Universitatea Cluj vs Petrolul Ploiesti Prediction
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
AI call
Difficult Universitatea Cluj win or draw
52%
28%
20%
Home Win
Draw
Away Win
Universitatea Cluj vs Petrolul Ploiesti prediction: Sportiko gives Universitatea Cluj a 52% chance of winning, Petrolul Ploiesti 20% and the draw 28%. Last updated 28 Aug 2026, 19:56.
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Timeline
⚽
0–1
3'
Alejandro Bran
assist: Rodrigo Martins
Jovo Lukić
11'
⚽
1–1
⚽
1–2
34'
Robert Jerdea
HT 1–2
Pedro Pinho
⇄ Adams Friday
46'
⇄
⚽
1–3
49'
Dan N'Lundulu
Jovo Lukić
assist: Dan Nistor
55'
⚽
2–3
Dino Mikanović
58'
⇄
Dan Nistor
⇄ Marius Ștefănescu
58'
⇄
⇄
61'
Robert Jerdea
⇄ Lucho Vega
Marius Ștefănescu
Yellow Card
62'
▮
▮
64'
Paul Papp
Yellow Card
⇄
76'
Rodrigo Martins
⇄ Tiberiu Căpuşă
⇄
76'
Dan N'Lundulu
⇄ Adam Zaian
⇄
76'
Mark Țuțu
⇄ David Paraschiv
Dorin Codrea
⇄ Florent Poulolo
79'
⇄
Issouf Macalou
Yellow Card
80'
▮
⇄
81'
Sergiu Hanca
⇄ Calal Huseinov
▮
90+4'
Alejandro Bran
Yellow Card
FT 2–3
Universitatea Cluj
Match Stats
Petrolul Ploiesti
71%
Ball Possession
29%
Expected Goals (xG)
20
Total Shots
11
9
Shots on Goal
8
5
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
0
15
Shots insidebox
4
5
Shots outsidebox
7
9
Corner Kicks
4
1
Offsides
0
9
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
Red Cards
5
Goalkeeper Saves
7
513
Total passes
221
443
Passes accurate
158
86%
Passes %
71%
goals_prevented
Universitatea Cluj
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jovo Lukić F | 9.3 | 88' | 2 | – | 4 | 21 (18%) | 1 |
| 19 Issouf Macalou F | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | 2 | 38 (28%) | – |
| 12 Adams Friday M | 6.9 | 43' | – | – | 1 | 23 (19%) | 3 |
| 7 Mouhamadou Drammeh M | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | 1 | 58 (50%) | – |
| 94 Ovidiu Bic M | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | – | 82 (73%) | – |
| 25 Alibek Aliev F | 6.6 | 30' | – | – | 2 | 2 (2%) | – |
| 1 Ștefan Lefter G | 6.6 | 88' | – | – | – | 17 (14%) | – |
| 10 Dan Nistor M | 6.5 | 58' | – | 1 | 3 | 27 (23%) | 1 |
| 27 Alexandru Chipciu D | 6.5 | 88' | – | – | – | 49 (37%) | 3 |
| 8 Dorin Codrea D | 6.5 | 79' | – | – | – | 70 (63%) | 1 |
| 24 Dino Mikanović D | 6.3 | 58' | – | – | – | 32 (29%) | – |
| 22 Florent Poulolo D | 6.3 | 9' | – | – | – | 5 (5%) | – |
| 11 Marius Ștefănescu F | 6.3 | 30' | – | – | 1 | 13 (11%) | – |
| 6 Iulian Cristea D | 6.2 | 88' | – | – | – | 57 (55%) | 1 |
| 18 Pedro Pinho M | 6.2 | 45' | – | – | – | 19 (16%) | 1 |
Petrolul Ploiesti
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Alejandro Bran M | 7.9 | 88' | 1 | – | 2 | 28 (23%) | 2 |
| 98 Robert Jerdea M | 7.5 | 61' | 1 | – | 1 | 11 (7%) | 1 |
| 20 Sergiu Hanca M | 7.0 | 81' | – | – | – | 30 (25%) | 2 |
| 19 Léo Teixeira M | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | 3 | 18 (11%) | 4 |
| 38 Lukáš Zima G | 6.7 | 88' | – | – | – | 21 (6%) | – |
| 7 Rodrigo Martins M | 6.7 | 76' | – | 1 | 2 | 14 (12%) | – |
| 22 Mark Țuțu D | 6.7 | 76' | – | – | – | 23 (16%) | 2 |
| 8 Lucho Vega M | 6.7 | 27' | – | – | 1 | 7 (7%) | – |
| 21 David Paraschiv M | 6.6 | 12' | – | – | – | 1 (1%) | 2 |
| 9 Dan N'Lundulu F | 6.6 | 76' | 1 | – | 1 | 12 (7%) | – |
| 2 Andres Dumitrescu D | 6.5 | 88' | – | – | – | 22 (18%) | 1 |
| 66 Tiberiu Căpuşă D | 6.3 | 12' | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 Adam Zaian D | 6.3 | 12' | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 71 Breston Malula D | 6.3 | 88' | – | – | – | 17 (14%) | – |
| 4 Paul Papp D | 6.2 | 88' | – | – | – | 17 (11%) | 1 |
| 18 Calal Huseinov D | — | 7' | – | – | – | – | – |
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45%
Draw
28%
45%
Away
20%
10%
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Universitatea Cluj
