Universitatea Cluj vs Rapid

Universitatea Cluj

1 - 0

Rapid

🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Cluj Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Rares George Vidican 🔁 Championship Group - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 8

Championship Group Table

Universitatea Cluj 2 · Rapid 6

Referee Stats

Rares George Vidican

22 matches · 5.05 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.05
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	55%
Home wins	41%
Draws	27%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Universitatea Cluj had the sharper finishing (3-0 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

Rapid (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 22

Avg: 1.20 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.45

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

1.45

1.60

1.20

0.70

1.10

40%

O2.5

40%

BTTS

40%

80%

Score 1st

League-position context

Universitatea Cluj rank2nd

Rapid rank6th

Universitatea Cluj points19

Rapid points6

Universitatea Cluj: #2 · 19 pts · GD +2

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rapid: #6 · 6 pts · GD -6

13 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 13 pts from safety.

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

Universitatea Cluj last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals9-2

Record4-1-0

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.

Rapid last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-8

Record0-1-4

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 + O2.520%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Rapid trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 40% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Cluj score at home100%

Universitatea Cluj clean sheet at home60%

Rapid score away40%

Rapid clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Cluj score first80%

Universitatea Cluj win after scoring first75%

Rapid score first0%

Rapid win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Cluj 100% · Rapid 0%

Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Cluj 38.5' · Rapid —

Vs league average

Universitatea Cluj score at home1.60 vs 1.27

Universitatea Cluj concede at home0.70 vs 0.73

Rapid score away1.20 vs 0.73

Rapid concede away1.10 vs 1.27

Universitatea Cluj score 26% above league average, while Rapid score 64% above league average.

Defensive side: Universitatea Cluj are 5% below league average at home, and Rapid are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Universitatea Cluj goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Rapid goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

454

532

Passes Accurate

389

456

Passes %

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Codrea

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Macalou

40'

40' O. Moruțan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Burmaz

1st substitution · For: C. Grameni

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Hazrollaj

2nd substitution · For: A. Borza

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ I. Macalou

1st substitution · For: O. Mendy

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ V. Postolachi

2nd substitution · For: J. Lukić

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ D. Codrea

3rd substitution · For: M. Drammeh

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ D. Nistor

4th substitution · For: G. Simion

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. Paraschiv

3rd substitution · For: E. Koljić

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ O. Bic

5th substitution · For: A. Chipciu

88'

88' L. Kramer

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ VAR

J. Stanojev

Goal cancelled

90+4'

90+4' J. Lukić

Universitatea Cluj vs Rapid 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universitatea Cluj beat Rapid 1-0 on Saturday, 09 May 2026 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Rares George Vidican. It was played at Cluj Arena.

First half: Universitatea Cluj took the lead at 17' when D. Codrea scored, with the assist credited to I. Macalou, making the score 1-0. O. Moruțan received a yellow card for Rapid at 40'.

Second half: Rapid made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Burmaz replacing C. Grameni. Rapid made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Hazrollaj replacing A. Borza. Universitatea Cluj made their 1st substitution at 60', with I. Macalou replacing O. Mendy. Universitatea Cluj made their 2nd substitution at 60', with V. Postolachi replacing J. Lukić. Universitatea Cluj made their 3rd substitution at 68', with D. Codrea replacing M. Drammeh. Universitatea Cluj made their 4th substitution at 68', with D. Nistor replacing G. Simion. Rapid made their 3rd substitution at 69', with D. Paraschiv replacing E. Koljić. Universitatea Cluj made their 5th substitution at 86', with O. Bic replacing A. Chipciu. L. Kramer received a yellow card for Rapid at 88'. VAR intervened at 90+1' for Universitatea Cluj (Goal cancelled). J. Lukić received a yellow card for Universitatea Cluj at 90+4'.

Universitatea Cluj used 5 substitutions while Rapid used 3 substitutions. Universitatea Cluj got 1 yellow card, while Rapid got 2 yellow cards.