UTA Arad have some catching up to do from their 14th position, and the job begins vs Universitatea Cluj. Read more!
- UTA Arad have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Cluj have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an energetic game!
UTA Arad form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, UTA Arad have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
The club members are hoping that Arad will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Petrolul 52.
Prior to that, an away loss at Universitatea Craiova.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 UTA Arad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Take note that 19 of the latest 25 league matches from this club have had goals from both sides.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for UTA Arad, as the Romania Cup home game vs U Craiova 1948 is only four days away.
UTA Arad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Arad have conceded 20 goals.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Universitatea Cluj so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose).
Tescan and Remacle scored in Universitatea Cluj's previous match, the home game against Arges that ended 2-0.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CFR Cluj wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Universitatea in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Universitatea Cluj, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
A fact for sports bettors considering a bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this game: This club have played 5 consecutive league games with just one or no team finding the net.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Universitatea Cluj manager Sabău as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Hermannstadt.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Universitatea Cluj struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other previously this season, with the match result Universitatea Cluj - Arad 0-0 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): UTA Arad four wins, two draws and Universitatea Cluj four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thiam 7 goals |  V. Postolachi 6 goals | P. Otele 5 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Universitatea Cluj missing players
| UTA Arad | Universitatea Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 29 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 42 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 37 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 77% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 65% |
| 48% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 32% |
| 10% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 16% |
| 3% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 65% | 80% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 42% |
| 13% | 7% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 20% | 32% |
| 32% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 47% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.5 | 10.9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.7 | 11.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 20% | 21% |
| 10.2 | 10.5 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- UTA Arad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Universitatea Cluj have scored away.
- UTA Arad have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Liga 1
- UTA Arad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Universitatea Cluj have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universitatea Cluj have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 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 Targoviste | 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 |
