National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Şirineaşa or Gaz Metan Mediaş that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 1 game only four days ago.
Şirineaşa form and stats
Last season, Şirineaşa's Romania Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Şirineaşa have to build on here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu in the Liga 2. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu after three straight home wins.
A strong away win for Şirineaşa against Mioveni the last match, as A. Dragu and M. Cioiu were on target. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Arges.
Şirineaşa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Şirineaşa have conceded 14 from these games.
Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats
They also participated in Romania Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.Gaz Metan Mediaş have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 3-2-6 (11 played).
Mediaş are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga 1 against Chindia Targoviste. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hermannstadt.
Mediaş has another fixture away, a Liga 1 game, against Botoşani in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Mediaş find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Mediaş struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from 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
  V. Rusu 12 goals |  C. Ionică 7 goals |
Şirineaşa missing players
Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players
| Şirineaşa | Gaz Metan Mediaş | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Şirineaşa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Dunarea Calarasi | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Csikszereda | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Petrolul 52 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Mioveni | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | SSC Farul | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Sporting Turnu | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 14 | Scolar Resita | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Ripensia Timisoara | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 16 | CSM Slatina | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 18 | Comuna Recea | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Unirea Slobozia | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacau | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 21 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 5 |
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 47 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Botoşani | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Chindia Targoviste | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Viitorul | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Arges | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Astra | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -29 | 16 |