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
SignalSOLIDModel60%RiskMediumGap-0.8%
Value Analysis
56%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.80
SignalSOLIDModel53%RiskMediumGap+4.6%
Universitatea Cluj Rest
14 days
Uta Arad Rest
9 days

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
Ștefan Lefter1Ș. LefterȘtefan Lefter
Dino Mikanović24D. MikanovićDino Mikanović
Iulian Cristea6I. CristeaIulian Cristea
Dorin Codrea8D. CodreaDorin Codrea
Alexandru Chipciu27A. ChipciuAlexandru Chipciu
Pedro Pinho18P. PinhoPedro Pinho
Ovidiu Bic94O. BicOvidiu Bic
Issouf Macalou19I. MacalouIssouf Macalou
Dan Nistor10D. NistorDan Nistor
Oucasse Mendy29O. MendyOucasse Mendy
Alibek Aliev25A. AlievAlibek Aliev
Árpád Tordai96Á. TordaiÁrpád Tordai
Andrei Dorobanțu2A. DorobanțuAndrei Dorobanțu
Peter Ouaneh15P. OuanehPeter Ouaneh
Alexandru Benga4A. BengaAlexandru Benga
Din Alomerovic3D. AlomerovicDin Alomerovic
Sota Mino5S. MinoSota Mino
Richard Odada16R. OdadaRichard Odada
Hakim Abdallah11H. AbdallahHakim Abdallah
Roman Alin8R. AlinRoman Alin
Marinos Tzionis10M. TzionisMarinos Tzionis
Ismet Sinani7I. SinaniIsmet Sinani

Universitatea Cluj Substitutes

12Adams FridayM
7Mouhamadou DrammehM
77Andrei GheorghițăF
46Neofytos MichailG
21Denis MoldovanG
26Jonathan CisséD
22Florent PouloloD
59Alin TechereșD
2Alin ChinteșD
98Gabriel SimionM
20Ibuchi ChukwuF
96Lukas PallF

Uta Arad Substitutes

9Marius ComanF
77Jayson PapeauM
20Denis ȚăroiM
33Andrei GorceaG
1Márcio RosaG
22Robert BădescuD
19Denis IleM

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
460Total Passes322
380Passes Accurate253
83%Pass Accuracy79%

Team Comparison

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
Uta AradUta Arad
1605Elo Rating 1554
1.48Attack 2.77
1.30Defense 1.53
46%Hit Rate 59%
12.7Shots per Game 14.4
4.1Shots on Target 4.9
4.8Corners per Game 4.4
2.3Cards per Game 1.7

AI Insights

High Goal Expectancy3.09 goals
📈BTTS Trend23% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Uta AradUta Arad
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.7 vs 1.1 in first half)

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Universitatea Cluj 27%Draw 54%19% Uta Arad
1.19Avg Goals
23%BTTS Rate
0%Over 2.5

Recent Form

Uta AradUta Arad
1W2D2L
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

Referee Profile

Marian Barbu, Romania · 8 matches analysed

4.8Avg Yellows
5.1Avg Cards
24.8Avg Fouls
Stricter than 76% of referees analysed

League Table

Liga I 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti962119:7+1220WWDWW
2RapidRapid953111:5+618WWDWL
3Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova952219:9+1017WWDWD
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti951311:12-116DWWLW
5Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta935114:10+414WDDDD
6Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe93427:9-213WLWDD
7FCSBFCSB933313:12+112DLLLW
8Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj840412:13-112WLLLW
9FC BotosaniFC Botosani925213:9+411DWDWL
10Arges PitestiArges Pitesti93245:7-211DLLLD
11Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara92438:7+110LLDDW
12CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj831412:13-110LDWWL
13OţelulOţelul92439:12-310LLDWD
14Uta AradUta Arad923413:15-29LWWDL
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari92259:20-118LWDLL
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda90186:21-151LLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti919:720
2RapidRapid911:518
3Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova919:917
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti911:1216
5Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta914:1014
6Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe97:913
7FCSBFCSB913:1212
8Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj812:1312
9FC BotosaniFC Botosani913:911
10Arges PitestiArges Pitesti95:711
11Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara98:710
12CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj812:1310
13OţelulOţelul99:1210
14Uta AradUta Arad913:159
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari99:208
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda96:211
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Universitatea Cluj vs Uta Arad Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Liga I fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Uta Arad have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Universitatea Cluj and Uta Arad have met 5 times recently, averaging 1.19 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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