Liga I · Regular Season - 12
Universitatea Cluj 2–2 Arges Pitesti
Mon 19 Oct 2026 · 15:00 UTC · Cluj Arena, Cluj Napoca
Universitatea ClujTeam 1634
Arges PitestiTeam 1540Match story
Universitatea Cluj · draw · Arges PitestiBefore kick-off: 46% · 28% · 26%
Last reading, 90+3': 6% · 89% · 5%
Live chances from PlayerElo's pre-match model and the current score.
- Jovo Lukić 27'
- Florin Gheorghe·Borta 44' (og)
- Ricardo Matos 25' (pen)
- Yanis Pirvu 62'
We gave Universitatea Cluj 46% to win: it ended in a draw.
- Iulian Cristea 1695 for Elio Capradossi 168313'
Universitatea Cluj:Iulian Cristea 1695 for Elio Capradossi 1683 - Oucasse Mendy 177824'
Universitatea Cluj:Oucasse Mendy 1778 - 25'Ricardo Matos 1582 (pen.)
Arges Pitesti:Ricardo Matos 1582 (pen.) - Jovo Lukić 1687 assist Issouf Macalou 170327'
Universitatea Cluj:Jovo Lukić 1687 assist Issouf Macalou 1703 - Pedro Pinho 1570 for Mouhamadou Drammeh 164833'
Universitatea Cluj:Pedro Pinho 1570 for Mouhamadou Drammeh 1648 - Jovo Lukić 168734'
Universitatea Cluj:Jovo Lukić 1687 - 38'Ionut Laurentiu Radescu 1486
Arges Pitesti:Ionut Laurentiu Radescu 1486 - Florin Gheorghe·Borta 1599 (own goal)44'
Universitatea Cluj:Florin Gheorghe·Borta 1599 (own goal) - 45'Taylor Luvambo 1556 for Guilherme Garutti 1547
Arges Pitesti:Taylor Luvambo 1556 for Guilherme Garutti 1547 - 45'Patrick dulcea 1355 for Tiago·Goncalves 1637
Arges Pitesti:Patrick dulcea 1355 for Tiago·Goncalves 1637 - 62'Yanis Pirvu 1563 assist Patrick dulcea 1355
Arges Pitesti:Yanis Pirvu 1563 assist Patrick dulcea 1355 - 64'Dorinel·Oancea 1610
Arges Pitesti:Dorinel·Oancea 1610 - Alibek Aliev 1696 for Oucasse Mendy 177871'
Universitatea Cluj:Alibek Aliev 1696 for Oucasse Mendy 1778 - Jug Stanojev 1681 for Issouf Macalou 170371'
Universitatea Cluj:Jug Stanojev 1681 for Issouf Macalou 1703 - 72'Silviu Balaure 1521 for Claudiu Micovschi 1561
Arges Pitesti:Silviu Balaure 1521 for Claudiu Micovschi 1561 - Pedro Pinho 157075'
Universitatea Cluj:Pedro Pinho 1570 - 75'Oluwatobiloba Alagbe 1626 for Ionut Laurentiu Radescu 1486
Arges Pitesti:Oluwatobiloba Alagbe 1626 for Ionut Laurentiu Radescu 1486 - 81'Mendy Mamadou 1616 for Ricardo Matos 1582
Arges Pitesti:Mendy Mamadou 1616 for Ricardo Matos 1582 - 83'Silviu Balaure 1521
Arges Pitesti:Silviu Balaure 1521 - 90+1'Patrick dulcea 1355
Arges Pitesti:Patrick dulcea 1355
Line-ups
Before kick-off: 46% · 28% · 26%(Universitatea Cluj · draw · Arges Pitesti)
Our most likely score was 1–1 (14%); the result 2–2 had 5%.
- Average value of the starting XI: Universitatea Cluj €614K, Arges Pitesti €474K.
- Style contrast in possession (Liga I): Universitatea Cluj ranked #1 of 18, Arges Pitesti #17.
- Arges Pitesti's expected eleven was out of form: average EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. -1.4 over 180 days.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Universitatea Cluj
5th in Liga I · 18 pts from 11
- 12 OctLRapid Liga I1696
- 8 OctWCFR 1907 Cluj Liga I1655
- 20 SepWFC Voluntari Liga I1642
- 14 SepWOţelul Liga I1615
- 7 SepLUniversitatea Craiova Liga I1637
Arges Pitesti
14th in Liga I · 11 pts from 11
- 12 OctLCFR 1907 Cluj Liga I1581
- 18 SepLRapid Liga I1602
- 13 SepDFC Botosani Liga I1600
- 7 SepLFC Voluntari Liga I1577
- 29 AugLSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Liga I1597
Season outlook
From the Liga I simulation, before this match.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitatea Cluj | 18 /11 | 48.6 | 1% | 53% | <1% | 4th |
| Arges Pitesti | 11 /11 | 36.8 | 0% | 2% | 14% | 10th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 16th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Universitatea Cluj · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.6 (Good) · Elo 1706

Arges Pitesti · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.6 (Good) · Elo 1662
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: direct
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Universitatea Cluj: possession-based (how Cristiano Bergodi plays) · Arges Pitesti: direct (how Bogdan Ioan Andone plays)