Liga 1 match preview: Dinamo Bucureşti versus Chindia Târgovişte

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare (15400 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Dinamo Bucureşti languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting Chindia Târgovişte will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Dinamo Bucureşti haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Chindia Târgovişte has the most clean sheets (6) away in Liga 1

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bucureşti and Chindia Târgovişte.

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Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats

The story so far in the Liga 1 for Dinamo Bucureşti at their home stadium (Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The home team returns to Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare after being equal after 90 minutes with Hermannstadt (placed 13th) on their last time out; the Liga 1 game ended 0-0. Preceding that game was the away draw at Academica Clinceni that finished 1-1.

The Dinamo Bucureşti fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Dinamo Bucureşti's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chindia Târgovişte, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in Liga 1, in their Liga 1 matches away.

Târgovişte delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against CSM Iasi (placed 15th) in their previous match; a Liga 1 game. A draw for Târgovişte before that, at their own venue hosting Arges (2-2).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Chindia Târgovişte as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Târgovişte defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 8 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Chindia Târgovişte - Dinamo Bucureşti 1-0. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Dinamo Bucureşti, zero draws and two wins for Chindia Târgovişte. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Chindia TârgovişteD. Florea
D. Florea
4 goals
BucureştiD. Sorescu
D. Sorescu
3 goals

Dinamo Bucureşti missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Dinamo Bucureşti Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 3 8 16
4 2 0 Won W 1 3 5
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 6
7 3 1 Lost L 1 2 5
18 10 1 Scored S 2 5 13
18 8 2 Conceded C 1 2 13
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 62% 81%
69% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 25% 50%
31% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 19%
19% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 31%
19% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 75% 50%
38% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 2.2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.5 13.6 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 8.9 8.8
4.5 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 3.1
25% 21% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 26% 26%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte has the most clean sheets (6) away in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Dinamo Bucureşti haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 15 11 1 3 37 15 7 6 1 0 22 4 8 5 0 3 15 11 22 34
2 Universitatea Craiova 16 10 3 3 19 9 8 4 1 3 8 6 8 6 2 0 11 3 10 33
3 CFR Cluj 15 9 4 2 18 6 8 3 3 2 6 4 7 6 1 0 12 2 12 31
4 Sepsi 16 7 7 2 24 13 7 3 3 1 10 5 9 4 4 1 14 8 11 28
5 Academica Clinceni 15 6 7 2 16 10 8 4 2 2 8 5 7 2 5 0 8 5 6 25
6 Chindia Târgovişte 16 5 6 5 13 13 8 2 3 3 8 11 8 3 3 2 5 2 0 21
7 Viitorul 15 5 5 5 21 20 8 3 3 2 14 13 7 2 2 3 7 7 1 20
8 Gaz Metan Medias 16 6 1 9 21 26 8 3 1 4 10 12 8 3 0 5 11 14 -5 19
9 Botosani 15 4 6 5 21 22 7 1 4 2 8 7 8 3 2 3 13 15 -1 18
10 UTA Arad 15 4 5 6 13 25 7 1 2 4 5 14 8 3 3 2 8 11 -12 17
11 Astra 15 4 4 7 21 21 8 2 2 4 11 12 7 2 2 3 10 9 0 16
12 Dinamo Bucureşti 15 4 4 7 18 18 8 2 3 3 10 8 7 2 1 4 8 10 0 16
13 Hermannstadt 15 3 6 6 17 23 7 2 2 3 8 9 8 1 4 3 9 14 -6 15
14 Voluntari 16 4 3 9 20 27 8 3 1 4 12 12 8 1 2 5 8 15 -7 15
15 CSM Iasi 16 4 3 9 15 36 8 2 2 4 9 16 8 2 1 5 6 20 -21 15
16 Arges 15 2 5 8 14 24 8 2 2 4 9 12 7 0 3 4 5 12 -10 11

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.