Universitatea Cluj vs Arges Pitesti Prediction

Cluj Arena, Cluj Napoca·George Catalin Roman 19/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.0 / 10
AI Best Pick
65%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.60
SignalSOLIDModel67%SurpriseMediumGap+2.0%
Universitatea Cluj Rest
6 days
Arges Pitesti Rest
7 days

Universitatea Cluj vs Arges Pitesti: the result in context

Universitatea Cluj and Arges Pitesti drew 2-2 in the Liga I on 19 Oct 2026. Universitatea Cluj had gone in with the better form, having won 3 of their previous five against 1 for Arges Pitesti.

Their 8 previous meetings averaged 2.1 goals, with both teams scoring in 4 of them. Referee George Catalin Roman averages 3.73 cards a game, 0.73 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
63%1.60
X
22%3.77
2
15%5.23
Double Chance
1X
85%1.14
X2
37%2.23
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%1.89
No
50%1.80
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.95 + 0.84 = 2.79
Over 1.5
74%1.28
Over 2.5
53%1.92
Over 3.5
30%3.30
Under 1.5
26%3.40
Under 2.5
47%1.83
Under 3.5
70%1.29
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

13'Elio Capradossi INIulian Cristea out
24'Oucasse MendyNot retreating
25'Ricardo Matos(Penalty)
27'Jovo LukićAssist: Issouf Macalou
33'Mouhamadou Drammeh INPedro Pinho out
34'Jovo LukićFoul
38'Ionut Laurentiu RadescuFoul
44'Florin Gheorghe·BortaOG
45'Guilherme Garutti INTaylor Luvambo out
45'Tiago·Goncalves INPatrick dulcea out
62'Yanis PirvuAssist: Patrick dulcea
64'Dorinel·OanceaFoul
71'Oucasse Mendy INAlibek Aliev out
71'Issouf Macalou INJug Stanojev out
72'Claudiu Micovschi INSilviu Balaure out
75'Pedro PinhoFoul
75'Ionut Laurentiu Radescu INOluwatobiloba Alagbe out
81'Ricardo Matos INMendy Mamadou out
83'Silviu BalaureFoul
90+1'Patrick dulceaTime wasting

Lineups

Universitatea Cluj
4-1-4-1Coach: C. Bergodi
Arges Pitesti
3-4-1-2Coach: Bogdan Andone
Avg rating6.47
Avg rating6.38
Ştefan Daniel Lefter7.21Ş. Daniel Lefter
D. Mikanović6.424D. Mikanović
F. Poulolo6.222F. Poulolo
E. Capradossi6.123E. Capradossi
A. Chipciu6.527A. Chipciu
O. Bic6.894O. Bic
I. Macalou6.219I. Macalou
M. Drammeh6.07M. Drammeh
O. Mendy6.029O. Mendy
M. Ștefănescu7.011M. Ștefănescu
J. Lukić7.917J. Lukić
I. Nikić6.677I. Nikić
Guilherme Garutti6.115G. Garutti
L. Sadriu5.73L. Sadriu
F. Borţa6.323F. Borţa
A. Tofan6.32A. Tofan
D. Oancea5.826D. Oancea
I. Rădescu6.516I. Rădescu
Tiago Gonçalves6.025T. Gonçalves
Y. Pîrvu7.911Y. Pîrvu
C. Micovschi6.619C. Micovschi
Ricardo Matos7.417R. Matos

Universitatea Cluj Substitutes

6I. Cristea13'for Elio Capradossi6.7
25A. Aliev71'for Oucasse Mendy6.5
18Pedro Pinho33'for Mouhamadou Drammeh75'5.6
2A. Chinteș
12A. Friday
77A. Gheorghiță
93N. Michael
21D. Moldovan
96L. Pall
59Ionel Alin Techereș
33J. Stanojev71'for Issouf Macalou5.9

Arges Pitesti Substitutes

69O. Adefunyibomi75'for Ionut Laurentiu Radescu6.1
96S. Balaure72'for Claudiu Micovschi83'5.9
34C. Căbuz
20P. Dulcea45'for Tiago·Goncalves90+1'6.4
80X. Emmers
92T. Luvambo45'for Guilherme Garutti6.2
8M. Mamadou81'for Ricardo Matos6.5
18Daniel Sandu

