Romania - Liga IData current as of 23 July 2026

Universitatea Cluj vs Argeș: match statistics

Universitatea Cluj crest
Universitatea Cluj
3 : 1half-time 1:0
Argeș crest
Argeș
135%(2.08)
X35%(3.10)
230%(3.33)

The match promises to be a very even duel between teams from a similar level in the table. Universitatea Cluj presents excellent form with four victories in the last five matches and only one goal conceded, testifying to a solid defense. Argeș, as the guest, possesses better away statistics – 50% of away matches won, higher shot efficiency (12% vs 9%), and a better average of scored goals (1.33 vs 1.0). However, the hosts have the possession advantage (51% vs 41%) and play before their own crowd, which could be crucial. Given Universitatea Cluj's high percentage of draws at home (42%) and the comparable quality of both teams, the most probable scenario is a sharing of points, although a slight advantage for the hosts results from their current form and the home pitch factor.

Universitatea Cluj vs Argeș: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Universitatea Cluj play Argeș in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 3 February 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Universitatea Cluj: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Argeș: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Universitatea Cluj scores 1.53 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Argeș scores 1.08 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Universitatea Cluj 45%, Argeș 38%. Over 2.5: Universitatea Cluj 48%, Argeș 33%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Universitatea Cluj has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.26. Universitatea Cluj: 11.9 shots per match, Argeș: 10.8.

Match halves

Universitatea Cluj: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.78. Argeș: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

Universitatea Cluj: 76-90+ (14 goals). Argeș: 61-75 (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 2-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

The match promises to be a very even duel between teams from a similar level in the table. Universitatea Cluj presents excellent form with four victories in the last five matches and only one goal conceded, testifying to a solid defense. Argeș, as the guest, possesses better away statistics – 50% of away matches won, higher shot efficiency (12% vs 9%), and a better average of scored goals (1.33 vs 1.0). However, the hosts have the possession advantage (51% vs 41%) and play before their own crowd, which could be crucial. Given Universitatea Cluj's high percentage of draws at home (42%) and the comparable quality of both teams, the most probable scenario is a sharing of points, although a slight advantage for the hosts results from their current form and the home pitch factor.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
Universitatea ClujArgeș
11Shots12
Universitatea ClujArgeș
6Shots on target3
Universitatea ClujArgeș
1.3xG1.37
Universitatea ClujArgeș
2Corners6
Universitatea ClujArgeș
26Dangerous attacks54
Universitatea ClujArgeș
10Fouls15
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0Cards1
Universitatea ClujArgeș

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Universitatea ClujArgeș
1.53Goals scored / match1.08
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0.95Goals conceded / match0.95
Universitatea ClujArgeș
52%Average possession43%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
3.98Shots on target / match3.05
Universitatea ClujArgeș

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.93Shots per match10.75
Universitatea ClujArgeș
3.98Shots on target3.05
Universitatea ClujArgeș
12.8%Shot conversion10%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
52%Possession43%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
1.35xG for1.26
Universitatea ClujArgeș
1.48xG against1.34
Universitatea ClujArgeș

Shooting quality

Universitatea Cluj: BalancedArgeș: Balanced
Universitatea ClujArgeș
Accuracy (shots on target)33%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Universitatea Cluj is 250% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Universitatea Cluj · 0.4 pts / match - Argeș

Universitatea Cluj
LWWLD
Season result split
55% W18% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-11
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-6-3
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Argeș
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
40% W23% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-9-15
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-4-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Universitatea Cluj is 42% better for: goals scored per match.

1.53 goals / match - Universitatea Cluj · 1.08 goals / match - Argeș

Universitatea Cluj scoring profile: strong

Universitatea Cluj scores in 78% of matches (31 of 40 matches), while Argeș keeps a clean sheet in 43% (17 of 40 matches).

Argeș scoring profile: strong

Argeș scores in 70% of matches (28 of 40 matches), while Universitatea Cluj keeps a clean sheet in 38% (15 of 40 matches).

61Goals scored (season)43
Universitatea ClujArgeș
38Goals conceded (season)38
Universitatea ClujArgeș
2.48Average goals in match2.03
Universitatea ClujArgeș
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Universitatea ClujArgeș
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Universitatea ClujArgeș

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal70%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
43%2 goals28%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
23%3 goals10%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
10%4 goals0%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal57%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
23%2 goals28%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
5%3 goals10%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
3%4 goals0%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
Universitatea Cluj - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 40 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time15%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
25%Scored in both halves13%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
20%BTTS - last 560%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Universitatea Cluj is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.73 pts / match - Universitatea Cluj · 1.33 pts / match - Argeș

Universitatea Cluj - half-time state
45% leading38% draw18% trailing
Argeș - half-time state
28% leading50% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.73Points per match (1st half)1.33
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
Universitatea ClujArgeș
1.1Average goals (1st half)0.93
Universitatea ClujArgeș
73%Clean sheet before half-time68%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
50%No goal before half-time65%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per match (2nd half)1.4
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Universitatea ClujArgeș
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Universitatea ClujArgeș
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.1
Universitatea ClujArgeș
55%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Universitatea ClujArgeș
48%No goal after half-time53%
Universitatea ClujArgeș

Universitatea Cluj - second-half results

45% W20% R35% P
69
Half-time points
30
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Argeș - second-half results

35% W35% R30% P
53
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
56
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Universitatea Cluj - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Argeș - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Universitatea Cluj
ScoredConceded
10
7
0-15
9
4
16-30
11
3
31-45
7
10
46-60
10
8
61-75
14
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Argeș
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
5
3
16-30
11
10
31-45
4
4
46-60
14
6
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (14 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-56%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Universitatea Cluj

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Argeș

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga I).

Teams vs league

Universitatea ClujLigaArgeș
Average goals in match 2.482.53 2.03
Both teams scored 45%51% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%46% 33%
Clean sheets 38%28% 43%
Goal before half-time 65%67% 53%
Goal after half-time 83%76% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Universitatea Cluj 2 - 0 - 1 Argeș. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Universitatea Cluj vs Argeș?

The Liga I match finished Universitatea Cluj 3:1 Argeș. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Universitatea Cluj and Argeș?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Universitatea Cluj won 2, Argeș won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Universitatea Cluj vs Argeș?

Universitatea Cluj score 1.53 goals per game on average and Argeș 1.08. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Universitatea Cluj's matches and 38% of Argeș's.

What form are Universitatea Cluj and Argeș in?

Over the last 5 games Universitatea Cluj have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Argeș 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Universitatea Cluj vs Argeș?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Universitatea Cluj vs Argeș: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.