Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Petrolul 52 & CSM Iaşi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 1 game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Sepsi. 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.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga 2 this season. Petrolul 52 have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stadionul Ilie Oană.
It's back home for Petrolul, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Unirea Slobozia away with the result 3-0. Before that match, a Liga 2 win away at Unirea Slobozia.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Petrolul 52 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost zero.
Petrolul are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. On the other hand, Petrolul 52 have conceded 10 goals.
CSM Iaşi form and stats
Iaşi was sent out of Romania Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Sepsi turned out to be too strong.CSM Iaşi have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 2-2-7 (11 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sepsi in their previous outing. The Liga 1 match ended in a draw 3-3. Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Universitatea Craiova.
Iaşi's last match (vs Sepsi) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 1-3. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Pablo Gaitan. As you can tell from the result, the match against Sepsi was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Iaşi playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four CSM Iaşi wins, three draws and two defeats.
Iaşi find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Iaşi are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cristea 7 goals |
Petrolul 52 missing players
CSM Iaşi missing players
| Petrolul 52 | CSM Iaşi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 39 | 14 | Scored | S | 13 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 30 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 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 | U Craiova 1948 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Sirineasa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Dunarea Calarasi | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Csikszereda | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Petrolul 52 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Mioveni | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | SSC Farul | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Sporting Turnu | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 14 | Scolar Resita | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Ripensia Timisoara | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 16 | CSM Slatina | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 18 | Comuna Recea | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Unirea Slobozia | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacau | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 21 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Botosani | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Chindia Targoviste | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Gaz Metan Medias | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Viitorul | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Arges | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Astra | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Hermannstadt | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Voluntari | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | CSM Iaşi | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -29 | 16 |