Head-to-Head
Universitatea Cluj have won four of their last six SuperLiga meetings with AFC Hermannstadt , including a 3-0 victory at home in December 2025.
Universitatea Cluj
- Universitatea Cluj are flying high in fourth spot in Liga I with 48 points from 28 matches and will be in no mood to give up their momentum when they host Hermannstadt in the Cupa României 2025-2026 quarter-finals on Tuesday.
- Cluj’s play under Bergodi is far more structured and disciplined than the style that Munteanu is introducing at Hermannstadt.
- The home side play a defence-first, medium-tempo style that relies on good organisation, disciplined pressing and plenty of control in the build-up phases.
- They are unbeaten in their last five competitive matches (Drew 1, won 4), scoring 14 and conceding four, but the most important thing about them is they are a pragmatic team who know their job on the pitch.
AFC Hermannstadt
- AFC Hermannstadt bring a shaky run of results into this tie as they seek to overturn their underdog status in the bookmakers’ eyes.
- Fifteenth in the league with only 17 points from 26 games, the visitors are engaged in a battle against relegation as it stands, although the appointment of Dorinel Munteanu at the helm over the winter has brought about some positive changes and a more compact style of play.
Key Players
- Lukić to score anytime is a good play here, too, as he scored a hat-trick in their 3-0 win in Cluj last December.
- Alexandru Chipciu gives them leadership and set-piece quality, while Mouhamadou Drammeh is an energetic goal threat when he is at his pressing best and showed that with a nice goal against Botoșani.
- Sergiu Buș is experienced up front for Hermannstadt and will likely be relied on to get on the end of their limited chances on the counter-attack, while Aurelian Chițu is their biggest threat from wide areas and the pacey Christ Afalna can make things happen when they have it.
Betting Insights
Backing Universitatea Cluj to win at 1.67 looks a decent play here as the home team are in fine form, have home-field advantage and a better squad for a Cupa României quarter-final place.
Prediction
Universitatea Cluj to progress with Lukić likely to be a key influence.
