National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Metalul Buzău or SCM Gloria Buzau that keep their silverware dream alive.
SCM Gloria Buzau could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Liga 2 game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Dunarea Calarasi. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Metalul Buzău form and stats
Action has already taken place for Metalul in Romania Cup as they have defeated Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat to reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Metalul Buzău have collected 10 points from their 3. Liga: Series 4 home games so far after 3-1-1.
Metalul Buzău's previous game was a Romania Cup match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Heartbreak before that as Metalul lost 0-5 at CSA Steaua Bucuresti's place.The Metalul manager V. Stan has got the team scoring with 10 from 5 home games in the league. Metalul are not conceding a lot of goals here at Teren Sintetic Cornel Negoescu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats
Gloria was sent out of Romania Cup in the 16th finals last season.Things could have gone better for SCM Gloria Buzau in their Liga 2 away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Gloria play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Dunarea Calarasi.
Before that, Gloria travelled to ASU Poli Timisoara and returned home with a draw after the Liga 2 game finished 1-1.After this away game SCM Gloria Buzau return home for a Liga 2 game against Unirea Constanta. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Gloria has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. 3 goals have been conceded by Gloria in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Metalul victories, one draw and two SCM Gloria Buzau wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Metalul Buzău missing players
SCM Gloria Buzau missing players
| Metalul Buzău | SCM Gloria Buzau | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 16 | 29 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 25 |
| 2 | Progresul Spartac | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | FCSB II | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Metalul Buzău | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Tunari | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Voluntari II | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bucuresti II | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Rapid Bucuresti II | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | Concordia Chiajna II | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -18 | 6 |
| 10 | Balotesti | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -27 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hermannstadt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Concordia Chiajna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Corona Brasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ripensia Timisoara | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Unirea Dej | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Viitorul Selimbar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Brașov Steagul Renașt | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 3 |
| 15 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| 16 | Dunarea Calarasi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Sirineasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Csikszereda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Unirea Constanta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| 20 | Astra | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 |