Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Unirea Dej & Universitatea Cluj face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Liga 2.
Unirea Dej form and stats
Unirea have not come this way in the Romania Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Sanatatea Cluj and Gloria Bistrita. Unirea was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Romania Cup.Unirea Dej are steadily winning 3. Liga: Series 5 games and points here at Cluj Arena. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Unirea Dej played a great game against Gloria Bistrita and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Unirea have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cluj Arena with 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Unirea have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
Universitatea Cluj was sent out of Romania Cup in the 8th finals last season.Things could have gone better for Universitatea Cluj in their Liga 2 away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Universitatea goalkeeper Cosmin Andrei Dur-Bozoanca is eager to challenge this, with his 258 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Universitatea are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Liga 2 against Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Before that, Universitatea travelled to Metaloglobus and returned home with a draw after the Liga 2 game finished 0-0.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Liga 2 trip to Sporting Turnu.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Universitatea Cluj are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - zero - four (Unirea wins - draws - Universitatea Cluj wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Goga 5 goals |  C. Gavra 4 goals |  A. Pop 4 goals |
Unirea Dej missing players
Universitatea Cluj missing players
| Unirea Dej | Universitatea Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 48 | 26 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 36 | 10 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 123 | 85 | Total Shots | T S | 132 | 260 | ||
| 57 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 85 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Comuna Recea | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 35 |
| 2 | FCM Baia Mare | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 33 |
| 3 | Viitorul Selimbar | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Luceafarul Oradea | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Sânmartin | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Gloria Bistrita | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Avantul Reghin | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Ariesul Turda | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Unirea Dej | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Sanatatea Cluj | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | CFR Cluj II | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Industria Galda de Jos | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -16 | 11 |
| 15 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 10 |
| 16 | SCM Zalau | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | U Craiova 1948 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Dunarea Calarasi | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Petrolul 52 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Sporting Turnu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Concordia Chiajna | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Csikszereda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | SSC Farul | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Unirea Slobozia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Sirineasa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Şcolar Reşiţa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Mioveni | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Ripensia Timisoara | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Comuna Recea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | CSM Slatina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacău | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 0 |