This fascinating Liga 1 Play Offs meeting will see Universitatea Cluj facing opposition from UTA Arad on Saturday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Universitatea Cluj v UTA Arad are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Universitatea Cluj
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Universitatea Cluj, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 3-0 Liga 1 Play Offs victory against Botoșani.
In that game, Universitatea Cluj managed 43% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Universitatea Cluj, goals were scored by Dan Nistor (15') and Ante Roguljić (76', 97'). For their opponents, Botoșani got 12 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Fewer than three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Universitatea Cluj have been participants. Breaking down the goal distribution from that period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 0 and Universitatea Cluj managed the sum of 5.
UTA Arad
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UTA Arad head into the game after a 4-3 Liga 1 Play Offs win over Voluntari in their previous fixture.
In that match, UTA Arad managed 50% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For UTA Arad, the scorers were João Pedro (37', 96'), Eric Johana Omondi (50') and Alexandru Tudorie (79'). On the other side, Voluntari got 23 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Adam Nemec (28') and Igor Armaş (45') scored for Voluntari.
Showing their partiality to high-scoring encounters, the back of the net has been hit 20 times in the last six matches in which UTA Arad have taken to the pitch, giving a mean average of 3.33 goals for each fixture. Opposition teams have hit 10 from this total. Having said that, time will tell whether that pattern will be maintained here in this game or not.
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Head to head
The last league match between these clubs was Liga I match day 24 on 04/02/2024 and the score finished Universitatea Cluj 1-3 UTA Arad.
In that game, Universitatea Cluj had 66% possession and 21 shots at goal with 4 on target.
On the other side, UTA Arad had 9 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Eric Johana Omondi (13', 55') and Kevin Luckassen (36') scored.
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Team News: Universitatea Cluj
The Universitatea Cluj boss Ioan Sabău will be thankful to have no fitness concerns to speak of before this game with a completely injury-free group to pick from.
In our view, șepcile roșii could opt for a 4-4-2 formation in the match with Edvinas Gertmonas, Dorinel Oancea, Lucas Masoero, Thalisson, Roger, Robert Mihai Silaghi, Gabriel Simion, Marco Ezio Fossati, Valentin Gheorghe, Dan Nistor and Daniel Popa.
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Team News: UTA Arad
Thanks to a completely healthy group to pick from, the UTA Arad manager Mircea Rednic doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game.
We are inclined to think that UTA Arad will likely play in a 4-3-3 system using Florin Iacob, Tiberiu Capusa, Alexandru Benga, Ibrahima Conte, Diogo Rodrigues, Marcelo Freitas, Cristian Mihai, Andrej Fabry, Rares Pop, Kevin Luckassen and Claudiu Micovschi.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that UTA Arad will really need to work well to score goals against this Universitatea Cluj lineup who we think will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
We’ve gone for a good tussle with a 1-0 winning score for Universitatea Cluj when the full-time whistle blows.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
22:00 28/03/2024
🏟️ 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)