CFR Cluj vs FC Arges, Romanian Cup quarter-final match is scheduled for Thursday, April 6 at 21:00 at Dr. Constantin Redulescu Stadium and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.

CFR Cluj and FC Arges complete the quarter-finals of the Romanian Cup in an important match only for the hosts, who are looking to win the trophy after five consecutive league titles, while the visitors are more concerned about the situation in which they find themselves in the Super League play-offs.

According to the new format of the competition, introduced in the 2022-2023 season, qualification is held in one match at the home of the team that has the best position in the group stage.

CFR Cluj drew 1-1 away at Universitatea Craiova last weekend to register their second draw of the play-offs, following a 2-2 draw at home to Rapid, and sit 2.2 points behind leaders Farul Konstanz with 34 points.

Dan Petrescu’s side have reached this stage of the competition after winning Group C in which they posted the following results: 1-1 away to Cluj, 5-0 away to Dumbravice and 0-0 away to Farul Constant “.

CFR Cluj has won the Romanian Cup four times, the last time in the 2015-2016 season after the final against Dynamo, which was played at the National Arena in Bucharest, the score was 2-2 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 5-4 after penalty kicks.

FC Argesh, a team recently managed by Bohdan Vintila (three defeats in three matches, no goals scored, with a former goalkeeper on the bench), has had a disastrous start to the play-offs with two defeats in the first two legs, 0-1 at home to Petrolul Ploiesti and 0-2 away from U Cluj.

The White and Violets are in 9th place with 14 points (direct return), three points off the last place in the playoffs (8, occupied by UTA Arad) and five points off the last place, which ensures retention in the Super League (6, occupied by Chindia Târgovişte).

FC Argeş qualified for the quarter-finals of the Romanian Cup after finishing 2nd in Group D in which they had the following results: 0-0 away to Minaur Baia Mare, 1-1 away to Cindia Tirgovishte » and 2-1 at home with the University of Craiova.

In two straight CFR Superliga regular season games, Cluj defeated FC Arges each time, 1-0 in the first leg in Pitesti on 19 September 2022 (Camora 62) and 3-1 in the second leg, at home, on 19 February 2023 (Deak 2, Jangaa 25, E. Krasnichi 90+4, respectively, Kolonger 61a).

Superbet offers odds of 1.57 on prediction 1: victory of the hosts in the regular time of 90 minutes in the match CFR Cluj – FC Arges.

* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article

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