The table shows that 12 points separate the two duelists in this Liga 1 fixture. CFR Cluj have both the points- and home ground advantage.
- CFR Cluj have the most points (16) at home in Liga 1
- Otelul have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) 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.
CFR Cluj form and stats
CFR Cluj have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 1 with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Cluj has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadionul CMC. We remember; it was Universitatea Craiova.
An away draw last time out for CFR Cluj, facing Dinamo Bucuresti in a game that ended 1-1.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Sepsi.CFR Cluj 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 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 11, drew 1 and lost 1.
Cluj have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Otelul form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Otelul have produced an overall stat of 1-4-0 so far.
The manager Munteanu was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stadionul Oţelul. Otelul suffered a 0-1 loss to SSC Farul (placed 5th). Until that defeat this team had taken at least a draw from eight league rounds in a row.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Dinamo Bucuresti.Low-scoring game? 10 of this club's latest 12 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
It's not easy to score on Otelul as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest matches involving these opponents have all ended as Cluj wins. More of the same or streak broken?The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Otele 5 goals | D. Birligea 4 goals |   A. Pop 4 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Otelul missing players
| CFR Cluj | Otelul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 75% |
| 83% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 42% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 8.4 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 13.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 39% | 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 23% |
| 13.8 | 11.7 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 14.8 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.2 |
- CFR Cluj have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 Otelul.
- CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the most points (16) at home in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Otelul have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Otelul have not yet lost a game away.
- Otelul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Otelul have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga 1
- Otelul have the most matches under the total-line (10) 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 | FCSB | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Hermannstadt | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Universitatea Cluj | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Otelul | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | U Craiova 1948 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | CSM Iasi | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 16 | Botosani | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
