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The Liga 1 Play Offs game on Wednesday sees Universitatea Cluj go up against CSM Politehnica Iași.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Universitatea Cluj v CSM Politehnica Iași are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Universitatea Cluj
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Universitatea Cluj will be hoping for a better result after the 1-0 Liga 1 Play Offs defeat last time out to Oţelul Galaţi.
In that match, Universitatea Cluj managed 58% possession and 11 shots at goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Oţelul Galaţi got 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that much solidity has been shown by the Universitatea Cluj rearguard. Universitatea Cluj have been mean at the back, seeing the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past six matches standing at 4. In any event, we must now wait to see if that pattern might persist in this upcoming match or not.
CSM Politehnica Iași
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CSM Politehnica Iași will go into the clash following a 3-1 Liga 1 Play Offs win with the eclipse of Voluntari in their most recent match.
In that game, CSM Politehnica Iași managed 49% possession and 15 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For CSM Politehnica Iași, goals were scored by Sergiu Buș (13') and Shayon Harrison (83'). For their opponents, Voluntari got 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Adam Nemec (50') was the scorer for Voluntari.
The numbers tell their own story, and CSM Politehnica Iași have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 6 goals in total. Defensively, CSM Politehnica Iași just haven’t been too solid at all.
↔️ Head to head
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Liga I match day 23 on 28/01/2024 and the score finished CSM Politehnica Iași 1-0 Universitatea Cluj.
That day, CSM Politehnica Iași managed 46% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Sergiu Buș (86').
Universitatea Cluj got 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
📋 Team News: Universitatea Cluj
The Universitatea Cluj manager Ioan Sabău will be grateful to have no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game with a completely healthy squad ready to go.
We are thinking that șepcile roșii will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Andrei Gorcea, Dorinel Oancea, Thalisson, Lucas Masoero, Alexandru Chipciu, Ovidiu Bic, K. Grobry Doukoure, Ante Roguljic, Gabriel Simion, Roger and Daniel Popa.
ℹ️ Team News: CSM Politehnica Iași
Thanks to a completely injury-free squad available for selection, the CSM Politehnica Iași boss Leontin Grozavu does not have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game.
We’re of the thinking that Alb-Albaştrii seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Silviu Lung Jr., Todor Todoroski, Florin Ilie, Nicolas Samayoa, Rares Ispas, Catalin Itu, Carlos Jatoba, Stefan Stefanovici, Alin Roman, Adel Bettaieb and Sergiu Bus.
⚡ Prediction
We’re of the opinion that CSM Politehnica Iași would be disappointed if they were not to score against this Universitatea Cluj team, however it might not quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re going for a 2-1 winning margin for Universitatea Cluj at the end of the match. It’s a very tough call.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 13:01 24/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Universitatea Cluj
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Cluj Arena (3,201)
Captain: Alexandru Chipciu
Chairman: Radu Costantea
Manager: Ioan Sabău
Competitions: Liga I position 7, Liga 1 Play Offs (Play-Out)
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 64 | DWWWL |
2 |
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30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 55 | WLWDW |
3 |
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30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 53 | WWDDW |
4 |
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30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | DWWDW |
5 |
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30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 43 | WDLDD |
6 |
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30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 43 | LDWWW |
7 |
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30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | -3 | 42 | DDWWD |
8 |
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30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 40 | WWLWL |
9 |
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30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 40 | LWLWL |
10 |
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30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | -3 | 35 | WLLLL |
11 |
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30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | -5 | 34 | LDDLD |
12 |
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30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -11 | 33 | LWDDD |
13 |
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30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -7 | 31 | LLDLL |
14 |
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30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 29 | WLWDW |
15 |
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30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 28 | LLLLD |
16 |
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30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -22 | 21 | DLLLD |
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CSM Politehnica Iași |
Oţelul Galaţi |
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Petrolul Ploieşti |
Hermannstadt |
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UTA Arad |
CSM Politehnica Iași |
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UTA Arad |
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Voluntari |
Dinamo Bucharest |
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FC U Craiova |
Botoșani |
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CSM Politehnica Iași |
Universitatea Cluj |
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Botoșani |
Universitatea Cluj |
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Farul Constanța |
Universitatea Cluj |
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Steaua Bucharest |
Universitatea Cluj |
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UTA Arad |
Universitatea Cluj |
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Hermannstadt |
Universitatea Cluj |
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Oţelul Galaţi |
Oţelul Galaţi |
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CSM Politehnica Iași |
FC U Craiova |
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Petrolul Ploieşti |
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Botoșani |
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Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe |
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Universitatea Craiova |
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Universitatea Cluj |
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Dinamo Bucharest |
Voluntari |
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Hermannstadt |
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Petrolul Ploieşti |