FC Uta Arad vs CFR Cluj
Match details. Superliga, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Sun 18 Oct, 16:15 Lagos time. It is played at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann, Arad. The referee is Marcel Birsan.
What's at stake. FC Uta Arad are 12th on 12 points after 11 games, 2 points behind Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe, 1 point clear of Oţelul. A win would take them above Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe. CFR Cluj are 8th on 16 points after 11 games, level on points with Corvinul Hunedoara, 1 point clear of FCSB. A win would take them above Corvinul Hunedoara.
Form. FC Uta Arad have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L W W. In this competition FC Uta Arad have gone L W L W W D. CFR Cluj have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W L D. In this competition CFR Cluj have gone W L W L D W.
The numbers. FC Uta Arad score 1.6 and concede 0.6 a game in their last five at home, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. FC Uta Arad average 15.9 shots (4.4 on target), 6.2 corners and 2.5 cards a game, with 47% of the ball. CFR Cluj score 1.2 and concede 2.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. CFR Cluj average 12.4 shots (4.5 on target), 3.5 corners and 1.2 cards a game, with 45% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings FC Uta Arad have won one, drawn four and lost four. Four of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, FC Uta Arad won one, one was drawn and CFR Cluj won two. The last time they met, on 4 Feb 2026, it finished FC Uta Arad 0-1 CFR Cluj: FC Uta Arad had 7 shots to 12, 55% of the ball, seven yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 58%; five of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.
The case against. FC Uta Arad's record still gives them 38% to win.
The read. CFR Cluj to win. CFR Cluj are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour CFR Cluj.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: CFR Cluj Over 0.5 goals (FC Uta Arad's own games don't back it (2 of 5)); FC Uta Arad Under 1.5 goals (CFR Cluj's own games don't back it (1 of 5)). Predicted score: FC Uta Arad 0-1 CFR Cluj (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call).