Welcome to Stadionul CMC and this game between CFR Cluj & Academica Clinceni in the Liga 1. Here's all you need to know!
- CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Liga 1
- Academica Clinceni have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Liga 1
Cluj have less rest than Academica Clinceni in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa Conference League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Randers.
CFR Cluj form and stats
CFR Cluj have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 1 with 8 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Cluj has won their last four matches.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Otto Hindrich not having conceded a league goal in 395 minutes.
CFR Cluj are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Randers. Cristian Bălgrădean had a busy but productive day in the Randers match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented. Goalkeeper Cristian Bălgrădean got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.91 out of ten. Bălgrădean stopped the opponent with eight saves.
A strong away win before that one, visiting U Craiova 1948 and winning 2-0.The Cluj fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Cluj have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Academica Clinceni form and stats
Academica Clinceni have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 0-2-6 (8 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Academica, who have now gone 16 games without a victory. The Sepsi game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Academica might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sepsi proved too strong as Academica Clinceni slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1.
A loss against Rapid Bucuresti was the result prior to that, in a home game.With the host team given a winning chance of approximately 80% by the bookmakers, any beneficial result for the guesting team would be an eye-opener. Researching historical games with similar odds and Academica as the visiting side, we found four results. The data from these were zero away wins, two draws and two defeats. The outsiders lost two of these games by at least two goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Academica are hosting Dinamo Bucuresti in the Liga 1 only four days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Academica are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches. Academica has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded result between these squads is the Academica Clinceni - CFR Cluj 1-2 played not long ago this season. Last seven meetings featuring these sides: CFR Cluj won seven, Academica Clinceni were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Cascini 7 goals |   C. Deac 5 goals |  C. Petrila 4 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Academica Clinceni missing players
| CFR Cluj | Academica Clinceni | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 25 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 31% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 62% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 38% | 25% |
| 25% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 62% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 44% |
| 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8 | 8.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 40% | 42% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 32% |
| 7.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 13 | 11.8 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
- Academica Clinceni have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Academica Clinceni have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Academica Clinceni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Academica Clinceni have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Liga 1
- Academica Clinceni have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Liga 1
- Academica Clinceni have yet to win a game.
- Academica Clinceni haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- CFR Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CFR Cluj have scored in all their home matches so far.
- CFR Cluj have scored more than double the goals of Academica Clinceni.
- CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the most points (24) at home in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+17) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have won all their matches at home so far.
- CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | FCSB | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Voluntari | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Botosani | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | SSC Farul | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Arges | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Mioveni | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 16 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -25 | 8 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -25 | 4 |