Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul: result 0-1 and analysis
Liga IRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 17, 2023 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
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What was the result of Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul?
Oţelul won 0-1 on December 17, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 25′A. PopOţelul
Official lineup for Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Universitatea Cluj
4-2-3-1- 19D. Popa
- 7I. Stoica
- 10D. Nistor
- 20V. Gheorghe
- 98G. Simion
- 4K. Doukoure
- 5B. Vătăjelu
- 3B. Mitrea
- 17A. Pițian
- 27A. Chipciu
- 23P. Iliev
Oţelul
4-3-3- 20Ș. Bodișteanu
- 11A. Pop
- 67Frédéric Maciel
- 21Samuel Teles
- 8I. Neagu
- 30J. Cisotti
- 28Miguel Silva
- 25D. Lovrić
- 6J. Cissé
- 2M. Zhelev
- 13C. Dur-Bozoancă
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Universitatea Cluj have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Oţelul have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2023 | Dinamo Bucuresti(away) | 1-0 | Liga I |
| Dec 6, 2023 | FC Botosani(away) | 4-0 | Cupa României |
| Dec 3, 2023 | U Craiova 1948(home) | 2-1 | Liga I |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Rapid(away) | 3-2 | Liga I |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Petrolul Ploiesti(home) | 0-0 | Liga I |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2023 | Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe(home) | 2-3 | Liga I |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Dinamo Bucuresti(away) | 3-3 | Cupa României |
| Dec 3, 2023 | FCSB(away) | 2-0 | Liga I |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Universitatea Craiova(home) | 1-3 | Liga I |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Uta Arad(away) | 4-2 | Liga I |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Universitatea Cluj wins, 1 draw, 0 Oţelul wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2023 | Oţelul 1-1 Universitatea Cluj | Liga I |
Last archived meeting: Oţelul vs Universitatea Cluj on Aug 12, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Universitatea Cluj score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Oţelul score 1.6 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitatea Cluj | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Oţelul | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Universitatea Cluj sit 5th in Liga I (22 points from 13 matches) and Oţelul sit 14th (11 points from 13 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Universitatea Cluj | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 22 |
| 14 | Oţelul | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
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