Key stats and predictions for Europa League Group Stage between CFR Cluj and Celtic
It's no vacation for neither CFR Cluj nor Celtic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Celtic have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
CFR Cluj form and stats
Last season, CFR Cluj's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs against F91 Dudelange.CFR Cluj have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 1 with 9 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since CFR Cluj tasted defeat here at Dr. Constantin Radulescu, as they have taken at least one point from their last 24 home games.
In their previous game, the manager D. Petrescu led his CFR Cluj to a defeat in the Liga 1 match away at Botoşani. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Dr. Constantin Radulescu. Ahead of that match, CFR Cluj won a home game hosting Sepsi (1-0).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does CFR Cluj handle that role? We have found one game in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D0-L0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for CFR Cluj as they have a new game in only four days, a Liga 1 match thankfully also at home. Astra are visiting.
CFR Cluj are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (27 goals in 10 games). CFR Cluj have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Celtic form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 16th finals, when Valencia drew the shortest straw.Celtic have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. Momentum is building for Celtic in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Celtic, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Rangers in the League Cup last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Hamilton Academical.
Celtic are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of one match.
A new game in only three days for Celtic, the Premiership home match versus Hibernian. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
CFR Cluj and Celtic have met before this season: Celtic - CFR Cluj 2-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for CFR Cluj, 1 draw and 1 win for Celtic. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Christie 9 goals |  O. Édouard 9 goals |   B. Omrani 7 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Celtic missing players
| CFR Cluj | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 21 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Scored | S | 25 | 66 | ||
| 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 271 | 126 | Total Shots | T S | 149 | 386 | ||
| 118 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 160 | ||
| 33% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Rennes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Astra | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 40 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 38 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | FCSB | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Viitorul | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Botoşani | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | CSM Iasi | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 20 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Academica Clinceni | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -21 | 8 |
| 15 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |