Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe vs Universitatea Cluj Prediction

Sepsi Arena, Sfantu Gheorghe·Gabriel Mihuleac, Romania 26/07/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
4.0 / 10
Value Analysis
66%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.50
SignalGOODModel30%SurpriseHighGap+5.2%
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Rest
5 days
Universitatea Cluj Rest
2 days

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe vs Universitatea Cluj: result, form and history

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe beat Universitatea Cluj 1-0 in the Liga I on 26 Jul 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Meetings between them tend to be tight, with just 1.5 goals a game across 8 matches. Referee Gabriel Mihuleac averages 3.82 cards a game, 0.68 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
37%2.85
X
29%3.14
2
34%2.45
Double Chance
1X
66%1.50
X2
63%1.37
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%1.82
No
46%1.90
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.29 + 1.37 = 2.66
Over 1.5
75%1.33
Over 2.5
50%2.08
Over 3.5
27%3.75
Under 1.5
25%3.00
Under 2.5
50%1.71
Under 3.5
73%1.25
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

14'Alin TechereșFoul
22'Doru AndreiAssist: Funsho Bamgboye
45'Iulian CristeaArgument
46'Adams Friday INOucasse Mendy out
46'Alin Techereș INAlin Chinteș out
54'Pedro PinhoFoul
58'Funsho Bamgboye INMoses Mawa out
60'Pedro Pinho INOvidiu Bic out
60'Dan Nistor INMarius Ștefănescu out
66'Nacho Heras INDimitri Oberlin out
66'Gustavo Cascardo INBogdan Oteliță out
73'Issouf Macalou INAlibek Aliev out
79'Doru Andrei INRaul Cîmpean out
79'Robert Silaghi INVictor Daguin out

Lineups

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
Coach: Ovidiu Burca
Universitatea Cluj
Coach: Cristiano Bergodi

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Starting XI

91David Lazar7.9
2Gustavo Cascardo66'replaced by Bogdan Oteliță7.2
82Daniel Vîrtej7.0
4Setigui Karamoko7.2
3Fábio Vianna7.2
7Robert Silaghi79'replaced by Victor Daguin7.2
70Funsho Bamgboye58'replaced by Moses Mawa7.2
10Cosmin MateiC7.3
17Doru Andrei22'79'replaced by Raul Cîmpean8.3
23Hunor Batzula6.6
20Nacho Heras66'replaced by Dimitri Oberlin7.0
Avg rating7.16

Universitatea Cluj Starting XI

46Neofytos Michail8.2
24Dino Mikanović6.7
22Florent Poulolo6.5
6Iulian Cristea45'6.6
59Alin Techereș14'46'replaced by Alin Chinteș6.0
98Gabriel Simion6.9
18Pedro Pinho54'60'replaced by Ovidiu Bic6.3
19Issouf Macalou73'replaced by Alibek Aliev6.3
10Dan NistorC60'replaced by Marius Ștefănescu6.7
12Adams Friday46'replaced by Oucasse Mendy6.6
17Jovo Lukić7.2
Avg rating6.74

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Substitutes

14Moses Mawa58'for Funsho Bamgboye6.5
25Bogdan Oteliță66'for Gustavo Cascardo6.9
11Dimitri Oberlin66'for Nacho Heras7.2
28Victor Daguin79'for Robert Silaghi6.9
27Raul Cîmpean79'for Doru Andrei6.9
33Szilárd Gyenge
5Bogdan Vătăjelu
55Petru Păcurar
19Giovani Ghimfuș
30Ákos Nistor
9Boris Cmiljanić

Universitatea Cluj Substitutes

2Alin Chinteș46'for Alin Techereș7.3
29Oucasse Mendy46'for Adams Friday6.2
14Marius Ștefănescu60'for Dan Nistor6.9
94Ovidiu Bic60'for Pedro Pinho7.0
25Alibek Aliev73'for Issouf Macalou6.5
99Tudor Coșa
27Alexandru Chipciu
33Jug Stanojev
8Dorin Codrea
7Mouhamadou Drammeh
20Ibuchi Chukwu
9Atanas Trică

