Viitorul Şelimbăr and Universitatea Cluj fans eagerly anticipate Liga 2 clash at Stadionul Central

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Mon 01.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Central (1000 seats)

Viitorul Şelimbăr will aim to employ their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The team playing at home are currently 13 points behind Universitatea Cluj.

Insights:
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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.

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Viitorul Şelimbăr form and stats

Viitorul Şelimbăr are steadily winning Liga 2 games and points here at Stadionul Central. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.

Viitorul are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Hermannstadt. The defeat against Hermannstadt was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by V. Buhacianu).

Ahead of that match, Viitorul Şelimbăr won a home game hosting Concordia Chiajna (1-0).

The Viitorul Şelimbăr fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Viitorul have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 2 matches, Universitatea Cluj have produced an overall stat of 3-0-2 so far. Universitatea have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Universitatea go into this game after a win, the home game against Unirea Dej that ended 3-1.

Prior to that result Universitatea won their away game at Ripensia Timisoara. The scoreline was 3-0.

Universitatea has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. Universitatea have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Universitatea ClujA. Hofman
A. Hofman
5 goals
Universitatea ClujA. Boiciuc
A. Boiciuc
5 goals
Universitatea ClujV. Dican
V. Dican
3 goals

Viitorul Şelimbăr missing players

Universitatea Cluj missing players

Viitorul Şelimbăr Universitatea Cluj
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 1 Played P 3 5 11
4 4 1 Won W 1 3 9
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
5 1 0 Lost L 2 2 2
10 8 1 Scored S 4 8 20
16 5 0 Conceded C 5 5 7
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 73%
45% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 55%
18% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 18%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 20% 27%
27% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 60% 64%
45% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 9%
 
4.3 5.7 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.2 4.8
5 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.4 3.2
2.9 3 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 3.6 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 12.3 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.4 11
3.3 4.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.2 4.7
28% 32% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 38% 36%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Universitatea Cluj have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr 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 11 10 0 1 27 2 6 6 0 0 15 0 5 4 0 1 12 2 25 30
2 Universitatea Cluj 11 9 0 2 20 7 6 6 0 0 12 2 5 3 0 2 8 5 13 27
3 Concordia Chiajna 11 8 2 1 15 4 6 4 2 0 8 3 5 4 0 1 7 1 11 26
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hermannstadt 11 7 4 0 25 10 6 5 1 0 19 7 5 2 3 0 6 3 15 25
5 SCM Gloria Buzau 11 6 3 2 36 9 5 2 2 1 20 4 6 4 1 1 16 5 27 21
6 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 11 6 3 2 17 8 6 4 2 0 12 3 5 2 1 2 5 5 9 21
7 Metaloglobus 11 5 2 4 15 16 5 2 2 1 8 7 6 3 0 3 7 9 -1 17
8 Unirea Slobozia 11 4 4 3 15 9 5 2 1 2 4 4 6 2 3 1 11 5 6 16
9 Viitorul Şelimbăr 11 4 2 5 10 16 6 4 1 1 8 5 5 0 1 4 2 11 -6 14
10 Ripensia Timisoara 11 3 4 4 13 16 6 1 3 2 6 9 5 2 1 2 7 7 -3 13
11 Sirineasa 11 3 4 4 11 14 5 2 1 2 5 8 6 1 3 2 6 6 -3 13
12 Csikszereda 11 4 1 6 14 19 5 2 0 3 8 9 6 2 1 3 6 10 -5 13
13 CSM Iasi 11 4 0 7 15 15 5 1 0 4 3 6 6 3 0 3 12 9 0 12
14 Unirea Dej 11 3 3 5 10 12 6 2 2 2 7 7 5 1 1 3 3 5 -2 12
15 ASU Poli Timisoara 11 3 1 7 12 18 5 1 1 3 5 7 6 2 0 4 7 11 -6 10
16 Brasov Steagul Renast 11 2 3 6 9 21 6 2 1 3 6 14 5 0 2 3 3 7 -12 9
17 Unirea Constanta 11 2 1 8 9 33 5 1 0 4 3 12 6 1 1 4 6 21 -24 7
18 Dunarea Calarasi 11 0 3 8 8 24 5 0 1 4 4 11 6 0 2 4 4 13 -16 3
19 Astra 11 4 4 3 13 10 6 3 1 2 8 5 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 2
20 Dacia Unirea Braila 11 0 2 9 4 35 5 0 2 3 1 13 6 0 0 6 3 22 -31 2

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.