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
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Perfect Liga 2 season at home so far for SCM Gloria Buzau 3 wins from 3 appearances.
The SCM Gloria Buzau regulars got no joy from their last fixture, a Romania Cup duel also played here at Stadionul Gloria: A 1-2 defeat against UTA Arad.
Heartbreak before that as Gloria lost 1-2 at Viitorul Selimbar's place.SCM Gloria Buzau has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Defensively SCM Gloria Buzau have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
UTA Arad form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Arad, whose coach Rednic could celebrate last time after the Romania Cup win against SCM Gloria Buzau.
Ahead of that match was the Liga 1 away draw versus Botosani that ended 2-2.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. UTA Arad's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
UTA Arad have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when playing Gloria.The teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: SCM Gloria Buzau - UTA Arad 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cooper 3 goals |   C. Dumitru 2 goals |  A. Fábry 2 goals |
SCM Gloria Buzau missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| SCM Gloria Buzau | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| 8.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viitorul Selimbar | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Dumbravita | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Chindia Târgovişte | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Arges | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | CSM Slatina | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Sirineasa | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Concordia Chiajna | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Scolar Resita | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Unirea Dej | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | Metaloglobus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Csikszereda | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Alexandria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Tunari | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Progresul Spartac | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -15 | 1 |
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | U Craiova 1948 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | SSC Farul | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Otelul | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 16 | Botosani | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
