On Saturday Oct 8th, in week 13, Universitatea Cluj hosts Hermannstadt in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 14th placed Universitatea Cluj is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Botoşani. Mihai Roman II struck first for Botoşani in the 56th minute, but Adrian Ionuț Bălan got the equalizer for Universitatea Cluj in the 75th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Hermannstadt, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sepsi. Daniel Paraschiv struck first for Hermannstadt in the 36th minute, but Denis Ciobotariu got the equalizer for Sepsi in the 75th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 86th minute on a goal by Pavol Šafranko. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Hermannstadt should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
For Hermannstadt, their top scorers are Baba Alhassan and Daniel Paraschiv, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Universitatea Cluj hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Radu Alexandru Negru and Ely Fernandes, and they each have 1 goal.