Match Stats

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
50%Ball Possession50%
3Corner Kicks5
0Yellow Cards3
13Total Shots14
9Shots on Goal3
3Shots off Goal6
8Shots Inside Box7
5Shots Outside Box7
1Blocked Shots5
9Fouls11
2Offsides0
3Goalkeeper Saves8
466Total Passes445
394Passes Accurate378
85%Pass Accuracy85%

Team Comparison

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
1543Elo Rating 1655
0.77Attack 2.63
1.21Defense 1.60
17%Hit Rate 58%
11.8Shots per Game 14.1
3.7Shots on Target 5.3
2.5Corners per Game 5.8
2.2Cards per Game 3.2

AI Insights

📉Home Underperforming
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.7 vs 0.9 in first half)

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe2Wins · 25%
Draws450%
Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj2Wins · 25%
1.5Avg Goals
25%Both teams scored2 of 8
38%3+ goals3 of 8

Previous meetings

Cupa României04/12/2025
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
22
Liga I20/12/2024
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
00
Liga I19/08/2024
Universitatea ClujSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
30
Liga I25/02/2024
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
00
Liga I09/10/2023
Universitatea ClujSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
10
Cupa României24/05/2023
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
1000
Liga I17/12/2022
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Cluj
21
Liga I22/08/2022
Universitatea ClujSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01

Recent Form

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
5W2D3L
20/07/2026
RapidSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
10
L
16/05/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheChindia Targoviste
11
D
12/05/2026
FC VoluntariSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
20
L
07/05/2026
CSA Steaua BucureştiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
02
W
02/05/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheCorvinul Hunedoara
21
W
23/04/2026
Bihor OradeaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
32
L
18/04/2026
Chindia TargovisteSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01
W
15/04/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheFC Voluntari
11
D
11/04/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheCSA Steaua Bucureşti
20
W
04/04/2026
Corvinul HunedoaraSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01
W
Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj
1W4D5L
23/07/2026
Universitatea ClujBrann
22
D
19/07/2026
Universitatea ClujFarul Constanta
21
W
16/07/2026
Universitatea ClujDynamo Kyiv
2040
L
12/07/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
5131
L
09/07/2026
Dynamo KyivUniversitatea Cluj
00
D
03/07/2026
Universitatea ClujNyiregyhaza
03
L
02/07/2026
Universitatea ClujVojvodina
03
L
27/06/2026
UjpestUniversitatea Cluj
00
D
23/05/2026
Universitatea ClujDinamo Bucuresti
11
D
17/05/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
50
L

Referee Profile

Gabriel Mihuleac34 matches

3.82Cards per match
3.64Yellow cards per match
0.18Red cards per match
24.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Gabriel Mihuleac3.82
Other referees4.50

3.82 cards a match, 0.68 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.50).

Cards come from 11 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga I 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1393129:9+2030DWWWW
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1392232:9+2329WWWWW
3RapidRapid1383221:13+827LWWWW
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1372418:17+123WDLWD
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1371525:20+522WDLWW
6FCSBFCSB1363420:19+121WWWLD
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1355321:20+120WLWLW
8Uta AradUta Arad1353516:17-118WWLWL
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1352619:20-117DLWLW
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1344514:16-216LLWWL
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1335517:17014LLWLD
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe133558:18-1014LDLLW
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti133378:14-612LDLLD
14OţelulOţelul1325615:21-611LDLLL
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1322913:29-168LLLLL
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda1312109:26-175WDLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1329:930
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1332:929
3RapidRapid1321:1327
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1318:1723
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1325:2022
6FCSBFCSB1320:1921
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1321:2020
8Uta AradUta Arad1316:1718
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1319:2017
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1314:1616
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1317:1714
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe138:1814
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti138:1412
14OţelulOţelul1315:2111
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1313:298
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda139:265
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About the Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe vs Universitatea Cluj forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe and Universitatea Cluj in the Liga I table

In the Liga I table, Universitatea Cluj are 5th and Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 12th, 8 points apart. League goal record so far: Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 8-18, Universitatea Cluj 25-20. The full standings are on the Liga I Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.