National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt or Petrolul 52 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 2 game only three days ago.
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt form and stats
Last season, Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Romania Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.2-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga: Series 1 numbers at home for Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt so far this season. On the other hand, in the Romania Cup, Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Pascani in 3. Liga: Series 1 and win 5-0. Ahead of that match, Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt lost 0-3 at home to SJ Vaslui.
As mentioned above, Ceahlaul "killed" Pascani in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Municipal Ceahlăul with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
Petrolul 52's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Petrolul 52 have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga 2 this season.
Petrolul played 1-1 against SCM Gloria Buzau in their previous match. It was a Liga 2 defeat before that one as the away game against ASU Poli Timişoara wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The travelling fans enjoy Petrolul's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Petrolul 52 as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt missing players
Petrolul 52 missing players
| Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | Petrolul 52 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 31 | Scored | S | 20 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 12.6 | ||
| 6.3 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stiinta Miroslava | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | Foresta Suceava | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 |
| 3 | Bucovina Radauti | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Husana Husi | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Somuz Falticeni | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | SJ Vaslui | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 8 | Dante Botosani | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 9 | Bradu Borca | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -16 | 5 |
| 10 | Pascani | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | -27 | 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 | U Craiova 1948 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Şirineaşa | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Metaloglobus | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Rapid Bucuresti | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Petrolul 52 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Sporting Turnu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | CSM Slatina | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Csikszereda | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 | Unirea Slobozia | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Ripensia Timisoara | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Comuna Recea | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Scolar Resita | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Concordia Chiajna | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacau | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 21 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 5 |