On the 20th of January, Universitatea Cluj plays host to Voluntari in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Universitatea Cluj sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sepsi. Paun struck first for Sepsi in the 30th minute, then Alexandru Tudorie added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Jonathan Emanuel Rodriguez. Universitatea Cluj looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while voluntari sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against SSC Farul. Tudor Băluță scored the first goal for SSC Farul in the 3rd minute, but Adam Nemec got the equalizer for Voluntari in the 86th minute earning them at least the one point. Voluntari is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Voluntari and Universitatea Cluj battled to a 0-0 draw. Voluntari had 4 on net, and Universitatea Cluj had 16, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Adam Nemec has been the most prolific scorer on Voluntari in the last 5 matches with three goals. Universitatea Cluj is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mamadou Thiam and Adrian Ionuț Bălan each only have 1 goal in their last 5.