Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Jiul Petrosani & Otelul face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Petrosani nor Otelul 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.
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Jiul Petrosani form and stats
Action has already taken place for Jiul Petrosani in Romania Cup as they have defeated Gilortul, Otelul, Cetate Deva and Pandurii Targu Jiu to reach the Play-offs. Last season, Petrosani's Romania Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Otelul in the Romania Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
In the game before, an away victory in the 3. Liga: Series 7 match versus Progresul Ezeris with a 2-1 scoreline.Otelul form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Jiul Petrosani and Viitorul Ianca in order to reach play-offs of Romania Cup. Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Otelul are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga 2, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Jiul Petrosani in their previous outing. The Romania Cup battle ended 0-0.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Brasov Steagul Renast in the Liga 2.The visiting Otelul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Otelul have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Petrosani.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cârjan 4 goals | J. Cisotti 2 goals | R. Gorovei 2 goals |
Jiul Petrosani missing players
Otelul missing players
| Jiul Petrosani | Otelul | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 38 | 27 | Scored | S | 17 | 43 | ||
| 34 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 24% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| 12.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 6.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 Şelimbăr | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | CSM Iasi | 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 Bucuresti | 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 | Dumbravita | 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 Timisoara | 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 |
