National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gaz Metan Mediaş or Chindia Târgovişte that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Gaz Metan Mediaş nor Chindia Târgovişte as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats
Mediaş was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Romania Cup.When playing at home in the Liga 1, Gaz Metan Mediaş have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.
In their previous game, the manager I. Poenaru led his Mediaş to a defeat in the Liga 1 match away at U Craiova 1948. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan.
Ahead of that match, Gaz Metan Mediaş won a home game hosting Dinamo Bucuresti (2-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Gaz Metan Mediaş perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gaz Metan Mediaş as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Mediaş has won five of these, drawn three and lost four.
Mediaş aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Gaz Metan Mediaş's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chindia Târgovişte form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Chindia Târgovişte have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 1-3-3 (7 played). Two points from the last two away games for Târgovişte, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Târgovişte aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 366 league minutes without a goal. D. Popa was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Târgovişte in their previous game, as they lost their Liga 1-match, hosting Universitatea Craiova, 0-1.
Ahead of that match was the Liga 1 away draw versus Botosani that ended 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chindia Târgovişte playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Târgovişte wins, four draws and four defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Târgovişte's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 7 matches. It's not easy to score on Târgovişte as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Mediaş victories, four draws and one Chindia Târgovişte win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. de Sousa Matias 3 goals |   D. Popa 3 goals | R. Deaconu 2 goals |
Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players
Chindia Târgovişte missing players
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | Chindia Târgovişte | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 57% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 21% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 48% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 7 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 23% | ||
| 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 | Botosani | 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 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Arges | 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 Târgovişte | 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 Mediaş | 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 Bucuresti | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -18 | 7 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -19 | 3 |