It's game one of two in the Europa League as CFR Cluj host Sevilla. This is a 16th Finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
Sevilla could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a La Liga game only four sleeps ago.
Sevilla have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
CFR Cluj form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs against F91 Dudelange.Home games in the Liga 1 have been a walk in the park for CFR Cluj so far, with 35 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. 4W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for CFR Cluj. In general it's been a long time since CFR Cluj tasted defeat here at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, as they have taken at least one point from their last 27 home games.
Stress levels are on the rise for CFR Cluj's attacking players as they have now played 191 minutes without scoring in a league game. Vinicius was their last goal scorer. CFR Cluj are confident in defense, having played 469 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Viitorul in the Liga 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. 0-0 away at Gaz Metan Medias before that.
The manager D. Petrescu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Universitatea Craiova in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and CFR Cluj are scoring many of them at home; 30 on target from 13 league matches. CFR Cluj have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Sevilla form and stats
Sevilla's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 8th finals against Slavia Praha.Playing away, Sevilla have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 5W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Sevilla seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Sevilla's last game was the home draw against Espanyol (2-2). It was a La Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Celta de Vigo wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Getafe.
Sevilla are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Sevilla in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Omrani 7 goals |   L. Ocampos 7 goals |  C. Deac 6 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Sevilla missing players
| CFR Cluj | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 9% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 91% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 266 | 117 | Total Shots | T S | 166 | 371 | ||
| 106 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 126 | ||
| 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 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 | CFR Cluj | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | FCSB | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Botosani | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Astra | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 21 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -25 | 17 |
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | Getafe | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Valencia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Granada | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Levante | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 19 | Leganés | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 19 |