National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Viitorul Ianca or Metalul Buzău that keep their silverware dream alive.
Metalul Buzău play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game occurs on grass. Recent stats for Metalul Buzău when featuring on grass are 10 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats from 25 matches. They have created {38 goals} and conceded 34 times in these games.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Viitorul Ianca form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Romania Cup for Viitorul, as the manager Tănase led his troops to eliminate Dacia Unirea Braila and Unirea Branistea, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Romania Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Viitorul Ianca's previous fixture was a Romania Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 against Unirea Branistea. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Before that game, a fine away win at Dacia Unirea Braila. A Romania Cup game.
Metalul Buzău form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Paulesti in order to reach 3rd round of Romania Cup. Metalul Buzău's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Two away matches in a row for Metalul, whose boss Stan could celebrate last time after the Romania Cup win against Paulesti.
A 1-2 loss hosting Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt before that.Head 2 Head
Metalul Buzău have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Viitorul Ianca.Viitorul Ianca missing players
Metalul Buzău missing players
| Viitorul Ianca | Metalul Buzău | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 49 | 31 | Scored | S | 21 | 58 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.1 | 0.5 | ||
| 0.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 0.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 667% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 119% | ||
| 0.6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 0.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.6 | ||
