Universitatea Cluj vs Concordia Chiajna: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Mon 28.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cluj Arena (30200 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The leading roles are Universitatea Cluj and Concordia Chiajna, a win is the target and 1 1/2 hours the duration.

Insights:
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Concordia Chiajna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

Home games in the Liga 2 have been a walk in the park for Universitatea Cluj so far, with 21 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

The followers are hoping that Universitatea will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Petrolul 52 (placed 1st).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Petrolul 52.

A decent goal production from Universitatea Cluj in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. Universitatea Cluj have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Concordia Chiajna form and stats

Playing away, Concordia Chiajna have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga 2 this season.

The attacking players of Concordia have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 310 minutes. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Concordia Chiajna goalkeeper Marius Leonard Aldescu is eager to challenge this, with his 189 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Concordia delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hermannstadt (placed 2nd) in their previous match.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Dunarea Calarasi.

Concordia Chiajna's manager Niculescu has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Universitatea Cluj, five draws and one win for Concordia Chiajna. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Universitatea ClujA. Hofman
A. Hofman
6 goals
Universitatea ClujA. Boiciuc
A. Boiciuc
6 goals

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Concordia Chiajna missing players

Universitatea Cluj Concordia Chiajna
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 0 Played P 3 7 16
11 7 0 Won W 1 4 9
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 5
5 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
25 14 0 Scored S 3 7 17
14 4 0 Conceded C 1 2 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 75%
62% 62% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 29% 44%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 14% 25%
19% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
31% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
56% 62% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 71% 62%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 38%
 
5 7.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 4.6 4.5
3.9 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 3.6 3.4
3 2.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.9 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.7 13.9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 9.1 10
4.9 5.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.1 3.6
30% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 32% 29%
 
8.7 7.9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 8.6 8
3.5 3.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 2.3 2.6
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Concordia Chiajna 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 at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Universitatea Cluj have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Universitatea Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 16 14 0 2 35 5 9 9 0 0 21 1 7 5 0 2 14 4 30 42
2 Hermannstadt 17 11 5 1 39 12 9 7 1 1 26 8 8 4 4 0 13 4 27 38
3 Universitatea Cluj 16 11 0 5 25 14 8 7 0 1 14 4 8 4 0 4 11 10 11 33
4 Concordia Chiajna 16 9 5 2 17 6 9 5 4 0 10 4 7 4 1 2 7 2 11 32
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 SCM Gloria Buzau 17 9 4 4 43 13 8 5 2 1 26 5 9 4 2 3 17 8 30 31
6 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 17 9 4 4 25 11 9 5 3 1 13 4 8 4 1 3 12 7 14 31
7 Csikszereda 17 9 2 6 28 22 8 4 1 3 13 10 9 5 1 3 15 12 6 29
8 Unirea Slobozia 17 7 6 4 24 13 8 4 2 2 9 5 9 3 4 2 15 8 11 27
9 Metaloglobus 17 7 4 6 19 20 8 4 2 2 11 9 9 3 2 4 8 11 -1 25
10 Viitorul Selimbar 17 6 5 6 18 22 9 6 2 1 14 8 8 0 3 5 4 14 -4 23
11 CSM Iasi 17 6 4 7 21 17 8 2 2 4 7 8 9 4 2 3 14 9 4 22
12 Ripensia Timisoara 17 5 7 5 17 18 9 1 5 3 7 11 8 4 2 2 10 7 -1 22
13 Unirea Dej 17 6 4 7 15 16 9 5 2 2 12 8 8 1 2 5 3 8 -1 22
14 Sirineasa 17 5 6 6 15 19 8 3 3 2 6 8 9 2 3 4 9 11 -4 21
15 ASU Poli Timisoara 16 6 2 8 18 22 7 2 2 3 8 9 9 4 0 5 10 13 -4 20
16 Brasov Steagul Renast 17 3 4 10 15 29 9 3 1 5 11 19 8 0 3 5 4 10 -14 13
17 Unirea Constanta 17 2 2 13 13 49 8 1 1 6 4 20 9 1 1 7 9 29 -36 8
18 Dunarea Calarasi 17 1 4 12 12 39 8 1 1 6 7 16 9 0 3 6 5 23 -27 7
19 Dacia Unirea Braila 17 0 2 15 7 51 8 0 2 6 2 23 9 0 0 9 5 28 -44 2
20 Astra 17 5 4 8 18 26 9 3 1 5 9 14 8 2 3 3 9 12 -8 -1

Read more about Liga 2

The Liga II, also spelled Liga 2, is the second highest level in Romanian football. It is also known by the sponsorship name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Liga II has 20 teams each playing 38 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted directly, while the bottom five are relegated. Third place gets to play a promotion play-off.