Article by David Marinescu – Published Monday, February 23, 2026, 4:15 p.m. / Updated Monday, February 23, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Csikszereda – Hermannstadtthe first match of Monday in the Superliga, will be played today, from 17:00. The duel will be transmitted in liveTEXT format by GSP.ro, being televised by Prima Sport 1 & Digi Sport 1.
The dispute comes as a preamble to what is to come in the play-out, with the two involved in the fight for survival. The Ciucanians are in first place, with 25 points, while the Sibians are going through their weakest season in recent years. Even the arrival of Dorinel Munteanu did not improve the situation much: Hermannstadt is directly relegated, with 17 points.
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Csikszereda – Hermannstadt, starting teams
Csikszereda (4-2-3-1): Pap – Paszka, Kabashi, Palmes, Trif – Kleinheisler, Csuros – Ceara, Bodo, Loeper – Eppel
Reserves: Bettini, Bloj, Bota, Brugger, Dusinszki, Gustavinho, Hegedus, Jebari, Nagy, M. Simon, S. Szalay, Veres
Coach: Robert Ilyeș
Hermannstadt (4-3-3): Lazar – Tăpușă, Chorbadzhiyski, I. Stoica, L. Stancu – E. Florescu, Ivanov, D. Albu – A. Chițu, Afalna, Politic
Reserves: Bârstan, Buș, K. Ciubotaru, Issah, Jair, A. Karo, Mutiu, Neguț, Ritivoi, Simba, Zargary
Coach: Dorinel Munteanu
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs
ASSISTANT: Ioan Corb and George Duță
VAR referee: Ionuț Coza
Assistant VAR: Claudio Marcu
Book: Horia Mladinovici
Observer: Stan Prodan
The most interesting details about the game, provided by GSP statistician Liviu Manolache:
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Four wins, six draws and three defeats is the record recorded by Ciucani in the current championship at home.
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January 31, 2026, Unirea Slobozia-FC Hermannstadt 2-3 was the only success ticked off by the Sibiu in the previous 17 stages, during which they achieved only four equal results.
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The group from Miercurea Ciuc scored eight goals from outside the box, five of which were scored by Brazilian Anderson 'Ceara'.
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Hermannstadt have conceded at least one goal in 26 of their 27 matches this season.
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Csikszereda is the team with the most shots on goal – 175 (FC Hermannstadt – 123).
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Only 281 fouls were committed by the Sibiu in the current edition, the fewest of all competitors (FK Csikszereda – 324).
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If it will be used, Răzvan Trif will mark the match with the number 150 in the first league.
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The two teams have met before in the main domestic competition only in the round of the current regular season, on October 20, 2025, FC Hermannstadt-FK Csikszereda 0-2, goals scored by Marton Eppel and Soufiane Jebari.
How the Superliga standings look like:
