CFR Cluj vs Lugano Tips & Preview - Upper hand for Romanians at home

By Tolu Shotade

29 Jul 2025

Tolu Shotade 29 Jul 2025

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CFR Cluj hold a slight advantage at home after a 0-0 first leg draw.
Lugano are struggling, winless in 7 of their last 9 matches.
Both teams have defensive weaknesses, promising lots of goals.

CFR Cluj vs Lugano

CFR Cluj and Lugano square off in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League qualifier, with the tie still open following a 0-0 draw in the first leg.

Both teams will come into this clash keen to claim the upper hand and could serve up an open contest. However, the Romanians often do well at home and should come out on top against the Swiss side, who are poor travellers.

CFR Cluj News

CFR Cluj will take plenty of positives from the result in the first leg after holding out for a draw in Switzerland. They looked to play on the counter and created multiple chances, but failed to find the net.

The Romanians followed up that result with a 2-0 Superliga home defeat to FC Arges last weekend. However, manager Dan Petrescu will consider that loss a minor blip as they had won their previous five matches in front of their fans.

CFR Cluj often struggle defensively and are without a clean sheet in five of their last eight home matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in their last nine matches in front of their fans, with six of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Lugano News

Lugano will be disappointed not to have claimed the upper hand in the home leg of the tie. They dominated the possession but struggled to find their current edge in attack, finishing with just a single attempt on target.

The Swiss club will now head into the second leg winless in seven of their last nine matches across all competitions, losing 2-1 at home to Thun in a domestic fixture last weekend. The situation is even worse on the road for Mattia Croci-Torti's team, who are winless in nine of their last 10 away matches, suffering seven defeats on this run.

Following the shutout in the first leg, Lugano will be keen to set things right, having scored in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they are without a clean sheet in seven of their last nine matches, with five of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Last week's 0-0 draw was the first ever meeting between CFR Cluj and Lugano.

Verdict

CFR Cluj v Lugano

With the tie still in the balance, CFR Cluj and Lugano will be desperate to claim the upper hand. Neither defence has shown much solidity lately, and both teams are expected to score, while over 2.5 goals could also be on the cards.

Having won five of their last six home matches, CFR Cluj will be confident of claiming the upper hand in the second leg.

Yes

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