Season ticket holders at Stadionul Municipal haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Hermannstadt languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Viitorul will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga 1.
Hermannstadt form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for Hermannstadt at their home stadium (Stadionul Municipal) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Hermannstadt, who played 2-2 against Sepsi. That match was also played at this venue (Stadionul Municipal). Ahead of that match, Hermannstadt won a home game hosting Voluntari (2-1).
Hermannstadt are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Academica Clinceni awaits in three days.
Hermannstadt are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. Hermannstadt have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Viitorul form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1. One point away has become something of a habit for Viitorul who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Impressive finishing from Rivaldinho (2), Gabriel Iancu and George Ganea secured the home win 4-1 against Chindia Targoviste in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus CSM Iasi that ended 1-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Viitorul are hosting Sepsi in the Liga 1 only four days away.
Viitorul have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 13 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Viitorul have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Viitorul - Hermannstadt 4-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Hermannstadt one win, one draw and Viitorul four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Iancu 18 goals |  R. Ferreira Mosca 11 goals |  G. Debeljuh 10 goals |
Hermannstadt missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Hermannstadt | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 38 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | 68 |
| 56 | 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 86% |
| 77% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 67% | 73% |
| 51% | 53% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 26% | 29% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 28% | 41% |
| 14% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 17% | 27% |
| 57% | 59% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 67% | 59% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 22% | 30% |
| 34% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | 24% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 303 | 168 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 108 | 199 | 504 |
| 126 | 70 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 74 | 206 |
| 30% | 31% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 33% |
- Hermannstadt has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
- Hermannstadt has the fewest scored goals in the first half (12)
- Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viitorul has the most matches over the total-line (23)
- 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 Bucuresti | 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 Targoviste | 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 Iasi | 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 |