National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Viitorul Şelimbăr or Petrolul 52 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Viitorul Şelimbăr form and stats
Viitorul Şelimbăr have not come this way in the Romania Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating SR Municipal Brasov. Last season, Viitorul Şelimbăr's Romania Cup journey ended in the 4th round.When playing at home in the Liga 2, Viitorul Şelimbăr have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
It's back home for Viitorul, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Concordia Chiajna away with the result 1-0. Raicea found the net in that victory.
Before that one, a strong away win at SR Municipal Brasov. A Romania Cup match.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga 2 game versus CSA Steaua Bucuresti in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan.
The Viitorul Şelimbăr fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Viitorul Şelimbăr have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
Petrolul's mission in Romania Cup last season failed in the round of 32.Playing away, Petrolul 52 have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.
Petrolul 52 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. SSC Farul proved too strong as Petrolul 52 slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadionul Ilie Oană.
Prior to that match, the Petrolul 52 manager Constantin faced defeat when travelling to Hermannstadt and losing 1-2.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Petrolul 52 manager Constantin as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against CFR Cluj.
The visiting Petrolul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. As opposed to that, Petrolul 52 have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Grozav 3 goals |  C. Irobiso 3 goals |   A. Ciocâlteu 2 goals |
Viitorul Şelimbăr missing players
Petrolul 52 missing players
| Viitorul Şelimbăr | Petrolul 52 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3 | ||
| 43% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| 10 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Otelul | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Viitorul Şelimbăr | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | CSM Iasi | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Unirea Dej | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Csikszereda | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Sirineasa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | CSM Slatina | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | Progresul Spartac | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | FCM Baia Mare | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Concordia Chiajna | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Dumbravita | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Ripensia Timisoara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Unirea Constanta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Metaloglobus | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Arges | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Botosani | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | FCSB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Mioveni | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 16 | Chindia Targoviste | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 3 |
