National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Academica Clinceni or Dinamo Bucureşti that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Academica Clinceni nor Dinamo Bucureşti as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Academica Clinceni form and stats
Academica Clinceni participated in Romania Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Academica Clinceni, their manager I. Poenaru and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Academica Clinceni, as their goalkeeper Miguel Jose Oliveira Silva Santos has completely shut out the opponents for 221 minutes in the Liga 1.
Happy days for Academica Clinceni in their previous game, a Liga 1 match away at Dinamo Bucureşti that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Academica Clinceni played out a Liga 1 draw 0-0 when visiting Viitorul.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Academica Clinceni, as the Liga 1 home game vs Viitorul is only four days away.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Academica Clinceni friendly games in pre-season: Academica Clinceni played four friendlies, won 0, drew 3 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Academica Clinceni scored 3 goals and conceded 6 in these four games.
Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats
Dinamo Bucureşti was sent out of Romania Cup in the 8th finals last season.Bitter travels for Dinamo Bucureşti as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Academica Clinceni match.
Dinamo Bucureşti aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 208 league minutes without a goal. V. Lazar was the last player to find the net.
Dinamo Bucureşti might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Academica Clinceni proved too strong as Dinamo Bucureşti slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadionul ?tefan cel Mare. It was a Liga 1 defeat before that one as the away game against Gaz Metan Medias wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Liga 1 trip to CSM Iasi.
It's a day of discovery for Dinamo Bucureşti as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Dinamo Bucureşti have played five with the results W1-D2-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Dinamo Bucureşti has scored 9 goals and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Academica Clinceni won one game, one match ended with a draw and Dinamo Bucureşti has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneTop Goalscorers
 J. Vojtuš 8 goals |  D. Sorescu 6 goals | S. Perović 6 goals |
Academica Clinceni missing players
Dinamo Bucureşti missing players
| Academica Clinceni | Dinamo Bucureşti | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 178 | 108 | Total Shots | T S | 114 | 273 | ||
| 77 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 110 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | ||