National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Şomuz Fălticeni or Dante Botoşani that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Şomuz Fălticeni form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Romania Cup for Fălticeni, as the manager led his troops to eliminate Juniorul Suceava and Bucovina Radauti, and reach the 3rd Round. Fălticeni was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Romania Cup.Şomuz Fălticeni have played 9 3. Liga: Series 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). Fălticeni are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadionul Tineretului, having lost their two previous games here.
A nice win for Fălticeni last time playing, versus Bucovina Radauti. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.
In the game before, an away victory in the Romania Cup match versus Juniorul Suceava with a 3-2 scoreline.A decent goal production from Fălticeni in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Fălticeni's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dante Botoşani form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Moldova Cristesti and Foresta Suceava in order to reach 3rd round of Romania Cup. They also participated in Romania Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Dante Botoşani playing as the away team in the 3. Liga: Series 1 this season.
The supporters enjoyed Botoşani's previous game versus Foresta Suceava, a Romania Cup 3-1 win played at home.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Moldova Cristesti at their stadium, the result 4-1.The visiting Dante Botoşani have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. Dante Botoşani's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding three meetings involving these two crews are: one win for Fălticeni, zero draws and two wins for Dante Botoşani. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Şomuz Fălticeni missing players
Dante Botoşani missing players
| Şomuz Fălticeni | Dante Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 21 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 90% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 67% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 29% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.2 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bucovina Radauti | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Foresta Suceava | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Ştiinţa Miroslava | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 33 |
| 5 | Hușana Huși | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Dante Botoşani | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Şomuz Fălticeni | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | SJ Vaslui | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Bradu Borca | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -29 | 9 |
| 10 | Pascani | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 33 | -44 | 6 |