Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Liga I · Romania · Regular Season - 9 · Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca · Ref Szabolcs Kovacs, Romania

Universitatea Cluj stats & fixtures · Oţelul stats & fixtures

Universitatea Cluj beat Oţelul 3–0 in Liga I on 14 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.77–0.26. Universitatea Cluj had 58% of the ball.

Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul match statistics

Universitatea ClujOţelul

58% Ball possession 42%
1.77 Expected goals (xG) 0.26
12 Total shots 6
3 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 4
3 Corners 4
14 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
538 Passes 392
88% Pass accuracy 81%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

31' Goal O. Bic (assist D. Nistor) Universitatea Cluj
48' Yellow card M. Zhelev Oţelul
58' Yellow card D. Codrea Universitatea Cluj
64' Yellow card A. Ciobanu Oţelul
65' Yellow card Pedro Pinho Universitatea Cluj
74' Yellow card A. Ciobanu Oţelul
74' Red card A. Ciobanu Oţelul
77' Yellow card T. Lungu Oţelul
80' Goal O. Mendy Universitatea Cluj
90' Penalty scored A. Aliev Universitatea Cluj

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Universitatea Cluj

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Cristiano Bergodi

1 Ştefan Daniel Lefter

27 A. Chipciu 8 D. Codrea 6 I. Cristea 24 D. Mikanović

94 O. Bic 7 M. Drammeh

29 O. Mendy 10 D. Nistor 19 I. Macalou

17 J. Lukić

Bench N. Michael , D. Moldovan , A. Friday , E. Capradossi , F. Poulolo , A. ChinteÈ™ , Ionel Alin Techereș , G. Simion , Pedro Pinho , A. Gheorghiță , A. Aliev , M. Ștefănescu

Oţelul

Confirmed 4-4-2 Stjepan Tomas

1 C. Dur-Bozoancă

5 H. Sylla 6 P. Iacob 3 G. Christopoulos 2 M. Zhelev

10 Andrézinho 39 T. Lungu 17 A. Ciobanu 30 M. Frunza

27 Pedro Nuno 11 Ze Turbo

Bench M. Contra , D. Zator , D. Neicu , Rafael Brito , D. Aftene , João Paulo , D. Bordun , Mehmet Titiz , A. Balanica

Form guide

Universitatea Cluj at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.7 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Oţelul away

1–4–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Feb 26	Universitatea Cluj v Oţelul	4–0
25 Oct 25	Oţelul v Universitatea Cluj	1–2
21 Feb 25	Oţelul v Universitatea Cluj	0–1
18 Oct 24	Universitatea Cluj v Oţelul	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul head-to-head record