Voluntari vs CFR Cluj: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 30.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4600 seats)

This should be an exciting fixture as Voluntari have their presumed home advantage, while CFR Cluj have an edge of 21 points in the Liga 1 standings.

Insights:
  • CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (10) 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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Voluntari form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 1, Voluntari have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.

In their previous game, the manager Ciobotariu led his Voluntari to a defeat away at Universitatea Cluj. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu. The first loss after going unbeaten through five league fixtures.

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

From these home matches, Voluntari have conceded only 8 goals.

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CFR Cluj form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Liga 1. Momentum is building for Cluj in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Two away games in a row for CFR Cluj, whose manager Petrescu could celebrate last time after the win against SSC Farul.

A loss against Hermannstadt was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The travelling fans enjoy CFR Cluj's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. Cluj are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

CFR Cluj have been victorious in every one of the 5 latest duels versus this opponent. Can they do it again?

Voluntari and CFR Cluj have played each other before this season: CFR Cluj - Voluntari 4-0.

Top Goalscorers

VoluntariA. Nemec
A. Nemec
6 goals
VoluntariV. Damaşcan
V. Damaşcan
6 goals
CFR ClujC. Manea
C. Manea
4 goals

Voluntari missing players

CFR Cluj missing players

Voluntari CFR Cluj
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 11 22
6 4 0 Won W 1 7 15
8 3 1 Drew D 0 2 2
8 4 1 Lost L 1 2 5
20 11 1 Scored S 4 17 37
22 8 2 Conceded C 5 10 19
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 45% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 68%
36% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 45%
9% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 18% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 9% 9%
41% 18% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 55% 45%
36% 45% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 45% 45%
36% 55% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 9%
 
3.9 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.8 4.5
4.4 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.3 4.5
2.2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.6 9.5 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 9.7 11.5
3.1 3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.7
29% 33% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 37% 36%
 
13.1 12.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.4 8.3
4.5 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.9 3.1
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • CFR Cluj have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the most clean sheets (10) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the most points (23) away in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj 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 CFR Cluj 22 15 2 5 37 19 11 8 0 3 20 9 11 7 2 2 17 10 18 47
2 SSC Farul 22 13 6 3 42 22 11 8 2 1 24 7 11 5 4 2 18 15 20 45
3 FCSB 22 12 5 5 37 25 11 6 4 1 22 13 11 6 1 4 15 12 12 41
4 Rapid Bucuresti 22 12 5 5 30 19 11 8 3 0 20 8 11 4 2 5 10 11 11 41
5 Universitatea Craiova 22 11 5 6 27 22 11 7 2 2 17 11 11 4 3 4 10 11 5 38
6 Sepsi 22 9 5 8 35 20 11 4 2 5 17 8 11 5 3 3 18 12 15 32
7 Petrolul 52 22 9 3 10 21 25 11 5 3 3 12 10 11 4 0 7 9 15 -4 30
8 Voluntari 22 6 8 8 20 22 11 4 3 4 11 8 11 2 5 4 9 14 -2 26
9 Hermannstadt 22 9 6 7 26 21 11 5 1 5 16 12 11 4 5 2 10 9 5 24
10 U Craiova 1948 22 6 6 10 22 25 11 4 2 5 10 11 11 2 4 5 12 14 -3 24
11 Arges 22 6 6 10 18 31 11 4 3 4 11 14 11 2 3 6 7 17 -13 24
12 Botosani 22 5 9 8 18 34 11 3 5 3 11 11 11 2 4 5 7 23 -16 24
13 Chindia Targoviste 22 5 7 10 23 31 11 2 5 4 12 16 11 3 2 6 11 15 -8 22
14 Universitatea Cluj 22 5 7 10 16 24 11 4 4 3 10 9 11 1 3 7 6 15 -8 22
15 UTA Arad 22 4 8 10 19 30 11 3 4 4 13 15 11 1 4 6 6 15 -11 20
16 Mioveni 22 2 6 14 14 35 11 1 4 6 5 12 11 1 2 8 9 23 -21 12

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.