Cluj Arena: Universitatea Cluj vs Hermannstadt Liga 2 stats, lineups and information

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Tue 10.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Cluj Arena (30200 seats)

The two contenders are satisfied with a nice season so far and games like this could be momentous. Get the info on Universitatea Cluj - Hermannstadt!

Insights:
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game away.

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.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

Universitatea Cluj have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 2 with 9 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Universitatea Cluj, their manager Lincar and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Universitatea's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Hermannstadt.

A strong away win before that one, visiting CSA Steaua Bucuresti and winning 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Universitatea Cluj perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Universitatea Cluj as a small favourite), we find five games. Universitatea Cluj has won three of these, drawn one and lost one.

The Universitatea manager Lincar has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Universitatea Cluj have only let in 4 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hermannstadt form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Liga 2. In general it has been a productive period now for Hermannstadt as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

Hermannstadt play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Universitatea Cluj.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Petrolul 52.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hermannstadt playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Hermannstadt wins, six draws and three defeats.

Hermannstadt has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Hermannstadt as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Hermannstadt - Universitatea 0-0. Last two meetings featuring these participants: Universitatea Cluj won one, Hermannstadt were winners in zero and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HermannstadtV. Buhăcianu
V. Buhăcianu
12 goals
HermannstadtS. Balaure
S. Balaure
8 goals
Universitatea ClujA. Hofman
A. Hofman
7 goals

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Hermannstadt missing players

Universitatea Cluj Hermannstadt
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 15 6 Played P 6 14 28
18 12 5 Won W 3 8 17
3 0 0 Drew D 3 6 9
7 3 1 Lost L 0 0 2
47 30 14 Scored S 8 24 55
22 10 4 Conceded C 2 8 20
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 79% 86%
68% 73% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 71% 75%
54% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 50%
25% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 29%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 21%
36% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 57% 54%
57% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 43% 39%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 21%
 
4.6 6.3 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.4 4.1
4 3.5 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 2.9 2.4
2.8 2.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.6 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.7 12.4 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.1 10.3
4.6 5.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.4 4.5
34% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 39% 43%
 
7.8 7.4 8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 7.2 6.6
3.2 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.1 2.4
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game away.
  • Hermannstadt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hermannstadt have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Universitatea Cluj have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Universitatea Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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

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.