The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. UTA Arad are in the 8th position while the guesting Hermannstadt worry at 14th.
- UTA Arad has the fewest points (6) at home in Liga 1
- Hermannstadt has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1
It's no vacation for neither UTA Arad nor Hermannstadt 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.
UTA Arad form and stats
With {1 Liga 1 wins}, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, UTA Arad, who have the fewest points (6) at home in Liga 1, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for UTA Arad, their manager L. Balint and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Arad enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Academica Clinceni's place. The match ended 3-0 with Liviu Antal, Roger and Denis Rusu scoring. Preceding that match was the home game against Dinamo Bucuresti that was lost 0-1.
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 Arad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.
The manager L. Balint will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Universitatea Cluj in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arad here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 10 games). Arad have conceded 17 from these games.
Hermannstadt form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hermannstadt, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose).
Hermannstadt's last game was the home draw against Gaz Metan Mediaş (1-1). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Botosani's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Hermannstadt in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Hermannstadt, seven draws and four defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hermannstadt struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Arad and Hermannstadt have met before this season: Hermannstadt - UTA Arad 1-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - two - one (Arad wins - draws - Hermannstadt wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Mayoral Lastras 4 goals |   A. Hora 3 goals |  E. da Silva 3 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Hermannstadt missing players
| UTA Arad | Hermannstadt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 29 | 17 | 14 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 86% | 70% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 62% | 50% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 71% |
| 48% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 19% | 30% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 14% | 20% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 43% | 40% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 62% |
| 38% | 40% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 5% |
| 33% | 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 9.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 29% | 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | 34% |
- Hermannstadt has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1
- Hermannstadt has the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Liga 1
- Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTA Arad has the fewest points (6) at home in Liga 1
- UTA Arad has the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 48 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Botosani | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Chindia Târgovişte | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -9 | 27 |
| 9 | Viitorul | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Astra | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Arges | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Hermannstadt | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Voluntari | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -29 | 15 |