In a mid week match in week 22, on Monday Jan 23rd, CFR Cluj will travel to Constanța to battle SSC Farul in a meeting of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, SSC Farul recorded a 1-1 draw against Voluntari. Tudor Băluță struck first for SSC Farul in the 3rd minute, but Adam Nemec got the equalizer for Voluntari in the 86th minute earning them at least the one point. SSC Farul should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed CFR Cluj is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hermannstadt. Florin Bejan struck first for Hermannstadt in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, CFR Cluj couldn’t muster any offence and Hermannstadt ran away with the shutout win. CFR Cluj looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 28th of August, CFR Cluj hosted SSC Farul in their last match together. SSC Farul won by a score of 3 to 1. Cephas Malele struck first for CFR Cluj in the 10th minute from the penalty spot, then Alexi Pitu tied it up for SSC Farul in the 34th minute on a feed from Dragoș Nedelcu But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 63rd minute on a goal by Louis Munteanu. Denis Alibec has been the most prolific scorer on SSC Farul in his last 5 matches with three goals.