This promises to be an action-packed encounter for CFR Cluj at Stadionul CMC when the Europa Conference League tournament arrives in town and KF Ballkani with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts CFR Cluj saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Rapid Bucuresti.
CFR Cluj form and stats
Last season, CFR Cluj's Europa Conference League journey ended in the group stage.CFR Cluj have performed here at Stadionul CMC this season with 6 wins from 8 Liga 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. This match is a Europa Conference League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
The club members are hoping that Cluj will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Rapid Bucuresti.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Sivasspor in the Europa Conference League.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga 1 game versus U Craiova 1948 in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadionul CMC.
A decent goal production from CFR Cluj in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. Cluj are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul CMC in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
KF Ballkani form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of KF Ballkani playing as the away team in the Superliga this season. Total Europa Conference League statistics for KF Ballkani: 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Europa Conference League home loss versus Slavia Praha with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Dellova, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.13. Dellova hit one key pass and won 7 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that match was the Superliga away draw versus Dukagjini that ended 1-1.KF Ballkani have another fixture away in just three days, a Superliga game against Drita. A back-breaking itinerary for the visiting team!
KF Ballkani are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
KF Ballkani - CFR Cluj 1-1 was the score in these squads' latest h2h match, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Muhar 4 goals |  C. Deac 3 goals | G. Debeljuh 2 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
KF Ballkani missing players
| CFR Cluj | KF Ballkani | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 24 | 45 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | ||
| 9.6 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sivasspor | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 | Slavia Praha | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | KF Ballkani | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 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 | SSC Farul | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | FCSB | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Arges | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 | Botosani | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Chindia Târgovişte | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Drita | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | KF Ballkani | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Prishtina | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Gjilani | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 5 | Drenica | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 6 | KF Llapi | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Malisheva | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Trepca'89 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 12 |
| 9 | Dukagjini | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Ferizaj | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
