveni 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, 4 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
The attacking power of Mioveni when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. When Mioveni is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Voluntari, Hermannstadt, Mioveni, Arges and UTA Arad.
Head 2 Head
The latest past scoreline between these participants is the Mioveni - Universitatea Cluj 0-1 played earlier this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Universitatea, four draws and one win for Mioveni. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Bălan 4 goals |  G. Rusu 4 goals | M. Thiam 3 goals |
Universitatea Cluj missing players
Mioveni missing players
| Universitatea Cluj | Mioveni | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 29 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 37 |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 46% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 46% |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 12.9 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 17% | 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | 23% |
| 9.5 | 8.8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 12 | 10 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
- Mioveni have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mioveni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mioveni have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Liga 1
- Mioveni have the most conceded goals (24) away in Liga 1
- Mioveni have the most conceded goals (37) in Liga 1
- Mioveni have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Cluj have the fewest scored goals (16) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Cluj have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Liga 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 | CFR Cluj | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | SSC Farul | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | FCSB | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Botosani | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Hermannstadt | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Arges | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 16 |
