Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul

Universitatea Cluj

4 - 0

Oţelul

🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Cluj Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Marcel Birsan 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Universitatea Cluj 3 · Oţelul 10

Referee Stats

Marcel Birsan

23 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	57%
Draws	9%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Universitatea Cluj outshot their opponent (19-10).
Universitatea Cluj controlled possession (57%).
Universitatea Cluj had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Universitatea Cluj (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 14

Avg: 1.60 / 0.70

Points

Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Oţelul (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Superliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.95

PPG

1.05

1.60

1.05

0.70

1.21

40%

O2.5

27%

40%

BTTS

20%

53%

Score 1st

27%

League-position context

Universitatea Cluj rank3rd

Oţelul rank10th

Universitatea Cluj points54

Oţelul points41

Universitatea Cluj: #3 · 54 pts · GD +21

2 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Oţelul: #10 · 41 pts · GD +7

15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Universitatea Cluj last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-2

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Oţelul last 5 away

L W L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals1-6

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Universitatea Cluj trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 7%

Oţelul trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS20%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 47% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Cluj score at home67%

Universitatea Cluj clean sheet at home40%

Oţelul score away40%

Oţelul clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Cluj score first53%

Universitatea Cluj win after scoring first88%

Oţelul score first27%

Oţelul win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Cluj 40% · Oţelul 13%

Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Cluj 16.5' · Oţelul 27.0'

Vs league average

Universitatea Cluj score at home1.60 vs 1.41

Universitatea Cluj concede at home0.70 vs 1.14

Oţelul score away1.05 vs 1.14

Oţelul concede away1.21 vs 1.41

Universitatea Cluj score 13% above league average, while Oţelul score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: Universitatea Cluj are 39% below league average at home, and Oţelul are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Universitatea Cluj goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

Oţelul goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

488

361

Passes Accurate

417

279

Passes %

85%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Macalou

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Drammeh

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Lukić

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Nistor

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Andrézinho

1st substitution · For: Bruno Paz

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ O. Mendy

1st substitution · For: J. Stanojev

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

A. Coubiș

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Cristea

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Ciobanu

2nd substitution · For: Kazu

74'

74' A. Rus

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

M. Drammeh

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Nistor

77'

77' João Lameira

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ O. Bic

2nd substitution · For: D. Codrea

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Nistor

3rd substitution · For: A. Fábry

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ I. Macalou

4th substitution · For: O. El Sawy

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Drammeh

5th substitution · For: A. Murgia

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ VAR

A. Fábry

Goal cancelled

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Patrick

3rd substitution · For: Mehmet Titiz

Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universitatea Cluj beat Oţelul 4-0 on Friday, 27 February 2026 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Marcel Birsan. It was played at Cluj Arena.

First half: Universitatea Cluj took an early lead at 4' when I. Macalou scored, with the assist credited to M. Drammeh, making the score 1-0. Universitatea Cluj extended the lead at 27' when J. Lukić scored, with the assist credited to D. Nistor, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Oţelul made their 1st substitution at 58', with Andrézinho replacing Bruno Paz. Universitatea Cluj made their 1st substitution at 69', with O. Mendy replacing J. Stanojev. Universitatea Cluj extended the lead at 70' when A. Coubiș scored, with the assist credited to I. Cristea, making the score 3-0. Oţelul made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Ciobanu replacing Kazu. A. Rus received a yellow card for Oţelul at 74'. Universitatea Cluj extended the lead at 75' when M. Drammeh scored, with the assist credited to D. Nistor, making the score 4-0. João Lameira received a yellow card for Oţelul at 77'. Universitatea Cluj made their 2nd substitution at 78', with O. Bic replacing D. Codrea. Universitatea Cluj made their 3rd substitution at 78', with D. Nistor replacing A. Fábry. Universitatea Cluj made their 4th substitution at 78', with I. Macalou replacing O. El Sawy. Universitatea Cluj made their 5th substitution at 79', with M. Drammeh replacing A. Murgia. VAR intervened at 87' for Universitatea Cluj (Goal cancelled). Oţelul made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Patrick replacing Mehmet Titiz.

Universitatea Cluj used 5 substitutions while Oţelul used 3 substitutions. Oţelul got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Universitatea Cluj outshot their opponent (19-10).
Universitatea Cluj controlled possession (57%).
Universitatea Cluj had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

27 Feb 2026 Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul 4 - 0 25 Oct 2025 Oţelul vs Universitatea Cluj 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

21 Feb 2025 Oţelul vs Universitatea Cluj 0 - 1 18 Oct 2024 Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

19 May 2024 Oţelul vs Universitatea Cluj 0 - 2 21 Apr 2024 Oţelul vs Universitatea Cluj 1 - 0 17 Dec 2023 Universitatea Cluj vs Oţelul 0 - 1 12 Aug 2023 Oţelul vs Universitatea Cluj 1 - 1