National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dinamo Bucureşti or Viitorul that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against FCSB.Dinamo Bucureşti's results here at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare in the Liga 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Liga 1 home game that ended 1-1 versus Astra.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dinamo Bucureşti have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost three.
The Dinamo Bucureşti fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. From these home matches, Bucureşti have conceded only 5 goals.
Viitorul form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Viitorul have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
Before that, Viitorul secured a home win against Dinamo Bucureşti with the score 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Viitorul playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Viitorul win, three draws and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Viitorul have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. As opposed to that, Viitorul have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Dinamo Bucureşti wins - draws - Viitorul wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Valle Balonga 5 goals |   K. Luckassen 5 goals |  G. Iancu 3 goals |
Dinamo Bucureşti missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Dinamo Bucureşti | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 266 | 148 | Total Shots | T S | 136 | 289 | ||
| 110 | 67 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 123 | ||
| 21% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 24 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Academica Clinceni | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Sepsi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Gaz Metan Medias | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Voluntari | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Botosani | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Hermannstadt | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | CSM Iasi | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -17 | 10 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Arges | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 16 | Astra | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |