The Hermannstadt & Universitatea Cluj head coaches Măldărăşanu and Lincar are both anxious about and looking forward to this key game in the higher part of the Liga 2 standings.
- Hermannstadt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hermannstadt form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan as Hermannstadt have scored 26 goals to get 22 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Liga 2 are 7-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Hermannstadt, who played 0-0 against Universitatea Cluj. That match was also played at this venue (Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Petrolul 52 that finished 0-0.Hermannstadt are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan in their league games, having scored an impressive 26 goals in 10 matches.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 2 matches, Universitatea Cluj have produced an overall stat of 5-0-4 so far. One point away has become something of a habit for Universitatea Cluj who have played out draws in their last three away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hermannstadt in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Before that, Universitatea secured a home win against CSA Steaua Bucuresti with the score 1-0.Universitatea Cluj are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 10 goals have been conceded by Universitatea in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the teams played each other earlier this season; Hermannstadt - Universitatea Cluj 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  V. Buhăcianu 11 goals |  S. Balaure 7 goals |  A. Hofman 7 goals |
Hermannstadt missing players
Universitatea Cluj missing players
| Hermannstadt | Universitatea Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 45 | 30 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | 91% |
| 74% | 77% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 58% | 61% |
| 48% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 42% | 48% |
| 26% | 38% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 22% |
| 22% | 31% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 46% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 25% | 26% |
| 43% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 58% | 65% |
| 22% | 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 17% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 10 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 45% | 53% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 32% | 32% |
| 6.1 | 6 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hermannstadt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hermannstadt have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | Petrolul 52 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 34 | 49 |
| 2 | Universitatea Cluj | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 41 |
| 4 | Corona Brasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| 5 | Concordia Chiajna | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Unirea Slobozia | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 33 |
| 7 | Csikszereda | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 32 |
| 9 | Unirea Dej | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Metaloglobus | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | CSM Iasi | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 12 | Ripensia Timisoara | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Sirineasa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Viitorul Selimbar | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -16 | 14 |
| 17 | Unirea Constanta | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 31 | -36 | 11 |
| 18 | Dunarea Calarasi | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -38 | 7 |
| 19 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 29 | -46 | 2 |
| 20 | Astra | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | -1 |
