U. Cluj vs PetrolulPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Universitatea Cluj and Petrolul Ploiesti meet in the group stage of the Cupa României, with no league table to go on. Universitatea Cluj come off a 1-2 defeat away to Dinamo Bucuresti, after two straight wins and two losses before that. Petrolul lost their last match 0-2 to Rapid, following three consecutive wins. Over their last two years of head to head meetings, Universitatea Cluj have won two of the five games, Petrolul one, with two draws completing the picture: the most recent meeting, in December 2025, was won 1-0 by Cluj. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.