Metaloglobus Bucharest vs Universitatea Cluj

11 July 2025 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2025/26 · Referee Vlad Baban

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

Dorin Codrea 53’ (og)

Issouf Macalou 29’
Mamadou Thiam 55’
Jovo Lukić 76’, 90+1’

Match summary

Universitatea Cluj won comfortably, 4-1 away at Metaloglobus Bucharest. Universitatea Cluj led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Issouf Macalou put Universitatea Cluj ahead in the 29th minute. In the second half, Codrea's own goal equalised in the 53rd minute, Mamadou Thiam put Universitatea Cluj back in front in the 55th minute, Jovo Lukić made it 1-3 with a header in the 76th minute, and Lukić made it 1-4 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Universitatea Cluj created 3.12 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Metaloglobus Bucharest's 0.36 from 11.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

11 Shots 15

2 Shots on target 6

1 Corners 7

386 Passes 515

80.8% Pass accuracy 83.3%

28 Tackles 15

8 Fouls 9

3 Yellow cards 1

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Metaloglobus Bucharest Universitatea Cluj

Kick-off

23’

Issouf MacalouShot on target

29’

Issouf MacalouLeft foot shot

0-1

Desley UbbinkShot on target

32’

Half-time0-1

46’

Mouhamadou DrammehOvidiu Bic

46’

Jovo LukićAndrej Fábry

46’

Dan NistorShot on target

Second half underway

Dorin CodreaOwn goal

1-1

53’

55’

Mamadou ThiamRight foot shot

1-2

Alexandru IrimiaYassine Zakir

56’

65’

Alessandro MurgiaGabriel Simion

Stefan VisicDesley Ubbink

66’

Damia SabaterJúnior Morais

66’

69’

Mouhamadou Drammeh

David Irimia

70’

76’

Jovo LukićHeader

1-3

79’

Miguel SilvaAndrei Artean

Bruno CarvalhoRăzvan Milea

81’

Laurențiu LișDavid Irimia

81’

Christ Kouadio

84’

Alexandru IrimiaShot on target

86’

Alexandru Irimia

88’

90+1’

Jovo LukićLeft foot shot

1-4

90+3’

Atanas TricăIssouf Macalou

Full-time1-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Metaloglobus Bucharest 0.36 xGUniversitatea Cluj 3.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Universitatea Cluj attacking Metaloglobus Bucharest attacking

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Lineups

Metaloglobus Bucharest 4-4-2 Starting XI

Universitatea Cluj 4-3-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


George Gavrilaș	90′	2	4	39	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders8 players


Christ Kouadio	90′	1	2	–	7	1	31	1	–	–	–
Gabriel Dumitru	90′	5	3	–	7	2	42	1	–	–	–
George Caramalău	90′	4	2	–	8	3	27	2	–	–	–
Andrei Sava	90′	5	1	–	6	1	34	–	–	–	–
David Irimia Taken off	81′	–	1	–	3	3	24	1	–	–	–
Júnior Morais Taken off	66′	2	1	–	6	1	50	–	–	–	–
Damia Sabater Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
Laurențiu Liș Came on as a substitute	9′	–	1	–	4	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Răzvan Milea Taken off	81′	–	–	45	1	–	3	–	6	1	3	–
Yassine Zakir Taken off	56′	–	–	10	1	–	4	1	4	1	–	–
Alexandru Irimia Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	12	–	–	1	–	3	1	1	–
Bruno Carvalho Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	6	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Desley Ubbink Taken off	66′	–	–	1	1	0.09	–	2	1	–	31	–
Dragoş Huiban	90′	–	–	2	–	0.05	–	1	2	–	22	–
Stefan Visic Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ștefan Lefter	90′	2	1	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Iulian Cristea	90′	1	1	–	4	3	52	–	–	–	–
Alexandru Chipciu	90′	4	1	–	4	–	63	4	–	–	–
Miguel Silva Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	–	1	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Andrei Artean Taken off	79′	–	–	47	1	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
Dorin Codrea	90′	–	–	57	–	–	–	2	2	–	–	–
Andrej Fábry Taken off	45′	–	–	33	–	–	2	1	3	1	1	–
Gabriel Simion Taken off	65′	–	–	37	–	–	1	1	1	1	–	–
Ovidiu Bic Taken off	45′	–	–	35	2	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Dan Nistor	90′	–	–	44	3	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Issouf Macalou Taken off	89′	1	2	26	3	–	–	1	9	–	1	–
Mouhamadou Drammeh Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	25	–	–	1	1	4	1	3	–
Alessandro Murgia Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	15	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Mamadou Thiam	90′	1	–	1	1	0.08	–	1	5	–	40	–
Jovo Lukić Came on as a substitute	45′	2	–	2	2	1.72	–	1	8	2	16	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Universitatea Cluj W L L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Universitatea Cluj 3-1 Metaloglobus Bucharest, 07 Nov 25 All Metaloglobus Bucharest vs Universitatea Cluj meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.