This could be an interesting match as UTA Arad have their presumed home advantage while CFR Cluj are ahead 21 points in the Liga 1 table.
- UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Liga 1
UTA Arad and CFR Cluj should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
CFR Cluj play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for CFR Cluj when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from three matches. They have scored 3 goals and conceded 1 time in these games.
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad's results here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the Liga 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 5 draws and 6 defeats. UTA Arad are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Chindia Targoviste match.
UTA Arad are returning here after visiting Gaz Metan Medias in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Liviu Antal and Ioan Hora scored the goal(s). In the match before that, Arad hosted Botosani and drew the game 0-0.
The victory against Gaz Metan Medias came after Ioan Hora's winning goal. The UTA Arad manager L. Balint was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 65th minute.
Arad aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the league, with only 7 goals from 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
CFR Cluj form and stats
The away performances of CFR Cluj, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Liga 1, have been very solid so far with 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the Liga 1. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
323 minutes! That's how long the CFR Cluj goalkeeper Cristian Emanuel Balgradean and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Gabriel Debeljuh, Mario Rondon, Ciprian Deac (2) and Valentin Costache scored in Cluj's previous match, the home game against Arges that ended 5-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Gaz Metan Medias with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, CFR Cluj was the only team on the pitch versus Arges in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Cluj are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. Cluj's manager E. Iordănescu has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was CFR Cluj - UTA Arad 0-1, played this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Arad victories, zero draws and four CFR Cluj wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Deac 8 goals |  G. Debeljuh 8 goals |   A. Hora 4 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
CFR Cluj missing players
| UTA Arad | CFR Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 32 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 84% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 64% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 60% |
| 44% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 36% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 67% | 60% |
| 32% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 9.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 29% | 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | 31% |
- CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals away as UTA Arad have scored home.
- CFR Cluj have scored in all their away matches so far.
- CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (15) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (8) away in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the most points (31) away in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- UTA Arad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals (7) at home 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 | FCSB | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 54 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 54 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 5 | Botosani | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | -8 | 33 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Arges | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | Astra | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Viitorul | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Gaz Metan Medias | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -32 | 16 |