The Argeş & UTA Arad managers I. Badea and L. Balint are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga 2 league table.
Argeş have less rest than UTA Arad in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga 2 game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Petrolul 52.
Argeş's stadium, Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin, has a grass surface. UTA Arad have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for UTA Arad when playing on grass; 11 wins, 11 draws and 15 losses from 37 matches. They have scored 49 goals in these games and conceded 47.
Argeş form and stats
Argeş have collected 22 points from their Liga 2 home games so far after 6-4-2.
Argeş are returning here after visiting Petrolul 52 in a Liga 2 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. V. Buhăescu and A. Prepeliță scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against Mioveni that was lost 2-3.
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 Argeş have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Argeş in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
UTA Arad form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (55) in Liga 2, on their Liga 2 travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Arad, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Arad might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rapid Bucuresti proved too strong as UTA Arad slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadionul Motorul. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Mioveni at their stadium, the result 2-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arad playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one UTA Arad win, two draws and one defeat.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, UTA Arad are regular goalscorers on their travels. 12 goals have been conceded by Arad in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Argeş - UTA Arad 0-0 earlier this season. Argeş-UTA Arad H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Argeş four wins, UTA Arad four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Blejdea 14 goals |  V. Buhăcianu 14 goals | C. Rus 13 goals |
Argeş missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| Argeş | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 23 | 59 |
| 30 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 86% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 82% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 81% |
| 57% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 52% |
| 21% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 11% | 23% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 57% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 37% |
| 32% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 56% |
| 25% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.8 | 6.2 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 293 | 112 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 95 | 307 |
| 103 | 46 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 39 | 127 |
| 38% | 41% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 56% | 45% |
- Argeş have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- UTA Arad has the most clean sheets (15)
- UTA Arad has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals (24) away
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals (55)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- UTA Arad has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- UTA Arad has the the best goal difference (+42)
- UTA Arad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- UTA Arad have won significantly less corners away then 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 | UTA Arad | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 53 |
| 2 | Sporting Turnu | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Argeş | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Petrolul 52 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Metaloglobus | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Mioveni | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 8 | Dunarea Calarasi | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Sirineasa | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | SSC Farul | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timisoara | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 15 | Concordia Chiajna | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Csikszereda | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Scolar Resita | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Sportul Snagov | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 33 | -46 | 9 |
| 19 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 34 | -43 | 8 |
| 20 | Juventus Bucuresti | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 6 |