Perhaps a welcome break from league football as SSC Farul & Chindia Târgovişte face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Liga 1. That game was also an away game, at Gaz Metan Medias. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
SSC Farul form and stats
Farul was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Romania Cup.2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what SSC Farul have to build on here at Stadionul Farul in the Liga 2.
Farul are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 197 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by S. Mazarache).
The fans are hoping that SSC Farul will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Liga 2 game against Ripensia Timisoara. Heartbreak before that as SSC Farul lost 0-1 at Ripensia Timisoara's place.
Farul have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Farul have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Chindia Târgovişte form and stats
Chindia Târgovişte was sent out of Romania Cup in the 16th finals last season.4-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chindia Târgovişte in their Liga 1 matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for Târgovişte as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Hermannstadt match.
Târgovişte lost away at Gaz Metan Medias (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, in the Liga 1, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Botosani.
A quick return to home after this game, as Târgovişte are hosting UTA Arad in the Liga 1 only three days away.
The attacking power of Târgovişte when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. The Târgovişte defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 11 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Farul victory, zero draws and one Chindia Târgovişte win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Lică 5 goals | A. Cruceru 5 goals | A. Stoica 5 goals |
SSC Farul missing players
Chindia Târgovişte missing players
| SSC Farul | Chindia Târgovişte | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 7 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 27% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 9% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11.3 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | ||
| 25% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | ||
| 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 | Sirineasa | 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 Timisoara | 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 | Botosani | 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 Târgovişte | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Gaz Metan Medias | 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 Bucureşti | 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 |