Struggling Juventus Bucureşti will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Universitatea Cluj in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Juventus Bucureşti nor Universitatea Cluj as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Juventus Bucureşti form and stats
When playing at home, Juventus Bucureşti have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Juventus Bucureşti.Juventus Bucureşti drew their last game, 1-1 away at ASU Poli Timisoara. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sirineasa that ended 0-0.
There will be little rest for Juventus Bucureşti after this match as they are travelling to Aerostar Bacau for a Liga 2 game in only three days.
The Juventus Bucureşti fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Universitatea Cluj playing as the away team this season.The manager B. Lobonț was unhappy after their last game, a Liga 2 match played at their home ground Stadionul Juventus. Universitatea Cluj suffered a 1-2 loss to Mioveni. Prior to that match, the Universitatea Cluj manager B. Lobonț faced defeat in their match when travelling to Petrolul 52 and losing 0-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SSC Farul in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Universitatea Cluj's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 away matches. It's not easy to score on Universitatea Cluj as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Universitatea Cluj - Juventus Bucureşti 1-1 entered in the official records. Last one meeting between the teams: Juventus Bucureşti won 0, Universitatea Cluj won 0 and 1 draw.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gavra 14 goals |  D. Goga 8 goals |
Juventus Bucureşti missing players
Universitatea Cluj missing players
| Juventus Bucureşti | Universitatea Cluj | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 37 | 21 | Scored | 24 | 56 |
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | 11 | 20 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 89% |
| 93% | 93% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 75% |
| 54% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 54% |
| 25% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 21% | 29% |
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 14% |
| 71% | 64% | Both teams to score | 50% | 46% |
| 21% | 29% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 46% |
| 14% | 14% | Failed To Score | 21% | 18% |
- Juventus Bucureşti is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Academica Clinceni | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 38 | 61 |
| 2 | Chindia Târgovişte | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 27 | 60 |
| 3 | Sportul Snagov | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 59 |
| 4 | Universitatea Cluj | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 36 | 57 |
| 5 | Petrolul 52 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 56 |
| 6 | Argeş | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 7 | Mioveni | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
| 9 | Ripensia Timişoara | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Metaloglobus | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -23 | 34 |
| 11 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 33 |
| 12 | Şirineaşa | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | SSC Farul | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 15 | Luceafărul Oradea | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 | -16 | 31 |
| 16 | Juventus Bucureşti | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 30 |
| 17 | Aerostar Bacău | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | -13 | 26 |
| 18 | Baloteşti | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 22 |
| 19 | ACS Poli Timişoara | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -28 | 19 |
| 20 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 47 | -47 | 16 |
| 21 | Petrolul Ploiesti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
