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Aron Wright - March 11, 2023
CFR Cluj vs Universitatea Cluj Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Romanian Superliga on Monday, 13 March 2023.
CFR Cluj are the reigning champions of the league, and are currently trailing one point below the first-placed Constanta.
Meanwhile, derby rivals Universitatea Cluj have already qualified to the Relegation Group. But they did improve their form quite impressively recently.
The defending champions recorded a 1-2 win on the road in the reverse fixture, and lost just once against this opponent in the past nine years. And at this venue, the hosts have a 100% winning record in the past 15 years, barring just two games.
The defending champions lost just two league games at home since August, and on top of that they have a terrific h2h record against this rival.
In fact, the title-holders won the reverse fixture, that too on the road. And at this venue, they have a perfect winning record in the past 15-year period, barring just two games.
And most of all, Universitatea managed to register a single league win on the road since September.
Likely, a win is expected for the hosts, the reigning champions.
The last four league fixtures of the title-holders produced 16 goals, while the last four Superliga games of the guests on the road produced 13 goals. Moreover, three of the past four league h2h encounters at this venue also had three or more goals.
It looks like goals are a frequent occurrence for either of these squads, and chances of another high-scoring affair this Monday is quite high.
The title-holders failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five league games in a row, and the last they managed to keep a Superliga clean sheet at home was four months back.
They do have the edge this Monday, but the determined Universitatea are expected to find the back of the net at least once. And as such, goals are anticipated to come from either end of the pitch.
The reigning champions have a near-perfect h2h record in league games at home over the past 15 years. On top of that, Universitatea won just a single league fixture on the road since September. They even lost the reverse fixture against this opponent, at home.
As things stand, CFR Cluj to Win would be a decent pick at 1.67 odd.
But do note that they failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five league games, and the last they managed to do so at home was four months back. On top of that, Universitatea found the back of the net two or more times in four of their past five fixtures.
Moreover, the last four league fixtures of the current champions produced 16 goals.
All of these suggest that the Over 2.5 Match Goals would be a promising wager at 2.20 odd.
