It's early days in the Liga 1 and both FCSB and Argeş are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Europa League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Backa Topola, so at least FCSB are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
FCSB form and stats
The hosts won their first Liga 1 game here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, lifting spirits. Home statistics for FCSB last season were 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss from 4 games.
An away draw last time out for FCSB, facing Backa Topola (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in a game that ended 4-4. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Voluntari (1-2).
There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Backa Topola (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) as Adrian Petre's goal in the 108th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Dennis Man could bring home the match ball after scoring three goals against Backa Topola (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties), but was annoyed the match ended without a win (4-4). The hometeam coach A. Petrea made a successful contribution in the game against Backa Topola (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties), bringing on Adrian Petre who scored the equalizer in the 4-4 draw.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for FCSB home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the FCSB at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Argeş form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Liga 1 ended in defeat. Last season Argeş had these away match statistics: Played 3; won 2, drew 1 and lost 0.
Argeş played 1-1 against UTA Arad in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gaz Metan Medias wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
0 goals so far away for Argeş, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): FCSB four wins, two draws and Argeş zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Man 2 goals |  F. Tănase 2 goals | O. Moruţan 1 goals |
FCSB missing players
Argeş missing players
| FCSB | Argeş | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 7.7 | 10 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 3.7 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | 18 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 26 | 10 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 27% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 23% |
- FCSB has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Liga 1
- FCSB has the most matches over the total-line (3) in Liga 1
| FCSB | Last season | Argeş | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 35 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 43 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | ||
| 80% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 54% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 55% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 21% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 54% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 59% | ||
| 31% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | ||
| 23% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 423 | 213 | Total Shots | T S | 181 | 306 | ||
| 176 | 90 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 106 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Botosani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | FCSB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Chindia Targoviste | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | CSM Iasi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 10 | Academica Clinceni | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sepsi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Argeş | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Astra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Viitorul | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44 |
| 3 | Astra | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | Botosani | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| 5 | FCSB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 25 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argeş | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Mioveni | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 27 |
| 3 | Petrolul 52 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Sporting Turnu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | UTA Arad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |