Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sănătatea Cluj & Universitatea Cluj face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Universitatea Cluj played their last game only four days ago, a Liga 2 match. That game, against CSM Iasi, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Universitatea Cluj.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Sănătatea Cluj form and stats
Sănătatea have not come this way in the Romania Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating CS Floresti and Ariesul Turda. Last season, Sănătatea's Romania Cup journey ended in the 1st round.2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sănătatea Cluj have to build on here in the 3. Liga: Series 5.
Sănătatea Cluj's last game was hosting Ariesul Turda and winning 3-2.
Before that match, a Romania Cup win away at CS Floresti.The Sănătatea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sănătatea defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
They also participated in Romania Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Things could have gone better for Universitatea Cluj in their Liga 2 away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Universitatea Cluj lost away at CSM Iasi (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Before that, Universitatea secured a home win against Unirea Constanța with the score 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Universitatea are hosting Metaloglobus in the Liga 2 only three days away.
It's early days yet, but Universitatea Cluj has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Sănătatea Cluj wins - draws - Universitatea Cluj wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Dican 1 goals | V. Alexandru 1 goals | A. Voinea 1 goals |
Sănătatea Cluj missing players
Universitatea Cluj missing players
| Sănătatea Cluj | Universitatea Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | Corona Brasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Petrolul 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Concordia Chiajna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Metaloglobus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Ripensia Timişoara | 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 Şelimbăr | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 3 |
| 15 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 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 Constanța | 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 |