Corvinul Hunedoara

Petrolul Ploiesti have taken six points from nine at home, keeping clean sheets in two of their three home fixtures. Corvinul Hunedoara have struggled for offensive punch away from home in the league, failing to score across all three of their away outings. Backing Petrolul to avoid defeat covers both the home victory and the stalemate against a disciplined Corvinul defense that has registered four draws already this season.

FC Botosani have proven sturdy on their own ground, keeping clean sheets in their last two home fixtures with a 1-0 win against Csikszereda and a 0-0 draw against Corvinul Hunedoara. The previous meeting between these two sides on August 10 ended in a scoreless stalemate, highlighting how closely matched they are. With Corvinul having drawn three of their last five matches and Botosani losing just one of their last five across all competitions, backing the hosts to secure a win or draw offers a well-grounded position in what projects to be a tight, low-scoring cup battle.

Dinamo Bucuresti enter this fixture in strong league-leading form, having won four of their last five matches. Corvinul are formidable at home where they are unbeaten, but Dinamo's balanced setup and league-low four goals conceded provide sufficient resilience to claim at least a point on the road.