After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Viitorul and CFR Cluj in this fresh Liga 1 season. Read our match preview!
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!
Viitorul form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, Viitorul have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.
A nice win for Viitorul last time playing, versus Astra. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Gabriel Iancu (2), Kevin Luckassen and Alexandru Măţan scoring for the victors. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Sepsi the opponent.
Goals decide football matches and Viitorul are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Viitorul have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.
CFR Cluj form and stats
CFR Cluj, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Liga 1, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Liga 1.
CFR Cluj have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Grzegorz Sandomierski. It's been 402 minutes since they last conceded in Liga 1.
Cluj played 0-0 against Chindia Târgovişte in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Djurgården at their stadium, the result 1-0.
4 goals so far away for CFR Cluj, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Viitorul-CFR Cluj H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Viitorul four wins, CFR Cluj five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Iancu 3 goals |  K. Luckassen 2 goals |  A. Ciobanu 1 goals |
Viitorul missing players
CFR Cluj missing players
| Viitorul | CFR Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 33 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 29 | 59 |
| 18 | 15 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 39% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 23% |
- All of CFR Cluj's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Viitorul's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- CFR Cluj has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj has the most clean sheets (4) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CFR Cluj have scored in all their away matches so far.
- CFR Cluj have won all their away games so far.
- Viitorul have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Viitorul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Viitorul | Last season | CFR Cluj | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Won | W | 7 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 69 | 47 | Scored | S | 30 | 68 | ||
| 46 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 86% | ||
| 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 31% | ||
| 25% | 35% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 39% | ||
| 28% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 61% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 14% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 523 | 311 | Total Shots | T S | 201 | 402 | ||
| 210 | 132 | Shots on Target | S O | 90 | 169 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | FCSB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | CSM Iasi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 5 | Botoşani | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Voluntari | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Academica Clinceni | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Gaz Metan Medias | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Chindia Târgovişte | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Viitorul | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arges | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 16 | Astra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 1 |