Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League Play-offs between CFR Cluj and Crvena Zvezda. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
CFR Cluj form and stats
Last season, CFR Cluj's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.Perfect Liga 1 season at home so far for CFR Cluj 3 wins from 3 appearances. Ever since the Sepsi game Cluj has been unbeatable here at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu producing four straight wins.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis not having conceded a league goal in 380 minutes.
Cluj are returning here after visiting Arges in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Billel Omrani scored the goal(s).
Prior to that, an away loss at Crvena Zvezda in the Europa League.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for CFR Cluj, as the Liga 1 home game vs FCSB is only three days away.
Cluj have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu with 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, Cluj have conceded only 2 goals.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals against Milan.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super Liga travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Crvena Zvezda as they haven't lost any of their last 44 games.
Crvena go into this game after a win, the home game against Backa Topola that ended 3-1.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs CFR Cluj.Crvena have another game away in just one days, a Super Liga game vs Cukaricki. A back-breaking calendar for the guests!
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Crvena Zvezda has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have met before this season: Crvena Zvezda - Cluj 4-0. Data for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two teams are: zero wins for Cluj, one draw and one win for Crvena Zvezda. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  C. Petrila 3 goals |   M. Ivanić 2 goals |  E. Ben Nabouhane 2 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Crvena Zvezda missing players
| CFR Cluj | Crvena Zvezda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 63 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.6 | 16.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 6.8 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Botosani | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | SSC Farul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | FCSB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | U Craiova 1948 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Chindia Targoviste | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Arges | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sepsi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Gaz Metan Medias | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 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 | Backa Topola | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Partizan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | Cukaricki | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Radnik Surdulica | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Napredak | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Vozdovac | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Kolubara | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Radnicki Nis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Vojvodina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Spartak Subotica | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Metalac GM | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Novi Pazar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 15 | Proleter Novi Sad | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| 16 | Mladost Lucani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 0 |