Universitatea Cluj vs Otelul Galati

14 September 2026 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2026/27 · Referee Szabolcs Kovacs

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ovidiu Bic 31’
  • Oucasse Mendy 80’
  • Alibek Aliev 90+2’ (pen)

Match summary

Universitatea Cluj won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Otelul Galati. Universitatea Cluj led 1-0 at half-time.

Ovidiu Bic put Universitatea Cluj ahead with a header in the 31st minute, Oucasse Mendy made it 2-0 in the 80th minute, and Alibek Aliev made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Shots finished 12-6 to Universitatea Cluj, with 3 on target for Universitatea Cluj and 2 for Otelul Galati. Otelul Galati had a player sent off.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
12 Shots 6
3 Shots on target 2
3 Corners 4
62 Attacks 69
47 Dangerous attacks 36
538 Passes 392
88.5% Pass accuracy 81.4%
18 Tackles 17
14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Universitatea Cluj Otelul Galati
Kick-off
8’
Corner
Corner
18’
Corner
22’
Corner
30’
Ovidiu BicHeader1-0 (Universitatea Cluj)
31’
45’
Pedro NunoShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
48’
Milen ZhelevFoul
52’
Matei FrunzăShot on target
52’
Corner
Dorin CodreaFoul
58’
60’
Denis BordunMatei Frunză
60’
João PaulinoZé Turbo
60’
Corner
Marius ȘtefănescuIssouf Macalou
62’
Pedro PinhoMouhamadou Drammeh
62’
64’
Andrei CiobanuFoul
Pedro PinhoFoul
65’
72’
Corner
Alibek AlievJovo Lukić
73’
74’
Andrei CiobanuSecond yellowFoul
Andrei GheorghițăDan Nistor
74’
77’
Teodor LunguFoul
79’
Rafael BritoPedro Nuno
79’
Dominick ZatorMilen Zhelev
Oucasse MendyRight foot shot2-0 (Universitatea Cluj)
80’
Elio CapradossiDino Mikanović
84’
Alexandru ChipciuVAR: No penalty
87’
Alibek AlievVAR: On-field review
90+1’
Alibek AlievPenalty3-0 (Universitatea Cluj)
90+2’
Full-time3-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Otelul Galati attacking Universitatea Cluj attacking 
8’ Zé Turbo (Otelul Galati), from a corner, off target 18’ Iulian Cristea (Universitatea Cluj), from a corner, off target 27’ Matei Frunză (Otelul Galati), open play, off target 28’ Teodor Lungu (Otelul Galati), open play, blocked 30’ Oucasse Mendy (Universitatea Cluj), open play, blocked 31’ Ovidiu Bic (Universitatea Cluj), from a corner, goal 43’ Oucasse Mendy (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 45’ Pedro Nuno (Otelul Galati), open play, saved 45’ Mouhamadou Drammeh (Universitatea Cluj), open play, blocked 52’ Matei Frunză (Otelul Galati), open play, saved 56’ Issouf Macalou (Universitatea Cluj), open play, blocked 61’ João Paulino (Otelul Galati), from a corner, off target 71’ Marius Ștefănescu (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 77’ Alibek Aliev (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 77’ Alexandru Chipciu (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 80’ Oucasse Mendy (Universitatea Cluj), open play, goal 90+2’ Alibek Aliev (Universitatea Cluj), penalty, goal 90+4’ Andrei Gheorghiță (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 8’ Zé Turbo (Otelul Galati), from a corner, off target 18’ Iulian Cristea (Universitatea Cluj), from a corner, off target 27’ Matei Frunză (Otelul Galati), open play, off target 28’ Teodor Lungu (Otelul Galati), open play, blocked 30’ Oucasse Mendy (Universitatea Cluj), open play, blocked 31’ Ovidiu Bic (Universitatea Cluj), from a corner, goal 43’ Oucasse Mendy (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 45’ Pedro Nuno (Otelul Galati), open play, saved 45’ Mouhamadou Drammeh (Universitatea Cluj), open play, blocked 52’ Matei Frunză (Otelul Galati), open play, saved 56’ Issouf Macalou (Universitatea Cluj), open play, blocked 61’ João Paulino (Otelul Galati), from a corner, off target 71’ Marius Ștefănescu (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 77’ Alibek Aliev (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 77’ Alexandru Chipciu (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target 80’ Oucasse Mendy (Universitatea Cluj), open play, goal 90+2’ Alibek Aliev (Universitatea Cluj), penalty, goal 90+4’ Andrei Gheorghiță (Universitatea Cluj), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Universitatea Cluj 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lefter
Chipciu
Cristea
Codrea
Mikanović 84’
Drammeh 62’
Bic
Mendy
Nistor 74’
Macalou 62’
Lukić 73’
Otelul Galati 4-4-2 Starting XI
Dur-Bozoancă
Christopoulos
Iacob
Zhelev 79’
Sylla
Lungu
Frunză 60’
Ciobanu
Andrézinho
Nuno 79’
Turbo 60’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ștefan Lefter
90′ 2 0 28 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Dino Mikanović Taken off
84′ 3 – – 3 – 41 2 – – –
Iulian Cristea
90′ 1 1 – 7 6 71 2 – – –
Alexandru Chipciu
90′ 4 – – 7 – 37 – – – –
Elio Capradossi Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 5 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Dorin Codrea
90′ – – 77 – – 2 1 8 3 –
Mouhamadou Drammeh Taken off
62′ – – 39 1 – 1 – 4 2 2 –
Ovidiu Bic
90′ 1 – 89 2 – 3 2 8 2 3 –
Issouf Macalou Taken off
62′ – – 24 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Dan Nistor Taken off
74′ – 1 44 2 – – 1 – – – –
Oucasse Mendy
90′ 1 – 25 – – – 1 2 – 2 –
Pedro Pinho Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 16 – – 1 1 1 1 –
Marius Ștefănescu Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 13 1 – 1 1 2 1 1 –
Forwards3 players
Jovo Lukić Taken off
73′ – – – – – – 1 2 1 20 –
Alibek Aliev Came on as a substitute
17′ 1 – 2 1 – – 1 1 – 4 –
Andrei Gheorghiță Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 – – – – 1 1 5 –
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 WWLLL
Otelul Galati LDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Universitatea Cluj 4-0 Otelul Galati, 27 Feb 26 Next meeting: Otelul Galati vs Universitatea Cluj, 06 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Universitatea Cluj vs Otelul Galati 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.