Perhaps a welcome break from league football as CSA Steaua Bucureşti & Chindia Târgovişte face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
CSA Steaua Bucureşti and Chindia Târgovişte 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.
CSA Steaua Bucureşti form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Romania Cup for Bucureşti, as the manager Oprița led his troops to eliminate Flacara Moreni, and reach the Play-offs. Last season, CSA Steaua Bucureşti's Romania Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 2 numbers at home for CSA Steaua Bucureşti so far this season.
The CSA Steaua Bucureşti coach Oprița and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Flacara Moreni in the Romania Cup.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Dinamo Bucuresti.There will be little rest for Bucureşti after this match as they are travelling to Viitorul Selimbar for a Liga 2 game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from CSA Steaua Bucureşti's 3 home games: 3 goals, 6 conceded.
Chindia Târgovişte form and stats
Chindia Târgovişte's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Chindia Târgovişte's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Liga 1. Chindia Târgovişte only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Two away games in a row for Chindia Târgovişte, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Universitatea Cluj.
A 1-2 loss hosting Sepsi before that.Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Chindia Târgovişte have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Chipirliu 3 goals | S. Drăghici 2 goals | Ș. Pacionel 2 goals |
CSA Steaua Bucureşti missing players
Chindia Târgovişte missing players
| CSA Steaua Bucureşti | Chindia Târgovişte | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 25 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 12 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 37% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | ||
| 10 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 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 | Otelul | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Viitorul Selimbar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | CSM Iaşi | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Unirea Dej | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Csikszereda | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | CSA Steaua Bucureşti | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Sirineasa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | CSM Slatina | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | Progresul Spartac | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | FCM Baia Mare | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Concordia Chiajna | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Dumbrăviţa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Ripensia Timişoara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Unirea Constanta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Metaloglobus | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 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 | SSC Farul | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Arges | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Botosani | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | FCSB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Mioveni | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 16 | Chindia Târgovişte | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 3 |
