📏 Form Guide

Hermannstadt

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Hermannstadt will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 1-0 Liga 1 Play Offs loss in their previous game against Voluntari.

In that game, Hermannstadt had 54% possession and 15 shots at goal with 4 on target. Voluntari had 11 shots on goal with 5 on target.

A recurring aspect of recent Hermannstadt games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.

From their prior sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on both teams scoring would have lost. Such a trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.

Universitatea Cluj

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In their last game, Universitatea Cluj drew 0-0 in the Liga 1 Play Offs tie with UTA Arad.

In that match, Universitatea Cluj managed 63% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 on target. UTA Arad had 4 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

A run of very capable showings from the Universitatea Cluj defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 0 from their last 6 fixtures combined. During the same time, their forwards have scored 5.

↔️ Head to head

A quick look at past results between these clubs going back to 12/06/2019 reveals that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Hermannstadt. They have not been able to register any wins whatsoever whereas Universitatea Cluj have maintained the edge over them, finishing as winners in 83% of those games played.

An aggregate of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 4 for Sibienii and 9 for șepcile roșii. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Liga I match day 22 on 20/01/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Universitatea Cluj 2-1 Hermannstadt.

In that match, Universitatea Cluj managed 58% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer was Alexandru Chipciu (65').

For their opponents, Hermannstadt got 5 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Alessandro Murgia (62') was the scorer.

ℹ️ Team News: Hermannstadt

The Hermannstadt boss Eugen Neagoe will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash with a completely injury-free group to choose from.

In our view, Sibienii may well line up in a 4-4-2 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Catalin Cabuz, Mihai Butean, Valerica Gaman, Florin Bejan, Raul Oprut, Silviu Balaure, Sota Mino, Alessandro Murgia, Ianis Stoica, Gabriel Iancu and Ruben Fonseca.

📰 Team News: Universitatea Cluj

Thanks to a fully healthy group to pick from, the Universitatea Cluj boss Ioan Sabău has no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match.

From our viewpoint, șepcile roșii will likely make use of a 4-4-2 system, starting Edvinas Gertmonas, Dorinel Oancea, Lucas Masoero, Thalisson, Alexandru Chipciu, Gabriel Simion, Ovidiu Bic, Robert Mihai Silaghi, Roger, Dan Nistor and Ante Roguljic.

⚡ Prediction

In our view, Universitatea Cluj have enough to score a goal against this Hermannstadt side, however it may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We are anticipating a very close game with a 2-1 winning score for Hermannstadt at the end of the 90 minutes. Looking forward to this.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 11:04 07/04/2024