CFR Cluj

CFR Cluj

VS Scheduled Thursday 8 Oct 202618:30

Romania 26/27 Superliga · Matchday 4

U. Cluj

Head-to-head overview

18 meetings

CFR ClujWins: 10
Draws11.1% of meetings: 2
U. ClujWins: 6

Goals per match: 3.06
Over 2.5 goals: 66.7%
Both teams scored: 55.6%

Date	Season	Match
2026-04-25	25/26	CFR Cluj1–0U. Cluj
2026-03-16	25/26	U. Cluj2–1CFR Cluj
2026-02-07	25/26	CFR Cluj3–2U. Cluj
2025-09-29	25/26	U. Cluj2–2CFR Cluj
2025-05-03	24/25	CFR Cluj1–0U. Cluj
2025-03-31	24/25	U. Cluj1–0CFR Cluj
2024-12-09	24/25	U. Cluj3–2CFR Cluj
2024-08-04	24/25	CFR Cluj2–3U. Cluj
2023-12-21	23/24	CFR Cluj4–0U. Cluj
2023-08-21	23/24	U. Cluj3–4CFR Cluj
2023-03-13	22/23	CFR Cluj4–0U. Cluj
2022-10-23	22/23	U. Cluj1–2CFR Cluj
2015-04-10	14/15	U. Cluj1–0CFR Cluj
2014-09-29	14/15	CFR Cluj1–0U. Cluj
2014-03-24	13/14	CFR Cluj1–2U. Cluj
2013-09-15	13/14	U. Cluj0–0CFR Cluj
2013-05-29	12/13	CFR Cluj3–1U. Cluj
2012-11-24	12/13	U. Cluj1–2CFR Cluj

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	CFR Cluj3–1FC Botosani
2026-09-13	26/27	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe3–1CFR Cluj
2026-09-12	26/27	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe3–1CFR Cluj
2026-09-04	26/27	CFR Cluj0–0Farul Constanta
2026-08-29	26/27	Csikszereda M. Ciuc2–3CFR Cluj
2026-08-23	26/27	CFR Cluj1–0FCSB
2026-08-16	26/27	Corvinul3–0CFR Cluj
2026-08-02	26/27	FC Rapid Bucuresti3–1CFR Cluj

U. Cluj

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	FC Voluntari0–2U. Cluj
2026-09-14	26/27	U. Cluj3–0Otelul
2026-09-07	26/27	Univ. Craiova4–0U. Cluj
2026-08-28	26/27	U. Cluj2–3Petrolul
2026-08-22	26/27	Dinamo Bucuresti2–1U. Cluj
2026-08-17	26/27	U. Cluj2–1UTA Arad
2026-08-03	26/27	U. Cluj2–1FC Botosani
2026-07-26	26/27	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe1–0U. Cluj

CFR Cluj U. Cluj

Wins

38%

50%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

Both teams scored

62%

50%

Clean sheets

25%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

CFR Cluj

Home · Superliga

Home			Away		1st goal
9	CFR Cluj		FC Rapid Bucuresti	1
9	CFR Cluj		Univ. Craiova	2
9	CFR Cluj		Dinamo Bucuresti	3
9	CFR Cluj		Petrolul	4
9	CFR Cluj		Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe	5
9	CFR Cluj		U. Cluj	6
9	CFR Cluj	0–0	Farul Constanta	7	–
9	CFR Cluj		Corvinul	8
9 · CFR Cluj
9	CFR Cluj	3–1	FC Botosani	10	24′ Home
9	CFR Cluj		UTA Arad	11
9	CFR Cluj	1–0	FCSB	12	77′ Home
9	CFR Cluj		FC Arges	13
9	CFR Cluj		Otelul	14
9	CFR Cluj	5–0	FC Voluntari	15	26′ Home
9	CFR Cluj		Csikszereda M. Ciuc	16

U. Cluj

Away · Superliga

Home			Away		1st goal
1	FC Rapid Bucuresti		U. Cluj	6
2	Univ. Craiova	4–0	U. Cluj	6	47′ Home
3	Dinamo Bucuresti	2–1	U. Cluj	6	34′ Home
4	Petrolul		U. Cluj	6
5	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe	1–0	U. Cluj	6	22′ Home
6 · U. Cluj
7	Farul Constanta		U. Cluj	6
8	Corvinul		U. Cluj	6
9	CFR Cluj		U. Cluj	6
10	FC Botosani		U. Cluj	6
11	UTA Arad		U. Cluj	6
12	FCSB		U. Cluj	6
13	FC Arges		U. Cluj	6
14	Otelul		U. Cluj	6
15	FC Voluntari	0–2	U. Cluj	6	73′ Away
16	Csikszereda M. Ciuc		U. Cluj	6

CFR Cluj Home U. Cluj Away

Wins

75%

25%

Over 1.5

50%

75%

Over 2.5

50%

Over 3.5

50%

25%

Both teams scored

25%

Clean sheets

75%

25%

Scores first

75%

25%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Superliga · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

CFR Cluj

10 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away6 matches	Overall10 matches
Points / match	2.50	0.50	1.30
Draws	25.0%	0.0%	10.0%
Goals scored / match	2.25	1.17	1.60
Goals conceded / match	0.25	2.67	1.70
Total goals / match	2.50	3.83	3.30
Failed to score	25.0%	16.7%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	0.0%	20.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 3	67%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	3	0
31–45	2	0
46–60	1	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	3	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

U. Cluj

9 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away4 matches	Overall9 matches
Points / match	2.40	0.75	1.67
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	2.20	0.75	1.56
Goals conceded / match	1.20	1.75	1.44
Total goals / match	3.40	2.50	3.00
Failed to score	0.0%	50.0%	22.2%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	50.0%	22.2%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 1	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 3	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	1
31–45	0	1
46–60	0	4
61–75	1	0
76–90	2	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	CFR Cluj	Draw	U. Cluj	How it works
Strength (Elo)	37.9%	28.8%	33.3%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	23.2%	23.7%	52.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.06–1.73 Model expected goals

52.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

53.2% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 11.3%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-111.3%

0-110.6%

1-29.7%

0-29.2%

1-06.5%

0-06.1%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	CFR Cluj	U. Cluj	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1571	1606	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-85	-58	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1550	1556	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
CFR Cluj	0.89	0.78	0.67	0.89
U. Cluj	0.44	1.11	0.56	0.89

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
CFR Cluj	8%	25%	15%	25%	28%
U. Cluj	2%	25%	15%	28%	30%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.11 CFR Cluj at home, 9 matches

1.20 U. Cluj away, 10 matches

19d Days of rest for CFR Cluj

18d Days of rest for U. Cluj

— Manager of CFR Cluj

— Manager of U. Cluj

0 Matches for CFR Cluj in the last 14 days

0 Matches for U. Cluj in the last 14 days

11 Points for CFR Cluj behind the leaders, and 1 above the relegation zone

9 Points for U. Cluj behind the leaders, and 3 above the relegation zone

2.45 League goals per match

27.8% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents CFR Cluj, the right bar represents U. Cluj.

On the ball

20 matches

5.67

corners

4.89

10.44

fouls

11.0

1.5

yellow cards

2.33

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
CFR Cluj	WLLDWWLLWL	1.30	1.60–1.70	1W
U. Cluj	WWLLLWWLWD	1.60	1.50–1.40	2W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
CFR Cluj	4	2	3	0	1
U. Cluj	3	2	4	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

CFR Cluj

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

U. Cluj

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.