A. Aliev
6 gls
Petrolul Ploiesti
B. Malula
3 gls
D. Nlundulu
3 gls
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1
Universitatea Cluj Wins
0
Draws
0
Petrolul Ploiesti Wins
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2026 | Universitatea Cluj | 1 - 0 | Petrolul Ploiesti |
Universitatea Cluj — Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | A FC Voluntari | W | 0 - 2 |
| 14 Sep | H Oţelul | W | 3 - 0 |
| 07 Sep | A Universitatea Craiova | L | 4 - 0 |
| 01 Sep | H Petrolul Ploiesti | W | 1 - 0 |
| 28 Aug | H Petrolul Ploiesti | L | 2 - 3 |
Petrolul Ploiesti — Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep | H Csikszereda | W | 2 - 0 |
| 14 Sep | A FCSB | D | 2 - 2 |
| 06 Sep | H Corvinul Hunedoara | W | 2 - 0 |
| 01 Sep | A Universitatea Cluj | L | 1 - 0 |
| 28 Aug | A Universitatea Cluj | W | 2 - 3 |
Liga I Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dinamo Bucuresti
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 23 |
| 2 |
Rapid
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 |
Universitatea Craiova
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 |
Petrolul Ploiesti
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 19 |
| 5 |
Universitatea Cluj
|
9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 |
| 6 |
Farul Constanta
|
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 |
Corvinul Hunedoara
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 |
| 8 |
CFR 1907 Cluj
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 |
| 9 |
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 |
Uta Arad
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 |
FCSB
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 |
FC Botosani
|
10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 11 |
| 13 |
Arges Pitesti
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 |
Oţelul
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 |
FC Voluntari
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 8 |
| 16 |
Csikszereda
|
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 1 |
Petrolul Ploiesti
Formation: 4-1-4-1
Coach: Ricardo Sousa
38
Zima
2
Dumitrescu
71
Malula
4
Papp
22
Țuțu
20
Hanca
7
Martins
10
Bran
98
Jerdea
19
Teixeira
9
N'Lundulu
Starting XI
| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Lukáš Zima | G |
| 22 | Mark Țuțu | D |
| 4 | Paul Papp | D |
| 71 | Breston Malula | D |
| 2 | Andres Dumitrescu | D |
| 20 | Sergiu Hanca | M |
| 19 | Léo Teixeira | M |
| 98 | Robert Jerdea | M |
| 10 | Alejandro Bran | M |
| 7 | Rodrigo Martins | M |
| 9 | Dan N'Lundulu | F |
Substitutes
| 8 | Lucho Vega | M |
| 1 | Ștefan Rădulescu | G |
| 30 | Rareș Leescu | D |
| 24 | Adam Zaian | D |
| 18 | Calal Huseinov | D |
| 29 | Kilian Ludewig | D |
| 66 | Tiberiu Căpuşă | D |
| 21 | David Paraschiv | M |
| 80 | Mario Ioniță | M |
| 28 | Marius Costache | M |
| 40 | Rareș Manolache | F |
Universitatea Cluj
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Coach: Cristiano Bergodi
1
Lefter
27
Chipciu
8
Codrea
6
Cristea
24
Mikanović
18
Pinho
94
Bic
7
Drammeh
10
Nistor
19
Macalou
17
Lukić
Starting XI
| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ștefan Lefter | G |
| 24 | Dino Mikanović | D |
| 6 | Iulian Cristea | D |
| 8 | Dorin Codrea | D |
| 27 | Alexandru Chipciu | D |
| 7 | Mouhamadou Drammeh | M |
| 94 | Ovidiu Bic | M |
| 18 | Pedro Pinho | M |
| 10 | Dan Nistor | M |
| 17 | Jovo Lukić | F |
| 19 | Issouf Macalou | F |
Substitutes
| 12 | Adams Friday | M |
| 11 | Marius Ștefănescu | F |
| 25 | Alibek Aliev | F |
| 21 | Denis Moldovan | G |
| 93 | Neofytos Michail | G |
| 2 | Alin Chinteș | D |
| 59 | Alin Techereș | D |
| 26 | Jonathan Cissé | D |
| 22 | Florent Poulolo | D |
| 98 | Gabriel Simion | M |
| 96 | Lukas Pall | F |