Evenly matched teams: Universitatea Cluj vs Mioveni match preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Cluj Arena (30200 seats)

Struggling Universitatea Cluj will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Mioveni in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It's no vacation for neither Universitatea Cluj nor Mioveni 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.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Universitatea Cluj have to build on here at Cluj Arena in the Liga 2. Universitatea Cluj have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The points were shared in Universitatea Cluj's previous game, also at home. Visiting Mioveni (placed 1st) travelled back with a point after a 2-2 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at SSC Farul.

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 two games. Universitatea Cluj has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), Universitatea Cluj's attacking play is working. Universitatea Cluj's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mioveni form and stats

Mioveni, who have the most points (15) away in Liga 2, have an excellent away record in the Liga 2 so far with 4-3-0 from 7 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Mioveni as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. Mioveni are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Mioveni has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Universitatea Cluj for a Liga 2 game that ended a draw (2-2). Before that, Mioveni secured a home win against Sportul Snagov with the score 2-1.

It looked so good for Mioveni vs Universitatea Cluj, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 1-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Mioveni in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Mioveni, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Mioveni's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. Mioveni are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Universitatea Cluj - Mioveni 2-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Universitatea Cluj victories, 5 draws and 2 Mioveni wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MioveniV. Balint
V. Balint
5 goals
Universitatea ClujA. Pop
A. Pop
4 goals
MioveniA. Hergheligiu
A. Hergheligiu
4 goals

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Mioveni missing players

Universitatea Cluj Mioveni
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 1 7 13
3 2 2 Won W 1 4 7
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 6
5 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
17 10 7 Scored S 1 12 23
15 5 0 Conceded C 0 3 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 77%
42% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 38%
25% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 8%
42% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 46%
25% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 71% 54%
33% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 8%
 
5.3 5.2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 6 3.8 4.8
4.9 5.2 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 7 5.8
2.5 2.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.3
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • All of Universitatea Cluj's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Mioveni have not yet lost a game.
  • Mioveni have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mioveni have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Universitatea Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Universitatea Cluj
27-09-19 L2 Csikszereda 1 - 1 Universitatea Cluj
06-10-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 1 - 1 Ripensia Timişoara
13-10-19 L2 Sportul Snagov 1 - 1 Universitatea Cluj
16-10-19 L2 SSC Farul 3 - 2 Universitatea Cluj
20-10-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 2 - 2 Mioveni
25-10-19 L2 Pandurii Targu Jiu 17:00 Universitatea Cluj
29-10-19 RC Universitatea Cluj 20:00 FCSB
02-11-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 10:00 Juventus Bucureşti
05-11-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj - UTA Arad
09-11-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti 01:00 Universitatea Cluj
Mioveni
01-10-19 L2 Petrolul 52 0 - 0 Mioveni
05-10-19 L2 Mioveni 3 - 0 Csikszereda
12-10-19 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 0 - 5 Mioveni
16-10-19 L2 Mioveni 2 - 1 Sportul Snagov
20-10-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 2 - 2 Mioveni
26-10-19 L2 SSC Farul 10:00 Mioveni
29-10-19 RC Mioveni 17:15 Hermannstadt
02-11-19 L2 Mioveni 10:00 Pandurii Targu Jiu
09-11-19 L2 Juventus Bucureşti 01:00 Mioveni
13-11-19 L2 Mioveni 01:00 Rapid Bucuresti

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mioveni 13 7 6 0 23 8 6 3 3 0 11 5 7 4 3 0 12 3 15 27
2 Sporting Turnu 13 8 2 3 25 11 7 6 1 0 14 3 6 2 1 3 11 8 14 26
3 UTA Arad 10 7 2 1 28 6 6 5 1 0 18 1 4 2 1 1 10 5 22 23
4 Metaloglobus 13 6 4 3 18 12 7 4 1 2 8 3 6 2 3 1 10 9 6 22
5 Sirineasa 13 6 3 4 18 15 7 4 1 2 9 8 6 2 2 2 9 7 3 21
6 Petrolul 52 12 6 3 3 14 11 5 2 2 1 7 4 7 4 1 2 7 7 3 21
7 SCM Gloria Buzau 12 6 2 4 20 11 6 4 1 1 12 3 6 2 1 3 8 8 9 20
8 Rapid Bucuresti 11 6 2 3 14 10 6 4 1 1 9 5 5 2 1 2 5 5 4 20
9 SSC Farul 12 5 3 4 11 10 6 5 1 0 8 2 6 0 2 4 3 8 1 18
10 Arges 11 5 1 5 14 15 5 3 0 2 7 7 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 16
11 Ripensia Timişoara 13 4 4 5 19 21 6 3 0 3 13 12 7 1 4 2 6 9 -2 16
12 Csikszereda 12 4 4 4 12 15 6 2 4 0 10 6 6 2 0 4 2 9 -3 16
13 Concordia Chiajna 12 4 4 4 10 15 7 4 2 1 8 7 5 0 2 3 2 8 -5 16
14 Dunarea Calarasi 12 4 3 5 16 18 5 2 1 2 9 9 7 2 2 3 7 9 -2 15
15 Scolar Resita 12 4 3 5 14 18 7 4 1 2 12 13 5 0 2 3 2 5 -4 15
16 ASU Poli Timişoara 12 3 4 5 11 8 7 1 4 2 4 3 5 2 0 3 7 5 3 13
17 Universitatea Cluj 12 3 4 5 17 15 5 2 2 1 10 5 7 1 2 4 7 10 2 13
18 Pandurii Targu Jiu 13 1 4 8 9 25 6 0 3 3 2 9 7 1 1 5 7 16 -16 7
19 Juventus Bucureşti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6
20 Sportul Snagov 13 1 2 10 8 32 6 1 1 4 4 12 7 0 1 6 4 20 -24 5