CFR Cluj vs CS Universitatea Craiova
Match details. Superliga, Regular Season - 15. Kick-off is Sun 8 Nov, 18:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca.
What's at stake. CFR Cluj are 9th on 18 points after 14 games, 1 point behind Corvinul Hunedoara, level on points with Uta Arad. A win would take them above Corvinul Hunedoara. CS Universitatea Craiova are 2nd on 32 points after 14 games, 1 point behind Dinamo Bucuresti, 2 points clear of Rapid. A win would take them above Dinamo Bucuresti.
Form. CFR Cluj have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D L W L. In this competition CFR Cluj have gone D D L W L W. CS Universitatea Craiova have won eight, drawn two and lost none of their last ten, 2.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition CS Universitatea Craiova have gone W W W W W W.
The numbers. CFR Cluj score 1.4 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. CFR Cluj average 12.1 shots (4.5 on target), 4.1 corners and 1.9 cards a game, with 40% of the ball. CS Universitatea Craiova score 1.8 and concede 0.4 a game in their last five away, with three clean sheets. CS Universitatea Craiova average 18.6 shots (7.4 on target), 4.0 corners and 1.0 cards a game, with 55% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings CFR Cluj have won two, drawn three and lost three. Two of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, two were drawn and CS Universitatea Craiova won two. The last time they met, on 8 May 2026, it finished CFR Cluj 0-0 CS Universitatea Craiova: CFR Cluj had 7 shots to 7, 45% of the ball, four yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 41%; six of the last eight meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game.
The read. A draw. A tight game. Little separates them, and both sides draw often. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 41%. Six of the last eight meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: 1X2 - 2UP: CS Universitatea Craiova (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: CFR Cluj 1-1 CS Universitatea Craiova (13% 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 and a tight game).