The league table is allowed to rest as Sepsi and CSM Iaşi battle for Romania Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Sepsi nor CSM Iaşi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sepsi form and stats
Sepsi was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Romania Cup.This match is a Romania Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
A good away victory last time out for Sepsi, who won 3-1 against Dinamo Bucuresti. Preceding that match was a Liga 1 defeat to Voluntari (1-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sepsi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga 1 game versus Viitorul in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadionul Municipal.
Sepsi have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Sepsi have scored 1 goal and conceded 4 times.
CSM Iaşi form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.When we have look at the Romania Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row. Recent form does not give Iaşi much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sepsi will be a tough nut to crack.
There might be some fixture complaints from Iaşi as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Liga 1 match against Voluntari (0-1). A loss against Academica Clinceni was the result prior to that, in a Liga 1 home game.
We have checked recent matches where Iaşi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were zero victories, two draws and five defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Liga 1 trip to Chindia Targoviste.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Iaşi have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 2 draws and 0 defeats from three fixtures.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Sepsi victories, three draws and zero CSM Iaşi wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Karanović 7 goals |  P. Šafranko 7 goals |  G. Vașvari 6 goals |
Sepsi missing players
CSM Iaşi missing players
| Sepsi | CSM Iaşi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 211 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 87 | 188 | ||
| 79 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 80 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||