Perhaps a welcome break from league football as ASU Poli Timişoara & Argeş face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Timişoara and Argeş.
ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats
Last season, Timişoara's Romania Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.ASU Poli Timişoara have played 7 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Romania Cup, ASU Poli Timişoara has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The Timişoara supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host CSA Steaua Bucuresti in Liga 2 and win 2-1.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Brasov Steagul Renast.ASU Poli Timişoara are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 2 match at Astra awaits in three days.
Timişoara are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Timişoara have conceded 9 goals.
Argeş form and stats
Argeş's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the 16th finals.5-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Argeş in their Liga 1 matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Argeş, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus UTA Arad in the Liga 1 last time out. Argeş made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Cristian Dumitru receiving a red card in the 75th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Argeş won the match 1-0!
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Universitatea Craiova.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Argeş have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. It's not easy to score on Argeş as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (ASU Poli Timişoara wins - draws - Argeş wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bîrnoi 3 goals | D. Benzar 3 goals |  E. Gerbi 3 goals |
ASU Poli Timişoara missing players
Argeş missing players
| ASU Poli Timişoara | Argeş | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 40% | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 31% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Petrolul 52 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 39 |
| 2 | Hermannstadt | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Universitatea Cluj | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Corona Brasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 6 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Csikszereda | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Metaloglobus | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Viitorul Selimbar | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Unirea Slobozia | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | Ripensia Timisoara | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Sirineasa | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Unirea Dej | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -16 | 9 |
| 17 | Unirea Constanta | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -29 | 8 |
| 18 | Dunarea Calarasi | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -23 | 4 |
| 19 | Astra | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 25 | -39 | 2 |
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | FCSB | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Botosani | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Argeş | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Mioveni | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -25 | 9 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -25 | 4 |