National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ASU Poli Timişoara or Rapid Bucuresti that keep their silverware dream alive.
ASU Poli Timişoara and Rapid Bucuresti should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats
Last season, Timişoara's Romania Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.The overall Liga 2 stats playing at home this season for ASU Poli Timişoara are 1-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The ASU Poli Timişoara fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga 2 game also here at Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu: A 1-3 defeat against Ripensia Timisoara.
Prior to that, an away loss at Unirea Slobozia in the Liga 2.There will be little rest for Timişoara after this match as they are travelling to Unirea Dej for a Liga 2 game in only three days.
The Timişoara fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Timişoara have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
Bucuresti's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Rapid Bucuresti have an excellent away record in the Liga 1 so far with 3-3-0 from 6 games. It's three draws from Bucuresti's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Dinamo Bucureşti in their previous outing. The Liga 1 match ended in a draw 1-1. The draw against Dinamo Bucureşti came from a losing position. The Rapid Bucuresti manager M. Iosif brought on Nicolae Carnat as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against CFR Cluj in the Liga 1.A quick return to home after this game, as Bucuresti are hosting U Craiova 1948 in the Liga 1 only four days away.
Bucuresti are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Bucuresti are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous five meetings between these two contenders are: zero wins for ASU Poli Timişoara, one draw and four wins for Rapid Bucuresti. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Albu 4 goals | A. Bălan 4 goals |   C. Bîrnoi 3 goals |
ASU Poli Timişoara missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| ASU Poli Timişoara | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 29 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 30 |
| 2 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Hermannstadt | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | Concordia Chiajna | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 21 |
| 6 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Unirea Slobozia | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Viitorul Selimbar | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Ripensia Timisoara | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Sirineasa | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Csikszereda | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | CSM Iasi | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Unirea Dej | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 9 |
| 17 | Unirea Constanta | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -24 | 7 |
| 18 | Dunarea Calarasi | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -16 | 3 |
| 19 | Astra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | -31 | 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 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | FCSB | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Botoşani | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Voluntari | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Rapid Bucuresti | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Argeş | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | SSC Farul | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | U Craiova 1948 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Mioveni | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 12 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | Sepsi | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -18 | 8 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -19 | 3 |