In this week 6 match, on Sunday Aug 21st, CFR Cluj and Hermannstadt will play a match in Sibiu in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 2nd placed Hermannstadt is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against SSC Farul. Neither SSC Farul nor Hermannstadt could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Hermannstadt is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed CFR Cluj is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Botoşani. Sekou Camara scored the first goal for Botoşani in the 31st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, CFR Cluj couldn’t muster any offence and Botoşani ran away with the shutout win. CFR Cluj is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
For CFR Cluj, their top scorers are Ciprian Deac and Gabriel Debeljuh, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Alhassan has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Hermannstadt.