Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AS Roma vs FC CFR 1907 Cluj, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AS Roma
5 – 0
Full Time
FC CFR 1907 Cluj
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 59' Ovidiu Hoban
Y 61' Ovidiu Hoban
Y 80' Nicolae Carnat

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs FC CFR 1907 Cluj — Europe at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Matej Zunic
  • Referee Manuel Vidali
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
AS Roma 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC CFR 1907 Cluj
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 AS Roma 5–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 5–0 W
01 Nov ACF Fiorentina H 2–0 W
29 Oct PFK CSKA Sofia H 0–0 D
26 Oct AC Milan A 3–3 D
22 Oct BSC Young Boys A 2–1 W
18 Oct Benevento Calcio H 5–2 W
FC CFR 1907 Cluj
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov AS Roma A 0–5 L
29 Oct BSC Young Boys H 1–1 D
22 Oct PFK CSKA Sofia A 2–0 W
01 Oct Kuopion PS H 3–1 W
24 Sep Djurgardens IF Fotboll A 1–0 W
27 Feb Sevilla FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AS Roma gets underway.
  • 1' What a moment for Henrikh Mkhitaryan! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 6' FC CFR 1907 Cluj have won 68 goals from 133 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 11' AS Roma seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 16' AS Roma currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' Roger Ibanez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' Borja Mayoral makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Roma must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Roma that had 533 games and scored 622 goals.
  • 46' Pedro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Veretout at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Damjan Dokovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC CFR 1907 Cluj.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Ovidiu Hoban. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ovidiu Hoban on 61 minutes.
  • 61' Chris Smalling has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Ibanez on 61 minute.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dan Petrescu might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' Time for substitution for FC CFR 1907 Cluj. Gabriel Debeljuh is replaced by Nicolae Carnat.
  • 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' AS Roma ring the changes. Bryan Cristante has done his job and it is now time for Tommaso P. Milanese to step up.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Mateo Susic as he leaves the pitch. Iasmin Latovlevici steps in for FC CFR 1907 Cluj.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolae Carnat.
  • 84' A goal from the Spain international Borja Mayoral! He fires home on 84 to make it 4-0!
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro makes it 5-0.
  • 90' The whistle greets Mario Rondon as he departs to be replaced by Andrei Dodi Joca.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

FC CFR 1907 Cluj Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dan Petrescu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.41 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 FC CFR 1907 Cluj xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma68% Draw19% FC CFR 1907 Cluj13%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
88%
Draw or FC CFR 1907 Cluj
32%
AS Roma or FC CFR 1907 Cluj
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma54% Draw38% FC CFR 1907 Cluj8%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
10.6%
3 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7%
4 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3%
5 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push FC CFR 1907 Cluj covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 22% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 22% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
FC CFR 1907 Cluj keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.