Universitatea Cluj vs Uta Arad Prediction

Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca·Marian Barbu, Romania 17/08/2026

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
79%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.25
SignalHIGHModel60%SurpriseMediumGap-0.8%
Value Analysis
56%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.80
SignalNEUTRALModel53%SurpriseMediumGap+4.6%
Universitatea Cluj Rest
14 days
Uta Arad Rest
9 days

Universitatea Cluj vs Uta Arad: the result in context

Universitatea Cluj beat Uta Arad 2-1 in the Liga I on 17 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their history points to a close game: 10 previous meetings produced 1.3 goals a game.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
55%1.95
X
29%3.30
2
16%3.70
Double Chance
1X
84%1.25
X2
45%1.78
Both Teams to Score
Yes
56%1.80
No
44%1.90
Goals
Projected Goals: 2 + 1.09 = 3.09
Over 1.5
83%1.30
Over 2.5
59%2.00
Over 3.5
34%3.50
Under 1.5
17%3.20
Under 2.5
41%1.77
Under 3.5
66%1.26
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

23'O. Mendy INA. Friday out
36'Goal Disallowed - offsideD. Mikanovic
44'D. NistorFoul
45+1'A. AlievAssist: A. Friday
46'I. Sinani INM. Coman out
57'A. RomanFoul
58'M. Tzionis INJ. Papeau out
63'D. Nistor INM. Drammeh out
74'A. Aliev(Penalty)
75'A. Friday INA. Gheorghita out
75'R. Odada IND. Taroi out
85'A. DorobantuAssist: J. Papeau
89'J. PapeauFoul
90+2'A. GheorghitaSerious foul

Lineups

Universitatea Cluj
4-2-3-1Coach: Cristiano Bergodi
Uta Arad
4-2-3-1Coach: Adrian Mihalcea
Avg rating6.99
Avg rating6.66
Ștefan Lefter7.71Ș. Lefter
Dino Mikanović7.324D. Mikanović
Iulian Cristea6.76I. Cristea
Dorin Codrea7.38D. Codrea
Alexandru ChipciuC6.527A. Chipciu
Pedro Pinho6.918P. Pinho
Ovidiu Bic6.994O. Bic
Issouf Macalou6.719I. Macalou
Dan Nistor6.310D. Nistor
Oucasse Mendy7.229O. Mendy
Alibek Aliev7.525A. Aliev
Árpád Tordai7.096Á. Tordai
Andrei Dorobanțu7.32A. Dorobanțu
Peter Ouaneh6.215P. Ouaneh
Alexandru BengaC6.34A. Benga
Din Alomerovic6.73D. Alomerovic
Sota Mino7.35S. Mino
Richard Odada6.216R. Odada
Hakim Abdallah6.911H. Abdallah
Roman Alin6.78R. Alin
Marinos Tzionis6.710M. Tzionis
Ismet Sinani6.37I. Sinani

Universitatea Cluj Substitutes

12Adams Friday23'for O. Mendy75'for A. Gheorghita7.9
7Mouhamadou Drammeh63'for D. Nistor6.3
77Andrei Gheorghiță75'replaced by A. Friday90+2'6.7
46Neofytos Michail
21Denis Moldovan
26Jonathan Cissé
22Florent Poulolo
59Alin Techereș
2Alin Chinteș
98Gabriel Simion
20Ibuchi Chukwu
96Lukas Pall

Uta Arad Substitutes

9Marius Coman46'for I. Sinani6.5
77Jayson Papeau58'for M. Tzionis89'6.6
20Denis Țăroi75'for R. Odada6.6
33Andrei Gorcea
1Márcio Rosa
22Robert Bădescu
19Denis Ile

Match Stats

Universitatea ClujUta Arad
57%Ball Possession43%
4Corner Kicks7
1Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
13Total Shots20
6Shots on Goal6
2Shots off Goal10
8Shots Inside Box17
5Shots Outside Box3
5Blocked Shots4
15Fouls18
2Offsides1
5Goalkeeper Saves4
463Total Passes323
382Passes Accurate253
83%Pass Accuracy78%

