The league table in Liga 1 tells a story about these teams so far, with Astra leading Chindia Târgovişte by 19 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Astra form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici as Astra have scored 21 goals to get 27 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 8-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Astra fans aren't used to losing here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici and will expect new points from this game. Astra has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The fans are hoping that Astra will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Liga 1 game against Dinamo Bucuresti (placed 8th). Ahead of that match, Astra won a home game hosting Academica Clinceni (3-1).
The Astra fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. Astra have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chindia Târgovişte form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chindia Târgovişte so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Chindia Târgovişte, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Chindia Târgovişte failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 1 home match vs Botosani (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Sepsi's place.
Chindia Târgovişte find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. The Chindia Târgovişte manager V. Moldovan has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Astra and Chindia Târgovişte have met before this season: Chindia Târgovişte - Astra 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Astra won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Chindia Târgovişte has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  D. Alibec 9 goals |  V. Gheorghe 8 goals |  C. Budescu 6 goals |
Astra missing players
Chindia Târgovişte missing players
| Astra | Chindia Târgovişte | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 33 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 43 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 61% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 74% |
| 43% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 82% | 61% |
| 30% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 55% | 39% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 48% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 61% |
| 26% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 30% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 26% |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 223 | 129 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 87 | 198 |
| 90 | 56 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 34 | 67 |
| 37% | 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 35% | 37% |
- Astra has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- Astra has the most points from losing position (18)
- Astra have not yet lost a game at home.
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Astra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Chindia Târgovişte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chindia Târgovişte haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | CFR Cluj | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Astra | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | FCSB | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Botosani | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 24 |
| 11 | CSM Iasi | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Chindia Târgovişte | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 21 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 20 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 11 |
| 15 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |