The Universitatea Cluj manager A. Falub attacks this game with the team placed 9th so far. In the visitors dressing room Pandurii Târgu Jiu and their manager C. Cojocaru are in 21st place before this match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Universitatea's stadium, Cluj Arena, has a grass surface. Pandurii Târgu Jiu have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Pandurii Târgu Jiu when playing on grass; 6 wins, 9 draws and 25 losses from 40 matches. They have scored 42 goals in these games and conceded 83.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
Only two Liga 2 home games for Universitatea Cluj so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
An away draw last time out for Universitatea, facing Metaloglobus in a game that ended 0-0. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Unirea Slobozia.
At Cluj Arena, Universitatea Cluj has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu form and stats
No Liga 2 points yet away for Pandurii Târgu Jiu, from their first 2 matches. With the Pandurii losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Pandurii have lost on their last two travels.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu's previous game was their home loss versus Mioveni (1-2). A 0-4 defeat away at Concordia Chiajna before that.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Pandurii Târgu Jiu's match history for similar games we find ten matches. The home team won eight of these as expected, five of them by at least two goals. Pandurii managed one draw and one surprise win.
It's early days yet, but Pandurii Târgu Jiu has scored 1 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Universitatea six wins, one draw and Pandurii Târgu Jiu three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Goga 5 goals |  C. Gavra 4 goals |  A. Pop 4 goals |
Universitatea Cluj missing players
Pandurii Târgu Jiu missing players
| Universitatea Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | 20 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 33% | 38% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 17% |
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu has the most conceded goals (13) in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu has the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu has the the worst goal difference (-11) in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu is in the worst form (0-0-4)
| Universitatea Cluj | Last season | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 23 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 34 | 53 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | ||
| 87% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 61% | ||
| 35% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | ||
| 17% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 61% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 26% | ||
| 22% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 22% | ||
| 22% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 70% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 241 | 112 | Total Shots | T S | 60 | 116 | ||
| 80 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 46 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 22% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | U Craiova 1948 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Petrolul 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Concordia Chiajna | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Sporting Turnu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Universitatea Cluj | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Şcolar Reşiţa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Metaloglobus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Mioveni | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Şirineaşa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Csikszereda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Unirea Slobozia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | CSM Slatina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Aerostar Bacău | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Comuna Recea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 20 | Ripensia Timişoara | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
| 21 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 0 |