Sivasspor vs CFR Cluj Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sivasspor play host to CFR Cluj at Yeni 4 Eylul Stadyumu on Thursday in a crucial tie that could decide who will finish top of Europa Conference League Group G.

The vicitors head into the contest in better form and have not lost a game since their last meeting with the Turkish side.

Sivasspor lost their last game 1-0 to Trabzonspor and will be looking for a more positive result in this tie to move them a step closer to the knockout stages of this competition.

They currently sit on seven points, level with their opponents, with a victory on Thursday securing their spot in the knockout stage due to their head-to-head record.

Riza Calimbay’s side won the previous match between the two sides with a goal from Max Gradel from the penalty spot, with the game ending 1-0 despite Cluj having 27 shots with seven of them being on target.

CFR Cluj are unbeaten in their last eight matches across all competitions, with their most recent game being a 2-1 victory over Universitate Cluj, with the two goals coming from the penalty spot with Cephas Malele and Ciprian Deac finding the net.

Deac has scored three goals from the spot this season, including one in their last Europa Conference League game, which adds to his tally of eight goal contributions so far this season.

Cluj have a good defensive record, which has helped them into this position in the group, with successive clean sheets against Slavia Prague, and also not conceding more than one goal in a game since the end of August.

If they win this game by a greater margin that their 1-0 defeat to Sivasspor, they will qualify for the knockout rounds, but with a draw, they will have to rely on results going their way in the last matchday.

Sivasspor vs CFR Cluj head to head

These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Europa Conference League on September 15, where Sivasspor claimed a 1-0 away victory.

CFR Cluj 0-1 Sivasspor 15/09/22

Sivasspor latest home form

Sivasspor have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just two of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Giresunspor 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded seven.

Sivasspor 1-1 Istanbulspor 11/09/22

Sivasspor 3-0 Tokat Bld Plevnespor 25/09/22

Sivasspor 1-2 Hatayspor 02/10/22

Sivasspor 3-4 Ballkani 06/10/22

Sivasspor 3-0 Giresunspor 17/10/22

Sivasspor latest away form

Sivasspor have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They defeated Ballkani 2-1 in their last away game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded five.

Besiktas 3-1 Sivasspor 29/08/22

CFR Cluj 0-1 Sivasspor 15/09/22

Ankaragucu 2-1 Sivasspor 18/09/22

Istanbul Basalsehir 0-2 Sivasspor 10/10/22

Ballkani 1-2 Sivasspor 13/10/22

CFR Cluj latest home form

CFR Cluj have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sepsi 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded two.

CFR Cluj 2-0 Universitatea Craiova 11/09/22

CFR Cluj 0-2 Sivasspor 15/09/22

CFR Cluj 1-0 Petrolul 52 01/10/22

CFR Cluj 2-0 Slavia Prague 13/10/22

CFR Cluj 2-1 Sepsi 17/10/22

CFR Cluj latest away form

CFR Cluj have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their 10 most recent matches. They managed to defeat Universitatea Cluj 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded three.

Arges 0-1 CFR Cluj 19/09/22

Slavia Prague 0-1 CFR Cluj 06/10/22

UTA Arad 1-1 CFR Cluj 10/10/22

Universitatea Cluj 1-1 CFR Cluj 20/10/22

Universitatea Cluj 1-2 CFR Cluj 23/10/22

Sivasspor news

Harkan Aslan started the last league game in defensive midfield unlike in the last Europe Conference League match, when he started on the bench before coming on to score.

The absence of Robin Yalcin meant that he started the last league game alongside Charis Charisis, which could be the case here.

CFR Cluj news

Rangelo Yanga started the last Europe Conference League match against Slavia Prague, but Cephas Malele is expected to come into the starting lineup for this contest.

The other change to be made in the side will most likely be Claudiu Petrila starting in the left midfield spot instead of Roger Junio.

Prediction and Odds

Despite Sivasspor claiming victory in the last meeting between these two sides, we would back CFR Cluj in this game as they are in really good form.

They also dominated the last game statistically and if they put in the same level of performance with a more clinical edge, they should emerge victorious.

Odds: 1 2.45 X 2.02 2 2.21