National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Alexandria or CFR Cluj that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 1 game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Rapid Bucuresti. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Alexandria form and stats
Last season, Alexandria's Romania Cup journey ended in the group stage.Three Liga 2 home games done for Alexandria, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.
Horşia was the last player to score a league goal for Alexandria and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Alexandria haven't scored in 315 minutes.
Alexandria experienced a slightly shocking defeat 0-4 against Arges in their previous match, also played in front of their own fans. As you see from the result above, Alexandria suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at SCM Gloria Buzau in the Liga 2.The manager Pânzaru will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Unirea Slobozia in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Alexandria's 3 home games: {0 goals}, 6 conceded.
CFR Cluj form and stats
Cluj was sent out of Romania Cup in the semi-finals last season.Playing away, CFR Cluj have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.
CFR Cluj are travelling again after losing away to Rapid Bucuresti in their previous match (1-3).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Petrolul 52 in the Liga 1.After this away game Cluj return home for a Liga 1 game against U Craiova 1948. That game is only three sleeps after this.
CFR Cluj have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 12 goals from 5 away matches. As for defending, CFR Cluj rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Otele 4 goals | D. Birligea 2 goals | K. Muhar 2 goals |
Alexandria missing players
CFR Cluj missing players
| Alexandria | CFR Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 2.2 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 135% | 137% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 36% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viitorul Selimbar | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Dumbravita | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Chindia Targoviste | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Arges | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | CSM Slatina | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Sirineasa | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Concordia Chiajna | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | CSA Steaua Bucureşti | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Scolar Resita | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Unirea Dej | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | Metaloglobus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Csikszereda | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Alexandria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Tunari | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Progresul Spartac | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -15 | 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 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | U Craiova 1948 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | SSC Farul | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Otelul | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 16 | Botoşani | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
