Universitatea Cluj vs FCSB Liga I prediction & result
Final score: Universitatea Cluj 1-0 FCSB.
Before kick-off the model made it 51% Universitatea Cluj, 24% draw, 25% FCSB — fair odds of 1.96, 4.17 and 4.00.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model called the result correctly.
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Has the model earned this number?
Universitatea Cluj at 51%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Universitatea Cluj vs FCSB
Line-ups
- 1Ștefan LefterG
- 24Dino MikanovićD
- 22Florent PouloloD
- 6Iulian CristeaD
- 27Alexandru ChipciuD
- 18Pedro PinhoM
- 94Ovidiu BicM
- 19Issouf MacalouM
- 11Marius ȘtefănescuM
- 33Jug StanojevM
- 17Jovo LukićF
- 29Oucasse MendyF
- 12Adams FridayM
- 21Denis MoldovanG
- 93Neofytos MichailG
- 2Alin ChinteșD
- 59Alin TechereșD
- 75Eduardo BodnarF
- 10Dan NistorM
- 77Andrei GheorghițăF
- 32Ștefan TârnovanuG
- 2Valentin CrețuD
- 5Joyskim DawaD
- 3André DuarteD
- 4Ricardo PădurariuD
- 73Karlo MuharM
- 33Risto RadunovićM
- 7Meriton KorenicaM
- 28Aymen BoutoutaouM
- 31Juri CisottiM
- 11David MiculescuF
- 90Alexandru StoianF
- 18João PauloM
- 10Denis DrăguşF
- 20Dennis PoliticF
- 13Matei PopaG
- 97Ronny LabonneD
- 17Mihai PopescuD
- 21Dylan BatubinsikaD
- 77Luca StancuM
Form going into Universitatea Cluj vs FCSB
Universitatea Cluj
Liga I
- W3-0away to Corvinul Hunedoara23 October 2026
- D2-2Arges Pitesti19 October 2026
- L3-4Rapid12 October 2026
FCSB
Liga I
- W4-1Rapid24 October 2026
- W2-1away to FC Voluntari19 October 2026
- W1-0Oțelul10 October 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Liga I table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Universitatea Cluj | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 26 |
| 8 | FCSB | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 21 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Universitatea Cluj vs FCSB
- 7 March 2026FCSB 1–3 Universitatea ClujLiga I
- 1 November 2025Universitatea Cluj 0–2 FCSBLiga I
- 11 May 2025Universitatea Cluj 0–2 FCSBLiga I
- 5 April 2025FCSB 1–0 Universitatea ClujLiga I
- 10 November 2024Universitatea Cluj 1–2 FCSBLiga I
- 13 July 2024FCSB 1–1 Universitatea ClujLiga I
Leading scorers: Universitatea Cluj and FCSB
Universitatea Cluj
GoalsAssists
- J. Lukić73
- A. Aliev62
FCSB
No player in Liga I's leading scorers — 20 league goals as a side.
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Universitatea Cluj beat FCSB 1–0. The model had made a win for Universitatea Cluj its most likely outcome, at 51%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goal: J. Lukic 76' for Universitatea Cluj.
What this result changed
Before kick-off the season simulation gave Universitatea Cluj a 85.2% chance to finish in the top six: 89.3% after a win, 83.6% after a draw, 78.7% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 89.3%, 4.1 points higher than before the match.
For FCSB the question was the chance to finish in the top six, 58.3% going in: 71.9% after a win, 60.0% after a draw, 53.1% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 53.1%, 5.2 points lower than before the match.
Read from our Liga I season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.
Goal trends
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Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line; middle ring: the model's probability for this match. Not betting advice. How to read this.