Match Stats

Universitatea ClujArges Pitesti
52%Ball Possession48%
7Corner Kicks7
3Yellow Cards4
14Total Shots19
6Shots on Goal9
5Shots off Goal6
8Shots Inside Box11
6Shots Outside Box8
3Blocked Shots4
13Fouls19
2Offsides2
7Goalkeeper Saves5
318Total Passes304
239Passes Accurate211
18Free Kicks11

Team Comparison

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
Arges PitestiArges Pitesti
1655Elo Rating 1468
2.63Attack 0.76
1.60Defense 1.44
58%Hit Rate 0%
14.1Shots per Game 14.3
5.3Shots on Target 3.6
5.8Corners per Game 6.3
3.2Cards per Game 2.8

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+187 Elo
📊Home Overperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.7 vs 0.9 in first half)
Arges PitestiArges Pitesti
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.5 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj4Wins · 50%
Draws225%
Arges PitestiArges Pitesti2Wins · 25%
2.1Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored4 of 8
25%3+ goals2 of 8

Previous meetings

Liga I02/05/2026
Universitatea ClujArges Pitesti
10
Cupa României21/04/2026
Arges PitestiUniversitatea Cluj
4151
Liga I21/03/2026
Arges PitestiUniversitatea Cluj
01
Liga I03/02/2026
Universitatea ClujArges Pitesti
31
Liga I20/09/2025
Arges PitestiUniversitatea Cluj
10
Liga I20/03/2023
Universitatea ClujArges Pitesti
20
Liga I14/11/2022
Universitatea ClujArges Pitesti
11
Liga I29/07/2022
Arges PitestiUniversitatea Cluj
31

Recent Form

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
6W0D4L
12/10/2026
Universitatea ClujRapid
34
L
08/10/2026
CFR 1907 ClujUniversitatea Cluj
13
W
20/09/2026
FC VoluntariUniversitatea Cluj
02
W
14/09/2026
Universitatea ClujOţelul
30
W
07/09/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
40
L
01/09/2026
Universitatea ClujPetrolul Ploiesti
10
W
28/08/2026
Universitatea ClujPetrolul Ploiesti
23
L
22/08/2026
Dinamo BucurestiUniversitatea Cluj
21
L
17/08/2026
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
21
W
03/08/2026
Universitatea ClujFC Botosani
21
W
Arges PitestiArges Pitesti
1W3D6L
12/10/2026
Arges PitestiCFR 1907 Cluj
01
L
03/10/2026
Arges PitestiSlatina
00
D
30/09/2026
Arges PitestiCetate Deva
21
W
18/09/2026
RapidArges Pitesti
31
L
13/09/2026
Arges PitestiFC Botosani
11
D
07/09/2026
FC VoluntariArges Pitesti
10
L
02/09/2026
Arges PitestiFCSB
05
L
29/08/2026
Arges PitestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01
L
24/08/2026
OţelulArges Pitesti
10
L
14/08/2026
Arges PitestiFarul Constanta
11
D

Referee Profile

George Catalin Roman58 matches

3.73Cards per match
3.64Yellow cards per match
0.09Red cards per match
26.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

George Catalin Roman3.73
Other referees4.46

3.73 cards a match, 0.73 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.46).

Cards come from 11 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga I 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1393129:9+2030DWWWW
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1392232:9+2329WWWWW
3RapidRapid1383221:13+827LWWWW
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1372418:17+123WDLWD
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1371525:20+522WDLWW
6FCSBFCSB1363420:19+121WWWLD
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1355321:20+120WLWLW
8Uta AradUta Arad1353516:17-118WWLWL
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1352619:20-117DLWLW
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1344514:16-216LLWWL
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1335517:17014LLWLD
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe133558:18-1014LDLLW
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti133378:14-612LDLLD
14OţelulOţelul1325615:21-611LDLLL
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1322913:29-168LLLLL
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda1312109:26-175WDLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1329:930
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1332:929
3RapidRapid1321:1327
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1318:1723
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1325:2022
6FCSBFCSB1320:1921
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1321:2020
8Uta AradUta Arad1316:1718
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1319:2017
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1314:1616
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1317:1714
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe138:1814
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti138:1412
14OţelulOţelul1315:2111
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1313:298
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda139:265
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About the Universitatea Cluj vs Arges Pitesti forecast

The forecasts for this Liga I match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Universitatea Cluj and Arges Pitesti in the Liga I table

In the Liga I table, Universitatea Cluj are 5th and Arges Pitesti 13th, 10 points apart. League goal record so far: Universitatea Cluj 25-20, Arges Pitesti 8-14. The full standings are on the Liga I Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.