Universitatea take on the visitors Arges in the round one match of Romanian Liga 1 – Relegation Group. The match will be played on Monday, February 20th at Cluj Arena (Cluj-Napoca).
The density between the teams in the bottom of the table in this season in Romania is very high, with only 3 points separating Universitatea, who are in 12th place and at risk of relegation this season, from the 8th placed Kraiova, which would allow them to play in Europe if they win the play-off match. At the beginning of the season, everything was bad, and at one point the team was at the bottom of the table. However, after losing to Shepschi 2-1, the management changed the coach to Ovidiu Sabau, who won the first game against Voluntari 2-1, and since then, the results have only been going up, and the team is climbing up the table. After that, they went on a series of 6 games without losing, winning 5 and losing only once to Kraiova, 5-0, which was a shame. The previous game was also lost 4-0, but after such a defeat, Cluj, like any other team, usually rehabilitates itself, especially at home.
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Arges have an even worse situation, although they started the season well and were even in 5th place for a few rounds. However, after losing to Hermannstadt 0-1, everything went wrong, and the coach was fired, which did not help at all, but made the situation even worse. They only have 2 wins in 16 matches in all competitions, and as a natural result, another coach was fired. For this match, the visitors’ approach with Radu Dragus at the helm. In his first game, he lost to Petrolul 0-1, and it seems that no matter who takes the helm of the team from Pitesti, nothing will help them, and they will be relegated to the lower division. So far, the density in the table plays into the hands of the guests, and several successful results can play a decisive role in the fight for survival, but there are no prerequisites for this yet.
Despite the fact that Cluj have not won any games this season out of two against the visiting side, I will believe in them. The change of coach really helped the team, and they started playing better football than they did at the beginning of the season. They have still not lost a single game in their own walls in the five games with the new coach, winning the last 2 games with the same score of 2-0 against Botosani and the championship leader at that time, Farul. I do not believe that the hosts will achieve a second negative result in two consecutive games, as a draw will not suit them either, especially with an opponent in such a situation that needs to be beaten in any case. We bet on the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Universitatea Cluj to win.