Team Comparison

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
Uta AradUta Arad
1681Elo Rating 1542
2.30Attack 0.70
1.88Defense 1.88
69%Hit Rate 31%
12.1Shots per Game 18.9
4.7Shots on Target 4.9
4.6Corners per Game 3.5
3.4Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+139 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.09 goals
📊Home Overperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half, then tightens up after the break
Uta AradUta Arad
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.5 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj3Wins · 30%
Draws440%
Uta AradUta Arad3Wins · 30%
1.3Avg Goals
20%Both teams scored2 of 10
10%3+ goals1 of 10

Previous meetings

Liga I22/11/2025
Uta AradUniversitatea Cluj
02
Liga I19/07/2025
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
11
Liga I02/12/2024
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
01
Liga I29/07/2024
Uta AradUniversitatea Cluj
00
Liga I30/03/2024
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
00
Liga I04/02/2024
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
13
Liga I15/09/2023
Uta AradUniversitatea Cluj
01
Cupa României27/04/2023
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
10
Liga I01/04/2023
Uta AradUniversitatea Cluj
20
Liga I11/12/2022
Universitatea ClujUta Arad
00

Recent Form

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
2W2D6L
03/08/2026
Universitatea ClujFC Botosani
21
W
30/07/2026
BrannUniversitatea Cluj
31
L
26/07/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
10
L
23/07/2026
Universitatea ClujBrann
22
D
19/07/2026
Universitatea ClujFarul Constanta
21
W
16/07/2026
Universitatea ClujDynamo Kyiv
2040
L
12/07/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
5131
L
09/07/2026
Dynamo KyivUniversitatea Cluj
00
D
03/07/2026
Universitatea ClujNyiregyhaza
03
L
02/07/2026
Universitatea ClujVojvodina
03
L
Uta AradUta Arad
4W4D2L
07/08/2026
Uta AradRapid
00
D
01/08/2026
FC VoluntariUta Arad
10
L
24/07/2026
Uta AradOţelul
22
D
18/07/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUta Arad
40
L
27/06/2026
Uta AradDumbrăviţa
40
W
20/06/2026
Progresul PecicaUta Arad
03
W
18/05/2026
Unirea SloboziaUta Arad
01
W
08/05/2026
Uta AradCsikszereda
10
W
03/05/2026
Petrolul PloiestiUta Arad
11
D
26/04/2026
Uta AradFarul Constanta
00
D

Referee Profile

Marian Barbu163 matches

4.54Cards per match
4.38Yellow cards per match
0.16Red cards per match
25.4Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Marian Barbu4.54
Other referees4.60

4.54 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.60).

Cards come from 119 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga I 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova15103234:10+2433DWWWW
2Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti15103232:11+2133LWDWW
3RapidRapid1594224:14+1031DWLWW
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1583420:18+227WDWDL
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1582526:20+626DWWDL
6Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1566324:22+224DWWLW
7Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1564517:16+122WWLLW
8FCSBFCSB1563620:21-121LLWWW
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1554620:21-119DDDLW
10Uta AradUta Arad1553716:20-418LLWWL
11Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe1546511:20-918WDLDL
12FC BotosaniFC Botosani1536619:20-115DLLLW
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti1543810:17-715WLLDL
14OţelulOţelul1527617:23-613DDLDL
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari15221115:33-188LLLLL
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda1513119:28-196DLWDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1534:1033
2Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1532:1133
3RapidRapid1524:1431
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1520:1827
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1526:2026
6Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1524:2224
7Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1517:1622
8FCSBFCSB1520:2121
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1520:2119
10Uta AradUta Arad1516:2018
11Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe1511:2018
12FC BotosaniFC Botosani1519:2015
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti1510:1715
14OţelulOţelul1517:2313
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1515:338
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda159:286
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About the Universitatea Cluj vs Uta Arad 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 is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

Universitatea Cluj and Uta Arad in the Liga I table

In the Liga I table, Universitatea Cluj are 5th and Uta Arad 10th, 8 points apart. League goal record so far: Universitatea Cluj 26-20, Uta Arad 16-20. The full standings are on the Liga I Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Universitatea Cluj have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. 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.