Perhaps a welcome break from league football as UTA Arad & FCSB face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Romania Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arad and FCSB.
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad was eliminated in the round of 32 last season in the Romania Cup.3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what UTA Arad have to build on here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the Liga 1.
The home fans witnessed a 2-2 draw against FCSB in the Romania Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Prior to that, an away loss at FCSB in the Liga 1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how UTA Arad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 5.
UTA Arad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann with 9 goals in 6 league matches.
FCSB form and stats
FCSB's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the round of 16.Playing away, FCSB have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to UTA Arad in their previous outing. The Romania Cup battle ended 2-2.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus UTA Arad in the Liga 1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by FCSB in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for FCSB, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
FCSB's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 8 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
FCSB have won or drawn the last 10 fixtures (6-4-0) facing UTA Arad.This was the final score when the squads met earlier this campaign; UTA Arad - FCSB 2-2. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Compagno 5 goals |  V. Postolachi 4 goals |  A. Cordea 3 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
FCSB missing players
| UTA Arad | FCSB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.5 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 12.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 24% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | ||
| 10.2 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Hermannstadt | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | FCSB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Voluntari | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Petrolul 52 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Arges | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 11 | Botosani | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | UTA Arad | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | U Craiova 1948 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Chindia Targoviste | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
