National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Speranța Drochia or Zimbru that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Speranța Drochia form and stats
Speranța was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Moldovan Cup.Speranța Drochia's struggle is real here at Complexul Sportiv Drochia with only 4 points collected from 6 Division A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4.
The Speranța Drochia fans got no joy from their last match, a Division A game also here at Complexul Sportiv Drochia: A 0-1 defeat against Olimp Comrat.
A 0-0 draw away in the Division A before that, with Spartanii Selemet the opponent.Speranța are traveling soon after this match as the Division A match at Sporting Trestieni awaits in three days.
Speranța aren't scoring a lot here at Complexul Sportiv Drochia in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. Speranța have conceded 11 from these games.
Zimbru form and stats
They also participated in Moldovan Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zimbru so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Zimbru as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sfintul Gheorghe match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a National Division home defeat versus Dinamo-Auto with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
The game before that, in the National Division, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Petrocub.After this away game Zimbru return home for a National Division game against Floreşti. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zimbru have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. Zimbru have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Speranța Drochia missing players
Zimbru missing players
| Speranța Drochia | Zimbru | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 40 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting Trestieni | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Dacia-Buiucani | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 |
| 3 | Spartanii Selemet | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Olimp Comrat | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Sheriff II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 6 | Victoria Bardar | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | FCM Ungheni | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Iskra Moldova | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 9 | Sucleia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Real Succes | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Speranța Drochia | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 6 |
| 12 | Cahul | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 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 | Petrocub | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Milsami | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Sheriff | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 28 |
| 4 | CSF Balti | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 5 | Sfintul Gheorghe | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 17 |
| 6 | Dinamo-Auto | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | -25 | 17 |
| 7 | Zimbru | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Floreşti | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | -35 | -6 |