National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's SCM Gloria Buzau or UTA Arad that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats
SCM Gloria Buzau was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Romania Cup.17 points is a decent return from 7 Liga 2 games here at Stadionul Gloria for SCM Gloria Buzau. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
A nice win for Gloria last time playing, versus Sirineasa. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Blejdea, Munteanu and Boiciuc scoring for the victors.
A 1-1 draw away in the Liga 2 before that, with Otelul the opponent.There will be little rest for SCM Gloria Buzau after this match as they are travelling to Unirea Dej for a Liga 2 game in only three days.
The SCM Gloria Buzau fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Gloria are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Gloria in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
UTA Arad form and stats
They also participated in Romania Cup last season. This ended in the round of 32.There's been little loot from UTA Arad's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Liga 1. UTA Arad only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
UTA Arad lost away at Petrolul 52 (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Argeş.A quick return to home after this game, as Arad are hosting Voluntari in the Liga 1 only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting UTA Arad as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arad have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  V. Postolachi 4 goals |  C. Ciobanu 3 goals | V. Alexandru 3 goals |
SCM Gloria Buzau missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| SCM Gloria Buzau | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 14.2 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | ||
| 8.6 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 10 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Unirea Dej | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | CSM Iasi | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Csikszereda | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Otelul | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | CSM Slatina | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Concordia Chiajna | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Viitorul Selimbar | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timisoara | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Sirineasa | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | FCM Baia Mare | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Progresul Spartac | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Dumbravita | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Unirea Constanta | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 12 |
| 19 | Metaloglobus | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | FCSB | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Argeş | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Chindia Târgovişte | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Botosani | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 8 |
