SSC Farul vs CFR Cluj match preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Central (4545 seats)

Both participants are enjoying a sweet season so far and occasions like this one could be momentous. Here's the preview for SSC Farul - CFR Cluj!

Insights:
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Liga 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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SSC Farul form and stats

SSC Farul are steadily winning Liga 1 games and points here at Stadionul Central. 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 15 games.

Stress levels are on the rise for SSC Farul's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Nooijer was their last goal scorer.

No payout for SSC Farul in their previous match, an away game at FCSB that ended in defeat 0-2.

Prior to that, an away loss at Universitatea Craiova.

The Farul fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. SSC Farul are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Central in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches.

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CFR Cluj form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Liga 1. Things are running smoothly for Cluj who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 19 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Rapid Bucuresti.

CFR Cluj go into this game after a win, the home game against Voluntari that ended 3-1.

Before that, CFR Cluj secured a home win against Dinamo Bucuresti with the score 4-1.

Cluj are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have played each other already this season, with the match result SSC Farul - CFR Cluj 0-2 logged in the official records. SSC Farul-CFR Cluj H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: SSC Farul zero wins, CFR Cluj two wins, zero draws. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FarulJ. Betancor Sánchez
J. Betancor Sánchez
15 goals
CFR ClujG. Debeljuh
G. Debeljuh
10 goals
CFR ClujC. Deac
C. Deac
9 goals

SSC Farul missing players

CFR Cluj missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SSC Farul CFR Cluj
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 3 15 31
14 10 1 Won W 1 11 25
6 1 0 Drew D 2 2 4
11 4 2 Lost L 0 2 2
42 24 1 Scored S 5 22 51
23 8 2 Conceded C 4 9 17
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
61% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 58%
23% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 27% 32%
10% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 7% 16%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 7% 13%
23% 13% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 27% 35%
45% 60% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 60% 58%
42% 33% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 10%
 
5.4 5.3 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5.3 5.5
4 4.1 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.5 4.2
1.4 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.7 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
10.9 11.3 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.9 11.3
4.3 4.8 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.3 4.7
32% 33% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 34% 35%
 
8.7 8.5 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 10.8 8.8
3.1 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.7 2.4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • 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 (18) 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
  • CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SSC Farul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (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 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 Arges 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 Bucuresti 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 Mediaş 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 Arges 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 Bucuresti 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 Mediaş 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.