Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Avrig & Metalurgistul Cugir face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Avrig form and stats
Avrig was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Romania Cup.When playing at home in the 3. Liga: Series 4, Avrig have managed 8 wins, 1 draw and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
Avrig's previous fixture was a Romania Cup game also played at home, ending 4-1 against ASA Targu Mures. The home team are looking to build on that result.
Preceding that result, a home win against Industria Galda de Jos in the Romania Cup.
Avrig have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Central with 25 goals in 15 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.
Metalurgistul Cugir form and stats
They also participated in Romania Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Metalurgistul Cugir delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Corvinul Hunedoara in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Metalurgistul Cugir manager Moldovan faced defeat when travelling to Unirea Alba Iulia and losing 1-2.Head 2 Head
Metalurgistul Cugir have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) against Avrig.Avrig missing players
Metalurgistul Cugir missing players
| Avrig | Metalurgistul Cugir | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 41 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Conceded | C | 20 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 28% | ||
| 2.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5.1 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.1 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 32% | ||
| 6.9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Scolar Resita | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 62 |
| 2 | Soimii Lipova | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 60 |
| 3 | Dumbravita | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 53 |
| 5 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 56 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 53 |
| 6 | National Sebis | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 50 |
| 7 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 49 |
| 8 | Avrig | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 43 |
| 9 | Hunedoara | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Industria Galda de Jos | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| 11 | Ghiroda | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 39 |
| 12 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 38 |
| 13 | Cetate Deva | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 | Millenium Giarmata | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -19 | 29 |
| 15 | CSM Lugoj | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 50 | -48 | 12 |
| 16 | Ocna Mures | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 43 | -60 | 10 |