National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sânmartin or Dunărea Călăraşi that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Liga 2.
Sânmartin form and stats
Last season, Sânmartin's Romania Cup journey ended in the 4th round.5-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga: Series 5 numbers at home for Sânmartin so far this season. On the other hand, in the Romania Cup, Sânmartin has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sânmartin, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Sânmartin's last game was hosting Comuna Recea and winning 4-3.
The game against Comuna Recea had lots of late drama as Sânmartin came back from being down 1-3 and finally secured the victory through Vasile Ninel Soare's goal in the 84th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Sânmartin, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Comuna Recea. Fun stuff to watch!
Sânmartin are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 8 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sânmartin are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 8 played). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Dunărea Călăraşi form and stats
Călăraşi's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the 4th round.The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2.
Călăraşi are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga 2 against Mioveni. Prior to that match, the Dunărea Călăraşi manager C. Pustai faced defeat when travelling to Concordia Chiajna and losing 1-2.
A new game in only three days for Călăraşi, the Liga 2 home match versus Sporting Turnu. Busy days.
Călăraşi find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Dunărea Călăraşi in these games. 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
  G. Rusu 9 goals |  B. Şandru 4 goals |
Sânmartin missing players
Dunărea Călăraşi missing players
| Sânmartin | Dunărea Călăraşi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 57 | 40 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 41 | 26 | Conceded | C | 21 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 83% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 39% | 54% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 70% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 22% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 46% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| 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 Selimbar | 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 | Sânmartin | 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 | Sanatatea 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 Zalau | 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 | U Craiova 1948 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Şirineaşa | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Metaloglobus | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Rapid Bucuresti | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Petrolul 52 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Sporting Turnu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | CSM Slatina | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Csikszereda | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 | Unirea Slobozia | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Ripensia Timisoara | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Comuna Recea | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Scolar Resita | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Concordia Chiajna | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacau | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 21 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 5 |