Match Info

Superliga - Round 1

Date: 18 July 2026, Saturday 🏁 Finished

Location: Stadionul Otelul (Galati) 🌤️ ...

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Bosnia And Herzegovina	17:30	Arena Premium 1
Croatia	17:30	Arena Sport 2
Romania	18:30	Digi Sport 1, Prima Sport 1, Prima TV
Usa	11:30	SportsEngine Play


	Oţelul Galaţi		CFR Cluj

	1	X	2
	3.00	3.20	2.30	Watch
	3.00	3.10	2.20
	3.15	3.15	2.28
	3.24	3.15	2.53
	3.14	3.2	2.31	Watch
	3.05	3.15	2.35
	3.24	3.29	2.28	Watch
	3.05	3.05	2.23
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.11 ↓ (3.22)	3.16 ↓ (3.24)	2.31 ↑ (2.21)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 2.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Oţelul Galaţi
30%

Draw
29.5%

CFR Cluj
40.4%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

29%

28.8%

42.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Oţelul Galaţi has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1%)

CFR Cluj has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.8%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
14.3%	14.3%	71.4%

Oţelul Galaţi - CFR Cluj Predictions

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Oţelul will win (votes: 1 - 14.3%). Cluj will win (votes: 5 - 71.4%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Cluj (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Dur-Bozoanca C. (G) 2. Zhelev M. 4. Ne Lopes 6. Iacob P. 88. Kazu 27. Pedro N. 8. Lameira J. (C) 17. Ciobanu A. 24. Bordun D. 9. Patrick 10. Andrezinho	31. Valceanu O. (G) 47. Braun C. 3. Abeid A. 88. Djokovic D. 45. Camora M. (C) 8. Fica A. 6. Perianu O. 73. Muhar K. 11. Cordea A. 77. Sfait A. 7. Korenica M.
Substitutes
18. Aftene D. 77. Balanica A. 3. Christopoulos G. 13. Contra M. (G) 30. Frunza M. 39. Lungu T. 16. Neicu D. 15. Neicu D. 20. Olteanu R. 12. Paharnicu D. (G)	17. Biliboc L. 1. Gal R. (G) 26. Gligor R. 86. Kun V. 80. Matei C. 10. Paun A. 14. Rocha S. 98. Sula N. 90. Zahovic L.
Coaches
Tomas S.	Folha A.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
4', 1 - 0, Lameira J. ⚽, Pedro N. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 1)
58', 1 - 1, Cordea A. ⚽, Sfait A. (A),
63', Perianu O. ↓, Paun A. ↑,
63', Ciobanu A. ↓, Lungu T. ↑,
63', Bordun D. ↓, Neicu D. ↑,
76', Djokovic D. 🟨,
83', Korenica M. ↓, Biliboc L. ↑,
83', Camora M. ↓, Rocha S. ↑,
86', 2 - 1, Patrick ⚽, Pedro N. (A),
88', Cordea A. ↓, Sula N. ↑,
88', Fica A. ↓, Zahovic L. ↑,
90', Pedro N. ↓, Frunza M. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Oţelul won 1.

Cluj is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Cluj may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Cluj will hold a modest advantage in this match.

In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Oţelul won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 12:22. (average 0.9:1.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Oţelul won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 7:8. (average 1.2:1.3).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
9	CFR Cluj	13	5	2	6	19:20	-1	17
14	Otelul	13	2	5	6	15:21	-6	11

Outrights of Romanian SuperLiga for now

CFR Cluj: 1.99% Otelul: 0.63%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Oţelul Galaţi
Club Friendly
11.07.26	Oţelul Galaţi - FC Bacău	3:1 ✺
03.07.26	Farul Constanța - Oţelul Galaţi	0:0 ✺
Romanian SuperLiga
18.05.26	Petrolul Ploieşti - Oţelul Galaţi	1:5 ✺
09.05.26	Oţelul Galaţi - Farul Constanța	3:2 ✺
02.05.26	Oţelul Galaţi - Metaloglobus Bucureşti	2:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 15 WTWWT
- CFR Cluj
Club Friendly
09.07.26	CFR Cluj - Karpaty Lviv	1:0 ✺
07.07.26	CFR Cluj - Noah Yerevan	1:1 ✺
04.07.26	Olimpija Ljubljana - CFR Cluj	1:1 ✺
02.07.26	Neftchi Baku - CFR Cluj	1:2 ✺
Romanian SuperLiga
22.05.26	CFR Cluj - Argeș Pitești	1:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.3 WTTWT

Latest Head to Head

Romanian SuperLiga
18.01.26	CFR Cluj - Oţelul Galaţi	1:0
24.08.25	Oţelul Galaţi - CFR Cluj	4:1
22.12.24	CFR Cluj - Oţelul Galaţi	3:2
11.11.24	Oţelul Galaţi - CFR Cluj	0:1
27.02.24	Oţelul Galaţi - CFR Cluj	2:2
23.10.23	CFR Cluj - Oţelul Galaţi	0:0
07.04.15	CFR Cluj - Oţelul Galaţi	1:0

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