Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Şomuz Fălticeni & Voluntari face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Şomuz Fălticeni nor Voluntari 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.
Şomuz Fălticeni form and stats
Fălticeni participated in Romania Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.This match is a Romania Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. Two home wins in a row for Fălticeni bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager B. Grosu led his Fălticeni to a defeat in the 3. Liga: Series 1 match away at Bucovina Radauti. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Tineretului.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Pascani.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt are coming to town in four days.
Voluntari form and stats
Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1.
Voluntari had fun at their own home (Stadionul Tineretului) last time out, beating Mioveni 4-0. Ion Gheorghe, Cristian Ionuț Costin (2) and Adam Nemec scored. As you can tell from the results above, Voluntari was very dominant against Mioveni, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Ion Gheorghe, Cristian Ionuț Costin (2) and Adam Nemec providing the goals.
Prior to that result Voluntari won their away game at Gaz Metan Medias in the Liga 1. The scoreline was 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Voluntari now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga 1 game at Rapid Bucuresti is waiting in only three days.
Voluntari have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. For Voluntari, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Costin 3 goals |  A. Nemec 3 goals | I. Gheorghe 2 goals |
Şomuz Fălticeni missing players
Voluntari missing players
| Şomuz Fălticeni | Voluntari | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 26 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 19 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 31% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Botosani | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | SSC Farul | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | FCSB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | UTA Arad | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Voluntari | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Chindia Targoviste | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Arges | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Mioveni | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | U Craiova 1948 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Sepsi | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Gaz Metan Medias | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 2 |