Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 13 apiece, Sepsi 8th and CFR Cluj 9th. CFR Cluj had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Sepsi ran at 0.7 scored and 1 conceded, CFR Cluj at 1.67 and 1.56.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 1 for Sepsi, 3 for CFR Cluj and 4 drawn, at 3.13 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 88%.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, M. Barbu was the man in the middle. Cluj Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,246. On the scoreboard, CFR Cluj led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Sepsi: Boris Cmiljanić (49'), Lindsay Rose (61'), Nacho Heras (86') · CFR Cluj: Andrei Cordea (10')
Key stats
Possession: Sepsi 56% · CFR Cluj 44% · Total shots: 14-16 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 1-6