National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sănătatea Cluj or Ariesul Turda that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sănătatea Cluj form and stats
Sănătatea Cluj have not come this way in the Romania Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating CS Floresti. Sănătatea participated in Romania Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.When playing at home in the 3. Liga: Series 5, Sănătatea Cluj have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
Sănătatea Cluj enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at CS Floresti's place. The match ended 5-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Sănătatea, with a total of 7 goals in the match against CS Floresti. Fun stuff to watch!
Preceding that match was a Romania Cup defeat to Unirea Dej (after extra-time) (2-4).Sănătatea have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Baza Sportivă Jucu with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Sănătatea have conceded 12 from these games.
Ariesul Turda form and stats
Ariesul was sent out of Romania Cup in the 1st round last season.Playing away, Ariesul Turda have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the 3. Liga: Series 5 this season. Ariesul has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two away games in a row for Ariesul, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Unirea Ungheni in the Romania Cup.
Preceding that game, the 0-6 loss visiting FCM Baia Mare's place.Ariesul have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 10 goals have been scored. Ariesul's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's three Sănătatea victories, zero draws and one Ariesul Turda win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Sănătatea Cluj missing players
Ariesul Turda missing players
| Sănătatea Cluj | Ariesul Turda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Comuna Recea | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 35 |
| 2 | FCM Baia Mare | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 33 |
| 3 | Viitorul Şelimbăr | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Luceafarul Oradea | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Sanmartin | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Gloria Bistrita | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Avantul Reghin | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Ariesul Turda | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Unirea Dej | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Sănătatea Cluj | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | CFR Cluj II | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Industria Galda de Jos | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -16 | 11 |
| 15 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 10 |
| 16 | SCM Zalău | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 9 |