Romania - Liga IStadionul Dr. Constantin RădulescuData current as of 02 September 2026

CFR Cluj vs SSC Farul: match statistics

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CFR Cluj vs SSC Farul: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

CFR Cluj play SSC Farul in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 4 September 2026. Venue: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu.

Current form

CFR Cluj: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. SSC Farul: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

CFR Cluj scores 1.83 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. SSC Farul scores 1.43 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.40 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: CFR Cluj 50%, SSC Farul 71%. Over 2.5: CFR Cluj 83%, SSC Farul 43%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

CFR Cluj has higher xG: 1.73 vs 1.62. CFR Cluj: 15.2 shots per match, SSC Farul: 15.3.

Match halves

CFR Cluj: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. SSC Farul: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

CFR Cluj: 31-45+ (3 goals). SSC Farul: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.40 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.83Goals scored / match1.43
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1.67Goals conceded / match1.14
CFR ClujSSC Farul
55%Average possession48%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
5.17Shots on target / match5.71
CFR ClujSSC Farul

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.17Shots per match15.29
CFR ClujSSC Farul
5.17Shots on target5.71
CFR ClujSSC Farul
12.1%Shot conversion9.3%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
55%Possession48%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1.73xG for1.62
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1.59xG against1.34
CFR ClujSSC Farul

Shooting quality

CFR Cluj: DominantSSC Farul: Attacking
CFR ClujSSC Farul
Accuracy (shots on target)34%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

CFR Cluj is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - CFR Cluj · 1.4 pts / match - SSC Farul

CFR Cluj
WLLWW
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-3
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
SSC Farul
DWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W57% R14% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-1
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-1
Last 5 away
0-3-1
LDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

CFR Cluj is 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1.83 goals / match - CFR Cluj · 1.43 goals / match - SSC Farul

SSC Farul is 46% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - CFR Cluj · 1.14 goals / match - SSC Farul

CFR Cluj scoring profile: very strong

CFR Cluj scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while SSC Farul keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 matches).

SSC Farul scoring profile: very strong

SSC Farul scores in 86% of matches (6 of 7 matches), while CFR Cluj keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 matches).

11Goals scored (season)10
CFR ClujSSC Farul
10Goals conceded (season)8
CFR ClujSSC Farul
3.5Average goals in match2.57
CFR ClujSSC Farul
10Goals scored (last 5)7
CFR ClujSSC Farul
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
CFR ClujSSC Farul

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal86%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
33%2 goals43%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
33%3 goals14%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
17%4 goals0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal71%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
67%2 goals43%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
33%3 goals0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
0%4 goals0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time29%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
17%BTTS in both halves0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
33%Scored in both halves0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
40%BTTS - last 580%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

SSC Farul is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - CFR Cluj · 1.43 pts / match - SSC Farul

CFR Cluj - half-time state
33% leading17% draw50% trailing
SSC Farul - half-time state
29% leading57% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1.43
CFR ClujSSC Farul
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0.86
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1.83Average goals (1st half)1.29
CFR ClujSSC Farul
33%Clean sheet before half-time57%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
67%No goal before half-time57%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

After half-time (2nd half)

1.83Points per match (2nd half)1
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
CFR ClujSSC Farul
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
CFR ClujSSC Farul
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.29
CFR ClujSSC Farul
50%Clean sheet after half-time43%
CFR ClujSSC Farul
17%No goal after half-time57%
CFR ClujSSC Farul

CFR Cluj - second-half results

50% W33% R17% P
7
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

SSC Farul - second-half results

14% W57% R29% P
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

CFR Cluj - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match2.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals60%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
SSC Farul - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match1.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+4-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

CFR Cluj
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
3
4
31-45
3
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

SSC Farul
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
4
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
3
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.03
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
126%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

CFR Cluj

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
199%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

SSC Farul

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
170%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga I).

Teams vs league

CFR ClujLigaSSC Farul
Average goals in match 3.502.40 2.57
Both teams scored 50%47% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 83%44% 43%
Clean sheets 33%32% 29%
Goal before half-time 83%64% 57%
Goal after half-time 100%73% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.40
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / match
0.84
Away goals / match
+86%
Home attack advantage
+46%
Home defence advantage
+35%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): CFR Cluj 1 - 0 - 1 SSC Farul. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

SSC Farul Constanţa
1 : 2
SCS CFR 1907 Cluj
SCS CFR 1907 Cluj
0 : 2
SSC Farul Constanţa

FAQ

When do CFR Cluj and SSC Farul play?

CFR Cluj face SSC Farul on 4 September 2026 in Liga I at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between CFR Cluj and SSC Farul?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches CFR Cluj won 1, SSC Farul won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before CFR Cluj vs SSC Farul?

CFR Cluj score 1.83 goals per game on average and SSC Farul 1.43. The Liga I average is 2.40 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 50% of CFR Cluj's matches and 71% of SSC Farul's.

What form are CFR Cluj and SSC Farul in?

Over the last 5 games CFR Cluj have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and SSC Farul 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for CFR Cluj vs SSC Farul?

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