Universitatea Craiova vs Universitatea Cluj Prediction

Liga I Liga I · Regular Season - 8
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AI call Difficult Universitatea Craiova win or draw
58%
24%
18%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Universitatea Craiova vs Universitatea Cluj prediction: Sportiko gives Universitatea Craiova a 58% chance of winning, Universitatea Cluj 18% and the draw 24%. Last updated 7 Sep 2026, 19:24.

Timeline

25'
Yellow Card
28'
Alexandru Chipciu Yellow Card
45+1'
Issouf Macalou Yellow Card
HT 0–0
Assad Al-Hamlawi assist: Tudor Băluță
47' 1–0
Assad Al-Hamlawi assist: Carlos Mora
52' 2–0
54'
Gabriel Simion ⇄ Pedro Pinho
54'
Mouhamadou Drammeh ⇄ Marius Ștefănescu
Vladimir Screciu
55' 3–0
69'
Issouf Macalou ⇄ Dan Nistor
Assad Al-Hamlawi ⇄ Simon Elisor
75'
Alexandru Cicâldău ⇄ João Lameira
76'
Simon Elisor assist: Tudor Băluță
77' 4–0
David Matei ⇄ Luca Băsceanu
83'
Monday Etim ⇄ Heriberto Tavares
83'
83'
Oucasse Mendy ⇄ Andrei Gheorghiță
83'
Jovo Lukić ⇄ Alibek Aliev
Oleksandr Romanchuk ⇄ Alexandru Crețu
86'
FT 4–0
Universitatea Craiova

Match Stats

Universitatea Cluj
53% Ball Possession 47%
18 Total Shots 8
7 Shots on Goal 3
6 Shots off Goal 4
5 Blocked Shots 1
16 Shots insidebox 2
2 Shots outsidebox 6
5 Corner Kicks 5
0 Offsides 4
8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Goalkeeper Saves 3
455 Total passes 417
386 Passes accurate 338
6 Free Kicks 8
Universitatea Craiova
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
9 Assad Al-Hamlawi F 9.1 75' 2 6 12 (9%)
6 Vladimir Screciu D 8.2 90' 1 2 64 (55%) 1
8 Tudor Băluță M 8.1 90' 2 1 45 (37%) 2
22 Simon Elisor F 7.5 15' 1 1 2
17 Carlos Mora M 7.4 90' 1 27 (21%) 3
21 Laurenţiu Popescu G 7.2 90' 24 (20%)
11 Nicușor Bancu M 7.2 90' 2 39 (35%) 2
24 Nikola Stevanović D 7.1 90' 54 (52%) 2
3 Oleksandr Romanchuk D 7.0 86' 2 66 (59%) 2
20 Alexandru Cicâldău M 6.9 76' 1 42 (35%) 1
16 João Lameira M 6.6 14' 9 (8%) 1
4 Alexandru Crețu M 6.5 4' 5 (3%)
29 Luca Băsceanu M 6.5 7' 1
19 Heriberto Tavares D 6.4 7' 1 (1%)
30 David Matei F 6.3 83' 1 35 (26%) 3
12 Monday Etim F 6.3 83' 2 30 (26%) 1
Universitatea Cluj
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
11 Marius Ștefănescu F 6.9 36' 1 10 (9%)
94 Ovidiu Bic M 6.5 90' 46 (42%) 2
6 Iulian Cristea D 6.4 90' 2 53 (49%) 2
25 Alibek Aliev F 6.3 7'
77 Andrei Gheorghiță F 6.3 7' 3 (3%)
18 Pedro Pinho M 6.2 36' 2 28 (21%) 1
17 Jovo Lukić F 6.1 83' 1 19 (11%) 1
29 Oucasse Mendy M 6.0 83' 1 18 (14%)
22 Florent Poulolo D 5.9 90' 50 (43%)
27 Alexandru Chipciu D 5.9 90' 49 (41%) 3
10 Dan Nistor M 5.8 21' 20 (17%)
1 Ștefan Lefter G 5.8 90' 27 (15%)
7 Mouhamadou Drammeh M 5.6 54' 17 (13%)
98 Gabriel Simion M 5.5 54' 19 (19%)
24 Dino Mikanović D 5.4 90' 37 (30%) 2
19 Issouf Macalou M 4.7 69' 1 20 (11%) 1
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Confidence Medium (58%)

