CFR Cluj and Young Boys will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
It's no vacation for neither Cluj nor Young Boys as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
19-13-10 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Young Boys when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 42 matches are 69-54 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for Young Boys when visiting Cluj as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
CFR Cluj form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Champions League for CFR Cluj, as the manager M. Şumudică led his troops to eliminate Borac Banja Luka and Lincoln Red Imps, and reach the 3rd Qualifying Round. Cluj participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 2nd qualifying round.As mentioned below, CFR Cluj are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Liga 1 games. 3W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for CFR Cluj. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
Cluj's previous game was a Liga 1 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Chindia Targoviste. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that match, Cluj won a home game hosting Lincoln Red Imps (2-0).Cluj are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Mioveni awaits in three days.
CFR Cluj has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Young Boys form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Slovan Bratislava in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Champions League. Young was sent out of Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round last season.1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Young Boys playing as the away team in the Super League this season. Young have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Young's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Grasshopper that finished 0-0. Defender Sandro Lauper was the best team player with a rating of 7.93. Lauper hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.The schedule is very tough for Young Boys now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Sion is waiting in only four days.
4 goals so far away for Young Boys, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Cluj victories, one draw and one Young Boys win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Petrila 2 goals |   M. Elia 2 goals | T. Siebatcheu 2 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Young Boys missing players
| CFR Cluj | Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 50 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 48% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | SSC Farul | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | FCSB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Sepsi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Botosani | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gaz Metan Medias | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | U Craiova 1948 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Universitatea Craiova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Arges | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Chindia Targoviste | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Academica Clinceni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zurich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Basel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Servette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Grasshopper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 7 | Luzern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Sion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Lugano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Lausanne Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |