CFR Cluj vs Hermannstadt preview for football people

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Tue 20.December
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul CMC (23500 seats)

CFR Cluj have played better than Hermannstadt this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • CFR Cluj is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hermannstadt have scored away.

Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last match. Let's look for an animated fixture!

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CFR Cluj form and stats

CFR Cluj are steadily winning Liga 1 games and points here at Stadionul CMC. 8 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. After failing to beat SSC Farul here at Stadionul CMC, CFR Cluj has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Cluj are returning here after visiting FCSB and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Janga scored the goal(s).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Botoşani that finished 1-1.

CFR Cluj are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul CMC in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

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Hermannstadt form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Hermannstadt have produced an overall stat of 3-5-2 so far.

Hermannstadt had fun at their own home (Stadionul CMC) last time out, beating SSC Farul 4-0. Balaure (2), Petrescu and Buhăcianu scored. That win felt nice as this team had gone four league matches without winning. As mentioned above, Hermannstadt was the only team on the pitch versus SSC Farul in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Before that one, the win at home against Chindia Targoviste in the Romania Cup (4-1).

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

CFR Cluj have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (5-2-0) when playing Hermannstadt.

The participants have met each other before in this season, with the match result Hermannstadt - CFR Cluj 2-3 written in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

HermannstadtD. Paraschiv
D. Paraschiv
9 goals
HermannstadtB. Alhassan
B. Alhassan
6 goals
ClujK. Muhar
K. Muhar
4 goals

CFR Cluj missing players

Hermannstadt missing players

CFR Cluj Hermannstadt
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 2 10 20
14 8 3 Won W 0 3 8
2 0 0 Drew D 2 5 6
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 6
34 20 7 Scored S 2 9 25
18 8 1 Conceded C 2 9 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 90%
70% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 70%
45% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 30% 45%
30% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 10% 15%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
50% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 45%
45% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 35%
5% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 30%
 
4.8 5.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.9 3.5
4.7 3.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 3.4 4
2.5 2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 13.1 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 9.1 9.1
4.8 5.5 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 2.9 3.6
35% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 31% 34%
 
8.7 7.5 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 10.5 9.7
3.3 2.5 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • 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 at home.
  • CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hermannstadt have scored away.
  • CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (9) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • CFR Cluj is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 SSC Farul 19 13 5 1 41 14 10 8 2 0 24 4 9 5 3 1 17 10 27 44
2 CFR Cluj 19 14 1 4 33 17 10 8 0 2 20 8 9 6 1 2 13 9 16 43
3 Rapid Bucuresti 19 10 4 5 23 17 9 6 3 0 14 7 10 4 1 5 9 10 6 34
4 FCSB 19 9 5 5 33 25 10 5 4 1 21 13 9 4 1 4 12 12 8 32
5 Universitatea Craiova 19 9 5 5 23 21 10 6 2 2 14 11 9 3 3 3 9 10 2 32
6 Petrolul 52 19 9 2 8 19 20 10 5 2 3 11 9 9 4 0 5 8 11 -1 29
7 Sepsi 19 8 4 7 32 15 9 3 1 5 14 6 10 5 3 2 18 9 17 28
8 Hermannstadt 19 7 6 6 21 20 9 4 1 4 12 11 10 3 5 2 9 9 1 27
9 Voluntari 19 6 6 7 17 18 10 4 2 4 10 7 9 2 4 3 7 11 -1 24
10 Arges 19 6 4 9 15 27 10 4 2 4 9 12 9 2 2 5 6 15 -12 22
11 Chindia Targoviste 19 5 6 8 22 25 9 2 4 3 11 13 10 3 2 5 11 12 -3 21
12 Botoşani 19 4 8 7 16 32 9 2 4 3 9 10 10 2 4 4 7 22 -16 20
13 U Craiova 1948 19 5 4 10 19 23 9 3 1 5 8 10 10 2 3 5 11 13 -4 19
14 Universitatea Cluj 19 4 6 9 13 21 9 3 3 3 8 8 10 1 3 6 5 13 -8 18
15 UTA Arad 19 4 5 10 17 28 10 3 3 4 12 14 9 1 2 6 5 14 -11 17
16 Mioveni 19 1 5 13 11 32 9 0 4 5 4 11 10 1 1 8 7 21 -21 8

Read more about Liga 1

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.