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Home
58%
45%
Draw
24%
45%
Away
18%
10%

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Players in form

Universitatea Craiova
A. Al Hamlawi 4 gls
S. Elisor 4 gls
Universitatea Cluj
A. Aliev 6 gls

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Head to Head: Universitatea Craiova vs Universitatea Cluj

No head-to-head history found between these teams.

Universitatea Craiova — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
19 Sep H FCSB W 5 - 0
13 Sep A Corvinul Hunedoara W 0 - 1
07 Sep H Universitatea Cluj W 4 - 0
03 Sep A FC Bacau W 1 - 2
31 Aug A Rapid D 1 - 1

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

Liga I Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Dinamo Bucuresti
10 7 2 1 +16 23
2
Rapid
10 6 3 1 +8 21
3
Universitatea Craiova
10 6 2 2 +15 20
4
Petrolul Ploiesti
10 6 1 3 +1 19
5
Universitatea Cluj
9 5 0 4 +1 15
6
Farul Constanta
10 3 5 2 0 14
7
Corvinul Hunedoara
10 3 4 3 +2 13
8
CFR 1907 Cluj
9 4 1 4 +1 13
9
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
10 3 4 3 -3 13
10
Uta Arad
10 3 3 4 -1 12
11
FCSB
10 3 3 4 -4 12
12
FC Botosani
10 2 5 3 +2 11
13
Arges Pitesti
10 3 2 5 -4 11
14
Oţelul
10 2 4 4 -4 10
15
FC Voluntari
10 2 2 6 -13 8
16
Csikszereda
10 0 1 9 -17 1

Universitatea Craiova

Formation: 3-4-3 Coach: Filipe Coelho
21 Popescu
6 Screciu
24 Stevanović
3 Romanchuk
11 Bancu
20 Cicâldău
8 Băluță
17 Mora
12 Etim
9 Hamlawi
30 Matei

Starting XI

# Player Pos
21 L. Popescu G
3 O. Romanchuk D
24 N. Stevanović D
6 V. Screciu D
17 C. Mora M
8 T. Băluță M
20 A. Cicâldău M
11 N. Bancu M
30 D. Matei F
9 A. Al Hamlawi F
12 M. Etim F

Substitutes

16 João Lameira M
90 R. Sava G
23 Samuel Teles M
31 R. Webster D
19 Heriberto Tavares D
29 L. Băsceanu M
4 A. Crețu M
22 S. Elisor F
1 A. Maxim G
7 S. Nsimba F
18 M. Rădulescu M

Universitatea Cluj

Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: C. Bergodi
1 Lefter
27 Chipciu
6 Cristea
22 Poulolo
24 Mikanović
98 Simion
94 Bic
29 Mendy
7 Drammeh
19 Macalou
17 Lukić

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 Ştefan Daniel Lefter G
24 D. Mikanović D
22 F. Poulolo D
6 I. Cristea D
27 A. Chipciu D
94 O. Bic M
98 G. Simion M
19 I. Macalou M
7 M. Drammeh M
29 O. Mendy M
17 J. Lukić F

Substitutes

18 Pedro Pinho M
23 E. Capradossi D
12 A. Friday M
77 A. Gheorghiță F
20 N. Loosli D
93 N. Michael G
21 D. Moldovan G
10 D. Nistor M
96 L. Pall F
59 Ionel Alin Techereș D
11 M. Ștefănescu F
25 A. Aliev F

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