Liga 1 match preview: Argeş believed to be the weaker party when CFR Cluj pays a visit

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin (15000 seats)

A total of 30 rounds of matches are done and both Argeş and CFR Cluj are high up in the table. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Liga 1

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.

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Argeş form and stats

The total Liga 1 statistics at home this season for Argeş are 7-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). Three consecutive losses here at Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 190 minutes without scoring a league goal. Raynov was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager Schumacher led his Argeş to a defeat away at FCSB. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin. As you see from the result above, Argeş suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Ahead of that match, Argeş lost 0-4 at home to Universitatea Craiova.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on CFR Cluj to win. Let's see if Argeş are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: four games found revealing zero Argeş wins, one draw and three defeats.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Voluntari are coming to town in four days.

Argeş have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Argeş have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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CFR Cluj form and stats

CFR Cluj have an excellent away record in the Liga 1 so far with 11-2-2 from 15 games.

The CFR Cluj goalkeeper Karlo Letica is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 196 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

CFR Cluj go into this game after a win, the home game against SSC Farul that ended 1-0. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Petrescu when Birligea scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Voluntari.

Cluj have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on CFR Cluj as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

CFR Cluj - Argeş 2-0 was the story when these two contenders last met, also in this season. Tofan (Argeş) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last met. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Argeş won zero games, one match ended with a tie and CFR Cluj have nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

CFR ClujG. Debeljuh
G. Debeljuh
11 goals
CFR ClujC. Deac
C. Deac
9 goals
CFR ClujC. Petrila
C. Petrila
8 goals

Argeş missing players

CFR Cluj missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Argeş CFR Cluj
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
15 7 3 Won W 1 12 28
6 3 0 Drew D 3 3 5
16 8 3 Lost L 1 3 4
31 15 8 Scored S 8 25 57
40 20 12 Conceded C 7 12 21
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 95%
51% 44% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 56% 54%
30% 33% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 28% 30%
14% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 11% 16%
5% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 11% 14%
27% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 28% 32%
38% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 61% 59%
43% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 17% 14%
 
4.2 4.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.9 5.1
4.2 3.6 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.3 4.1
2.1 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.1
4 1 1 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
8.2 9.8 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.6 11
3.2 4.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 4.6
26% 20% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 34% 34%
 
10.1 9.9 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 9.9 8.5
3.8 4.1 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 2.6 2.7
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Argeş have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (22) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the most points (35) away in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+32) in Liga 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 CFR Cluj 30 24 4 2 48 16 15 13 2 0 26 7 15 11 2 2 22 9 32 76
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 15 11 3 1 38 18 15 7 5 3 16 10 26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 15 10 3 2 30 9 15 6 3 6 25 20 26 54
4 SSC Farul 30 14 6 10 42 21 15 10 1 4 24 8 15 4 5 6 18 13 21 48
5 Argeş 30 14 6 10 28 22 15 7 3 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 15 11 6 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 15 9 3 3 21 11 15 4 5 6 10 16 4 47
7 Botoşani 30 11 13 6 33 28 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 46
8 UTA Arad 30 9 13 8 24 20 15 6 5 4 12 9 15 3 8 4 12 11 4 40
9 Rapid Bucuresti 30 9 13 8 34 31 15 5 7 3 14 10 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 40
10 Sepsi 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 6 5 4 19 14 15 3 7 5 14 15 4 39
11 Chindia Targoviste 30 8 11 11 23 23 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 5 4 6 12 9 0 35
12 U Craiova 1948 30 8 9 13 31 35 15 5 5 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 17 19 -4 33
13 Mioveni 30 6 11 13 19 36 15 4 6 5 10 14 15 2 5 8 9 22 -17 29
14 Dinamo Bucureşti 30 4 5 21 24 66 15 4 3 8 17 28 15 0 2 13 7 38 -42 17
15 Academica Clinceni 30 3 5 22 21 64 15 2 3 10 12 30 15 1 2 12 9 34 -43 14
16 Gaz Metan Medias 30 6 6 18 21 46 15 2 6 7 11 21 15 4 0 11 10 25 -25 2

Table
  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 30 24 4 2 48 16 15 13 2 0 26 7 15 11 2 2 22 9 32 76
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 15 11 3 1 38 18 15 7 5 3 16 10 26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 15 10 3 2 30 9 15 6 3 6 25 20 26 54
4 SSC Farul 30 14 6 10 42 21 15 10 1 4 24 8 15 4 5 6 18 13 21 48
5 Argeş 30 14 6 10 28 22 15 7 3 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 15 11 6 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 15 9 3 3 21 11 15 4 5 6 10 16 4 47
7 Botoşani 30 11 13 6 33 28 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 46
8 UTA Arad 30 9 13 8 24 20 15 6 5 4 12 9 15 3 8 4 12 11 4 40
9 Rapid Bucuresti 30 9 13 8 34 31 15 5 7 3 14 10 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 40
10 Sepsi 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 6 5 4 19 14 15 3 7 5 14 15 4 39
11 Chindia Targoviste 30 8 11 11 23 23 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 5 4 6 12 9 0 35
12 U Craiova 1948 30 8 9 13 31 35 15 5 5 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 17 19 -4 33
13 Mioveni 30 6 11 13 19 36 15 4 6 5 10 14 15 2 5 8 9 22 -17 29
14 Dinamo Bucureşti 30 4 5 21 24 66 15 4 3 8 17 28 15 0 2 13 7 38 -42 17
15 Academica Clinceni 30 3 5 22 21 64 15 2 3 10 12 30 15 1 2 12 9 34 -43 14
16 Gaz Metan Medias 30 6 6 18 21 46 15 2 6 7 11 21 15 4 0 11 10 25 -25 2

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The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.