Cluj vs Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

CFR Cluj

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Cluj will be wanting a better result here following the 5-1 Liga 1 Play Offs loss in their previous game against Farul Constanța.

In that match, CFR Cluj had 50% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Farul Constanța got 20 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Louis Munteanu (22'), Constantin Grameni (67') and Cristian Ganea (83') scored for Farul Constanța.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that CFR Cluj have shown defensive steel. The reality is that CFR Cluj have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 10 goals on the way.

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe

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In their previous game, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe drew 2-2 in the Liga 1 Play Offs tie with Steaua Bucharest.

In that match, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe managed 55% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, goals were scored by Roland Varga (23') and Florin Ștefan (71'). On the other side, FCSB got 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Florinel Coman (9') and David Miculescu (34') scored for Steaua Bucharest.

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have had no problems opening up opposition defences leading up to this encounter, scoring 7 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same games. Still, it remains to be seen if such a trend will persist here in this game.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 06/03/2023 tells us that Cluj have won 3 of these games & Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1, with the number of draws being 2.

An aggregate of 18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from Ceferiștii and 7 netted by Alb-roșii. That is an average goals per game value of 3.

The previous league fixture featuring the two was Liga 1 Play Offs match day 2 on 29/03/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1-1 CFR Cluj.

That day, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe had 46% possession and 10 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Marius Ștefănescu (9').

On the other side, CFR Cluj had 16 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Matija Boben (21') scored.

📰 Team News: Cluj

The Cluj manager Andrea Mandorlini doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of before this game owing to a completely injury-free group to choose from.

📰 Team News: Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe

With a completely injury-free group available for selection, the Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe boss Liviu Ciobotariu has no fitness worries whatsoever coming into this game.

💡 Prediction

CFR Cluj will probably score a couple of goals when they face Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, who will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet.

Our selection here is for a controlled 2-0 winning margin for CFR Cluj when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 12:01 25/04/2024