National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheriff or Petrocub that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their previous match. Let's agree to expect an energetic game!
Sheriff form and stats
Sheriff was eliminated in the final last season in the Moldovan Cup.Home games in the National Division have been a walk in the park for Sheriff so far, with 33 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sheriff, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 390 minutes in the National Division.
Sheriff are returning here after visiting Sfintul Gheorghe and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Sheriff are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew zero and lost one.
It's goals goals goals for Sheriff who have scored 40 goals from 13 league home games. Defensively Sheriff have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Petrocub form and stats
Petrocub was sent out of Moldovan Cup in the semi-finals last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the National Division.
Two away matches in a row for Petrocub, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 vs Sheriff in the Moldovan Cup.
It was a National Division defeat before that one as the away game against Sheriff wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.You'll want to know how Petrocub managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.
Petrocub has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded meeting involving both these squads is the Sheriff - Petrocub 4-0 played earlier this season. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: seven wins for Sheriff, two draws and one win for Petrocub. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Ambros 12 goals |  M. Yansane 10 goals |  M. Plătică 10 goals |
Sheriff missing players
Petrocub missing players
| Sheriff | Petrocub | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 58 | 40 | Scored | S | 18 | 51 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 17 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 7% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| 10.6 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheriff | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 61 | 62 |
| 2 | Petrocub | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Milsami | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Sfintul Gheorghe | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Dinamo-Auto | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 37 | -29 | 28 |
| 6 | CSF Balti | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 7 | Zimbru | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 23 |
| 8 | Floresti | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 36 | -61 | -6 |
