Voluntari vs CFR Cluj full preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4600 seats)

This should be an engaging fixture as Voluntari have their presumed home advantage, while CFR Cluj are in front by 3 points in the Liga 1 table.

Insights:
  • Voluntari have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the most points from losing position (7) in Liga 1

There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they performed in a Romania Cup game only four days back. That game was an away game at Viitorul Selimbar, so at least Voluntari are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Voluntari form and stats

Voluntari must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Liga 1 games here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu.

Voluntari are returning here after guesting Viitorul Selimbar in a Romania Cup fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

2-2 away at Otelul before that.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Voluntari defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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CFR Cluj form and stats

It's gone fairly well in the Liga 1 away games so far for CFR Cluj with six points collected from three matches.

Impressive finishing from Otele (2) and Tachtsidis secured the home win 3-1 against Botosani in their previous game.

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-3 at Universitatea Cluj.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, CFR Cluj are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as CFR Cluj have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

CFR Cluj have won all of the 6 most recent duels versus this team. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

VoluntariG. Merloi
G. Merloi
3 goals
CFR ClujP. Otele
P. Otele
3 goals
VoluntariA. Nemec
A. Nemec
2 goals

Voluntari missing players

CFR Cluj missing players

Voluntari CFR Cluj
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 0 3 6
3 2 1 Won W 0 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
12 6 2 Scored S 0 7 13
14 5 1 Conceded C 0 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 83%
86% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 50%
57% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 50%
29% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
86% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
4 3.3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 4
4 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.7 5.2
1.9 1.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.7 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11.7 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.3 13.7
3.9 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4.5
44% 67% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 58% 48%
 
15 12 13 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.3 12.8
5.4 4.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.7 4.3
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • All of Voluntari's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • CFR Cluj have the most points from losing position (7) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Voluntari have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Voluntari have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Liga 1
  • Voluntari have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Liga 1
  • Voluntari have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Liga 1
  • Voluntari 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 FCSB 6 5 0 1 11 5 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 15
2 Universitatea Craiova 7 4 2 1 11 4 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 2 1 1 7 4 7 14
3 CFR Cluj 6 4 1 1 13 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 7 5 6 13
4 Petrolul 52 7 3 3 1 12 10 4 2 1 1 8 8 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 12
5 Rapid Bucuresti 7 3 2 2 14 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 2 0 1 9 5 4 11
6 Voluntari 7 3 1 3 12 14 3 2 0 1 6 5 4 1 1 2 6 9 -2 10
7 Sepsi 5 2 3 0 6 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 9
8 SSC Farul 6 3 0 3 11 10 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 9
9 Hermannstadt 6 2 2 2 8 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 8
10 Dinamo Bucureşti 7 2 2 3 7 11 4 1 1 2 2 6 3 1 1 1 5 5 -4 8
11 Universitatea Cluj 7 1 4 2 12 15 3 0 1 2 4 8 4 1 3 0 8 7 -3 7
12 UTA Arad 6 2 1 3 6 10 3 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 7
13 Otelul 7 0 6 1 5 7 4 0 3 1 4 6 3 0 3 0 1 1 -2 6
14 U Craiova 1948 7 2 0 5 14 18 4 1 0 3 10 13 3 1 0 2 4 5 -4 6
15 Botosani 7 0 3 4 5 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 1 3 4 8 -5 3
16 CSM Iasi 6 1 0 5 6 13 2 0 0 2 2 7 4 1 0 3 4 6 -7 3

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.