This promises to be an action-packed encounter for CFR Cluj at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Dinamo Zagreb with it. Read all about the 2nd Qualifying Round match here!
The hosts CFR Cluj saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Liga 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Academica Clinceni.
CFR Cluj form and stats
Action has already taken place for Cluj in Champions League as they have defeated Floriana to reach the 2nd Qualifying Round. Cluj was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Champions League. Slavia Praha was too strong.The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Cluj has won five games in a row. The Astra match was the last time out without a victory. Two home wins in a row for Cluj bring valid hopes of a third.
Cluj enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Academica Clinceni's place. The match ended 2-1 with Valentin Costache and Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila scoring. A strong away win before that one, visiting Floriana and winning 2-0.
The victory against Academica Clinceni came after Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila's winning goal. The Cluj manager D. Petrescu was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 69th minute.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cluj, as the Liga 1 home game vs Sepsi is only three days away.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in 1. HNL matches, Dinamo Zagreb have produced an overall stat of 1-0-0 so far.
Dinamo Zagreb have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. It's been 364 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
Two travels in a row for Dinamo, whose manager Z. Mamić could celebrate last time after the 1. HNL win against Istra 1961. Before that, Dinamo secured a home win against Lokomotiva Zagreb with the score 6-0.
Dinamo Zagreb made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Lirim Kastrati receiving a red card in the 57th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Dinamo won the match 1-0! Bruno Petković came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Istra 1961 last time out, making the manager Z. Mamić feel like a tactical genius.
After this away game Dinamo return home for a 1. HNL game against Osijek. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Dinamo Zagreb have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Majer 2 goals |   V. Costache 1 goals |  C. Petrila 1 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| CFR Cluj | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 38 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 45 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 9% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 9% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 257 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 121 | 257 | ||
| 98 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 125 | ||
| 35% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Botosani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | CSM Iasi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | UTA Arad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Arges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Chindia Targoviste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sepsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Astra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Gorica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 7 | Osijek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |