Astra are welcoming Gaz Metan Mediaş for another important game after their 1-1 result against 10th-placed Botoşani.
- Astra has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga 1
- Gaz Metan Mediaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Astra nor Gaz Metan Mediaş as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Astra form and stats
With {1 Liga 1 wins}, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Astra are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Astra manager B. Andone and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Botoşani (placed 10th) in the Liga 1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Chindia Targoviste.
The hometeam coach B. Andone made a successful contribution in the game against Botoşani, bringing on Mattia Montini who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Astra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Astra have conceded 12 from these games.
Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Gaz Metan Mediaş playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. Recent form does not give Gaz Metan Mediaş much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Astra will be a tough nut to crack.
Mediaş might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sepsi proved too strong as Gaz Metan Mediaş slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Universitatea Craiova's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mediaş are hosting Viitorul in the Liga 1 only four days away.
Mediaş are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Mediaş struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Astra five wins, three draws and Gaz Metan Mediaş two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Dumitru Cardoso 7 goals | R. Deaconu 5 goals |  V. Gheorghe 4 goals |
Astra missing players
Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players
| Astra | Gaz Metan Mediaş | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 38% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 31% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 15% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 7.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 50% | 40% |
- Astra has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga 1
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 30 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Botoşani | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Astra | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | CSM Iasi | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -22 | 10 |
| 16 | Arges | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 9 |