It's game one of two in the Europa Conference League as CFR Cluj host Adana Demirspor. This is a 2nd Qualifying Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
These teams have little in common geographically as Adana Demirspor have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both sides have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an enthusiastic fixture!
CFR Cluj form and stats
CFR Cluj was eliminated in the knockout round play-offs last season in the Europa Conference League. Lazio was too strong.1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what CFR Cluj have to build on here at Stadionul CMC in the Liga 1.
CFR Cluj are returning here after visiting UTA Arad and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Birligea and Yeboah scored the goal(s).
Previous to that game, a Liga 1 home match hosting CSM Iasi in a game that was won 2-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cluj have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The match schedule is unforgiving for CFR Cluj as they have a new game in only three days, a Liga 1 match thankfully also at home. Universitatea Craiova are visiting.
At Stadionul CMC, CFR Cluj has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Adana Demirspor form and stats
Adana Demirspor might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Manisa BBSK proved too strong as Adana Demirspor slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at 5 Ocak Fatih Terim Stadyumu.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Tractor Sazi in the Club Friendlies 2.We have checked recent matches where Demirspor have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Birligea 2 goals |  C. Manea 1 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Adana Demirspor missing players
| CFR Cluj | Adana Demirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 53 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 14.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 37% | ||
| 9.3 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepsi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | FCSB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Voluntari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | SSC Farul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Otelul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Universitatea Cluj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Petrolul 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Rapid Bucuresti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Botosani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | CSM Iasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | U Craiova 1948 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
