The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Academica Clinceni are in the 6th position while the guesting Voluntari worry at 14th.
- Voluntari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Academica Clinceni form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Academica Clinceni have to build on here at Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1 in the Liga 1. Academica Clinceni are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row. Two draws in a row at home now for Academica Clinceni.
Academica manager I. Poenaru and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Viitorul (placed 11th) in the Liga 1. Before that, Academica drew at home versus Astra.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Academica have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost zero.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Academica Clinceni here at Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1 in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Academica have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Voluntari form and stats
Voluntari have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 3-4-6 (13 played).
There were no winners in Voluntari's previous match, a Liga 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Dinamo Bucuresti (placed 13th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus CSM Iasi at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Voluntari are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of six matches.
Voluntari are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 19 goals have been conceded by Voluntari in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Voluntari - Academica 3-3 entered in the official records. Academica Clinceni-Voluntari H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Academica four wins, Voluntari five wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Betancor Sánchez 5 goals | I. Gheorghe 4 goals |
Academica Clinceni missing players
Voluntari missing players
| Academica Clinceni | Voluntari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 38 |
| 73% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 92% |
| 58% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 77% |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 23% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 38% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 54% |
| 54% | 54% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 19% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| 32% | 33% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 34% |
- Voluntari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | FCSB | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 57 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 57 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Botosani | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | Chindia Targoviste | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Arges | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 33 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | -9 | 33 |
| 10 | Astra | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Viitorul | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -33 | 16 |