Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Dinamo Bucureşti in 8th and Viitorul in 7th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats
Dinamo Bucureşti have performed here at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare this season with 9 wins from 13 Liga 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
A strong away win for Bucureşti against Voluntari the last match, as Filip Mrzljak and Deian Sorescu were on target. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus CSM Iaşi.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bucureşti have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost two.
Bucureşti have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare with 25 goals in 13 league matches. Dinamo Bucureşti are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Viitorul form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Viitorul playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
Viitorul are looking to quickly end their 187 minutes long goal drought in the Liga 1.
The manager G. Hagi was unhappy after their last game, a Liga 1 match played at their home ground Baza Sportivă Campo Verde. Viitorul suffered a 0-3 loss to Sepsi. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hermannstadt wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Viitorul lost heavily in their last match (against Sepsi as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Viitorul in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Viitorul, one draw and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Viitorul have scored 13 goals in 13 league games away. Viitorul have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Viitorul - Dinamo Bucureşti 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Bucureşti won four, Viitorul won five and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Iancu 18 goals |  R. Ferreira Mosca 11 goals |  D. Sorescu 9 goals |
Dinamo Bucureşti missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Dinamo Bucureşti | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 19 | 39 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 44 | 27 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 68 |
| 51 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 45 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | 87% |
| 71% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | 74% |
| 50% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 62% |
| 32% | 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 26% | 38% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | 26% |
| 53% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 63% | 56% |
| 18% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 28% |
| 32% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | 28% |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 362 | 186 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 203 | 514 |
| 152 | 89 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 76 | 208 |
| 29% | 30% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | 33% |
- Dinamo Bucureşti has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Dinamo Bucureşti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Viitorul has the most matches over the total-line (24)
- Viitorul has the most scored goals in the second half (46)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 52 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Botosani | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| 4 | FCSB | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Gaz Metan Medias | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Astra | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Chindia Târgovişte | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 25 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -18 | 25 |
| 12 | CSM Iaşi | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 22 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -23 | 20 |