Dynamo Kyiv vs Universitatea Cluj — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 61′Dynamo Kyiv, substitution:off
- 65′Universitatea Cluj, substitution:A. Fridayoff
- 72′Universitatea Cluj, yellow card:Tripping
- 73′Universitatea Cluj, substitution:A. Alievoff
- 84′Universitatea Cluj, substitution:off
- 90+1′Dynamo Kyiv, substitution:off
- Full-time
Lineups
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Key Stats
Match report
Dynamo Kyiv vs Universitatea Cluj — the facts
Dynamo Kyiv and Universitatea Cluj drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Dynamo Kyiv met Universitatea Cluj in the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 9 July 2026, 17:00 UTC at Arena Lublin. Referee: Joonas Jaanovits.
Team pages: Dynamo Kyiv · Universitatea Cluj · UEFA Europa League
Starting line-ups
Dynamo Kyiv (4-3-3)
Universitatea Cluj (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Dynamo Kyiv 53%, the draw 24%, Universitatea Cluj 23%. It finished Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Universitatea Cluj.
A slight rating edge to Dynamo Kyiv, little else — Dynamo Kyiv are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage on top gives Dynamo Kyiv the lean. The draw at 24% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Dynamo Kyiv at 53%?
Dynamo Kyiv sit 96 points higher on our strength rating — 1549 to 1453. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,256 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,358 games vs 44.9% across all 98,123 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Universitatea Cluj at 23%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. Not enough recent scoring data to set the goals dial — the draw stays at the class table's rate. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Dynamo Kyiv scored +0.49 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.1% of 1,425 games, vs 28.0% against normal finishing. Universitatea Cluj have 2 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Dynamo Kyiv vs Universitatea Cluj final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Dynamo Kyiv and Universitatea Cluj team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.