U. Cluj vs Petrolul Prediction. U. Cluj will host Petrolul on Friday 28 August in the Romania - Superliga. U. Cluj are in advantage over Petrolul with a better win rate of 58.31% (Petrolul) against 54.98% (U. Cluj). Read on for all of our football predictions and betting tips from our Experts for this game. Live football stream link is also available.

U. Cluj vs Petrolul Prediction

U. Cluj

Friday 28 August

18:00

Romania - Superliga

Petrolul

Home

1.71

Draw

3.72

Away

4.57

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Match Preview

FC Universitatea Cluj will face FC Petrolul Ploiești at Cluj Arena on August 29, 2026, in a Superliga 2026/2027 fixture that promises to be a tightly contested affair. Both sides are looking to build momentum early in the campaign, with the match kicking off at 13:00 UTC in front of what is expected to be a passionate home crowd in Cluj-Napoca.

The home side enters this encounter with confidence after their most recent outing, a 2-1 victory over Farul Constanța on July 19, 2026. Manager Ioan Sabău's squad for the 2026/2027 season features key figures such as goalkeeper Ștefan Lefter, defenders Iulian Cristea and Dorin Codrea, midfielders Dan Nistor and Ovidiu Bic, and attacking threats Issouf Macalou and Alibek Aliev. U. Cluj will look to capitalize on their home advantage and the creative spark provided by winger Marius Ștefănescu.

Petrolul Ploiești arrives at Cluj Arena with a mixed bag of recent results, having suffered a heavy 1-5 defeat to Oțelul Galați on May 18, 2026, but bouncing back with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Dinamo București on July 19, 2026. Their 2026/2027 squad includes experienced goalkeeper Lukáš Zima, defensive stalwarts Paul Papp and Kilian Ludewig, midfield anchors Sergiu Hanca and Mario Ioniță, and forward Robert Jerdea. The visitors will need to draw on that resilience to frustrate the hosts.

European bookmakers have priced U. Cluj as the clear favorite at around 1.77, with the draw available at approximately 3.61 and a Petrolul victory offered at 4.70. Given the home side's superior firepower and the visitors' defensive vulnerabilities exposed in their 1-5 loss, our prediction is a 2:1 win for Universitatea C

Tip Reasoning

Ten of the previous 11 U. Cluj home games at this level have produced two goals or more, so dull encounters have been relatively few and far between at the U. Cluj stadium. Over 2.5 goals has also been the order of the day in 13 of the last 14 top-flight away matches played by Petrolul, so this contest should produce at least a couple of successful strikes.

Recommended Betting Tips for U. Cluj vs Petrolul

Tip 1

Match Prediction

U. Cluj Win

Best Odds

1.75

Chance

47%

1.71

1.75

1.71

Tip 2

Match Prediction

U. Cluj Win or Draw

Best Odds

1.16

Chance

65%

1.16

1.16

1.16

Tip 3

Match Prediction

Over 2.5 Goals

Best Odds

1.84

Chance

65%

1.89

1.84

1.89

Tip 4

Match Prediction

Both teams to score

Best Odds

1.82

Chance

63%

1.82

1.74

1.82

Prediction

U. Cluj vs Petrolul Prediction

U. Cluj 2 : 1 Petrolul

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U. Cluj vs Petrolul Stats

Head to Head	Home Team	Away Team
Name	U. Cluj	Petrolul
Clean Sheet	20%	20%
Failed to Score	40%	40%
Goals Conceded	1.4	1.4
Goals Scored	1	1.1
WIN Rate	54.98%	58.31%
Last 5 Games	W W D W L	W L L L W

⚽ Goals Overview

Goals Scored Who will score more?

Petrolul is 10.00% better in terms of Goals Scored

1 Goals / Match

U. Cluj at Home

1.1 Goals / Match

Petrolul at Away

Goals Conceded Who will concede more?

U. Cluj is 0.00% better in terms of Goals Conceded

1.4 Conceded / Match

U. Cluj at Home

1.4 Conceded / Match

Petrolul at Away

U. Cluj vs Petrolul Timeline

U. Cluj Results

Dinamo Bucuresti 2:1 U. Cluj

U. Cluj 2:1 UTA Arad

U. Cluj 2:1 FC Botosani

Brann (Nor) 3:1 U. Cluj (Rou)

Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe 1:0 U. Cluj

U. Cluj (Rou) 2:2 Brann (Nor)

U. Cluj 2:1 Farul Constanta

Dyn. Kyiv (Ukr) 0:0 U. Cluj (Rou)

U. Cluj (Rou) 0:3 Nyiregyhaza (Hun)

U. Cluj (Rou) 0:3 Vojvodina (Srb)

Ujpest (Hun) 0:0 U. Cluj (Rou)

U. Cluj 1:1 Dinamo Bucuresti

Univ. Craiova 5:0 U. Cluj

U. Cluj 1:0 FC Rapid Bucuresti

U. Cluj 1:0 FC Arges

CFR Cluj 1:0 U. Cluj

Petrolul Results

Petrolul 0:2 FC Rapid Bucuresti

FC Voluntari 1:2 Petrolul

Petrolul 1:0 Otelul

Univ. Craiova 4:0 Petrolul

FC Arges 1:0 Petrolul

Petrolul 1:0 Dinamo Bucuresti

Petrolul (Rou) 2:2 Chindia Targoviste (Rou)

Petrolul (Rou) 1:1 FC ASA Tg. Mures (Rou)

Arka Gdynia (Pol) 2:0 Petrolul (Rou)

Chojniczanka (Pol) 1:4 Petrolul (Rou)

Ol. Grudziadz (Pol) 4:1 Petrolul (Rou)

Petrolul 1:5 Otelul

FC Botosani 1:1 Petrolul

Petrolul 1:1 UTA Arad

FCSB 3:1 Petrolul

Petrolul 1:1 FC Hermannstadt

Unirea Slobozia 1:2 Petrolul

Petrolul 2:0 Csikszereda M. Ciuc

Metaloglobus Bucharest 1:0 Petrolul

Overview

U. Cluj Petrolul Prediction

U. Cluj v Petrolul Prediction & Tips (and online live stream*) starts on Friday 28 August in the Romania - Superliga. Here on Feedinco, we will cover all types of match predictions, stats and all match previews for all Romania - Superliga matches. You can find all statistics, last 5 games stats and Comparison for both teams U. Cluj and Petrolul .

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From all statistics and latest matches and timeline data, our professional advice and experts suggest to bet on a Over 2.5 Goals which have odds of 1.89. We also suggest the best bookmaker which is 1xBet which have better odds on this type of bet.

U. Cluj has 47% to win against Petrolul

There is a 65% chance of this match having O2.5 goals

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Steve
Updated: 2026-08-23
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