Saturday , 14 November 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 Plzeň 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 Djurgårdens 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' Welcome to Stadio Olimpico that hosts another battle between AS Roma and FC CFR 1907 Cluj.
  • 1' Goal! Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores his 46 goal in 425 matches.
  • 6' FC CFR 1907 Cluj is showing some good football. However, FC CFR 1907 Cluj are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' Marash Kumbulla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' A stunning finish from Roger Ibanez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 29' FC CFR 1907 Cluj started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' Borja Mayoral does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Roma surge ahead!
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Romania international Catalin Mihai Itu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Another change for AS Roma made on 46 minute. Jordan Veretout leaves to be changed by Pedro.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' 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.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Ovidiu Hoban. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Ovidiu Hoban on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC CFR 1907 Cluj will be frustrated.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Roger Ibanez as he leaves the pitch. Chris Smalling steps in for AS Roma.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Roma is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' FC CFR 1907 Cluj manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolae Carnat is hanging Gabriel Debeljuh on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' The travelling FC CFR 1907 Cluj supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' Another change for AS Roma made on 74 minute. Bryan Cristante leaves to be changed by Tommaso P. Milanese.
  • 78' Another substitution for FC CFR 1907 Cluj to replace Mateo Susic by Iasmin Latovlevici on 78 minute.
  • 80' Nicolae Carnat catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 84' Goal! Borja Mayoral scores his 66 goal in 288 matches.
  • 89' Pedro doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Andrei Dodi Joca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mario Rondon at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — AS Roma 5-0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj. Honours even.

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.