Liga 1 match preview: Astra versus Gaz Metan Medias

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Fri 29.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici (8500 seats)

Astra perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Gaz Metan Medias can look both up and down from their 5th position.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Astra form and stats

Astra are steadily winning Liga 1 games and points here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici.

Astra are returning here after visiting FCSB in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Before that, Astra had a home game versus Voluntari which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Astra perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Astra as a small favourite), we find four games. Astra has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Astra can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Astra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Gaz Metan Mediaş playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.

The Gaz Metan Mediaş goalkeeper Eduard Adrian Pap is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 209 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Gaz Metan Mediaş delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Botoşani (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Liga 1 game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Sepsi with the score of 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Gaz Metan Mediaş in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Gaz Metan Mediaş, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Voluntari in just four days.

Gaz Metan Mediaş find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Gaz Metan Mediaş have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Gaz Metan Mediaş - Astra 1-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Astra victories, 3 draws and 4 Gaz Metan Mediaş wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AstraV. Gheorghe
V. Gheorghe
7 goals
Gaz Metan MediaşS. Buș
S. Buș
7 goals
AstraD. Alibec
D. Alibec
6 goals

Astra missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Astra Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 2 8 17
9 5 3 Won W 0 3 7
4 3 1 Drew D 0 2 6
4 0 0 Lost L 2 3 4
27 16 11 Scored S 1 9 25
18 8 5 Conceded C 7 11 21
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
65% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
53% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 38% 47%
35% 50% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 29%
18% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 18%
59% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 53%
18% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 35%
29% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 18%
 
4.1 3.9 3 Corners For (avg) C F 2.5 3.1 4.5
5.5 5.2 6.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 5.8 4.1
2.6 2.4 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.1
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
175 101 53 Total Shots T S 27 85 199
76 48 28 Shots on Target S O 9 30 83
36% 33% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 30% 30%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Astra has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • 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 is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Astra
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Home vs mid
27-10-19 L1 Botoşani 1 - 2 Astra
31-10-19 RC Sepsi 4 - 2 Astra
04-11-19 L1 Astra 4 - 0 CSM Iaşi
08-11-19 L1 Astra 1 - 0 Voluntari
23-11-19 L1 FCSB 1 - 3 Astra
29-11-19 L1 Astra 17:00 Gaz Metan Mediaş
05-12-19 L1 Viitorul 19:30 Astra
08-12-19 L1 Astra 19:30 Universitatea Craiova
16-12-19 L1 CFR Cluj 19:00 Astra
21-12-19 L1 Astra 01:00 Academica Clinceni
Gaz Metan Mediaş
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs top
18-10-19 L1 Dinamo Bucureşti 2 - 0 Gaz Metan Mediaş
26-10-19 L1 Chindia Târgovişte 1 - 1 Gaz Metan Mediaş
02-11-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş 1 - 1 Hermannstadt
10-11-19 L1 Sepsi 0 - 1 Gaz Metan Mediaş
24-11-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş 0 - 0 Botoşani
29-11-19 L1 Astra 17:00 Gaz Metan Mediaş
03-12-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş 17:00 Voluntari
06-12-19 L1 FCSB 19:30 Gaz Metan Mediaş
14-12-19 L1 CSM Iaşi 14:00 Gaz Metan Mediaş
21-12-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş 01:00 Viitorul

  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 17 10 4 3 39 13 9 8 1 0 26 2 8 2 3 3 13 11 26 34
2 Viitorul 17 9 5 3 39 20 9 8 1 0 30 8 8 1 4 3 9 12 19 32
3 Universitatea Craiova 17 9 4 4 26 16 9 6 1 2 16 7 8 3 3 2 10 9 10 31
4 Astra 17 9 4 4 27 18 8 5 3 0 16 8 9 4 1 4 11 10 9 31
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 17 7 6 4 25 21 9 4 4 1 16 10 8 3 2 3 9 11 4 27
6 FCSB 17 8 3 6 25 23 9 3 2 4 12 16 8 5 1 2 13 7 2 27
7 Botoşani 17 5 8 4 24 23 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 4 4 1 14 10 1 23
8 CSM Iaşi 17 5 7 5 19 22 9 4 4 1 12 9 8 1 3 4 7 13 -3 22
9 Dinamo Bucureşti 17 6 4 7 24 29 8 5 2 1 15 8 9 1 2 6 9 21 -5 22
10 Chindia Târgovişte 17 4 5 8 18 28 8 2 3 3 8 11 9 2 2 5 10 17 -10 17
11 Sepsi 17 2 10 5 15 18 8 1 4 3 8 8 9 1 6 2 7 10 -3 16
12 Academica Clinceni 17 3 6 8 19 31 9 2 5 2 9 12 8 1 1 6 10 19 -12 15
13 Hermannstadt 17 3 5 9 13 31 8 3 2 3 7 11 9 0 3 6 6 20 -18 14
14 Voluntari 17 1 5 11 11 31 8 0 2 6 4 12 9 1 3 5 7 19 -20 8

Table
  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 17 10 4 3 39 13 9 8 1 0 26 2 8 2 3 3 13 11 26 34
2 Viitorul 17 9 5 3 39 20 9 8 1 0 30 8 8 1 4 3 9 12 19 32
3 Universitatea Craiova 17 9 4 4 26 16 9 6 1 2 16 7 8 3 3 2 10 9 10 31
4 Astra 17 9 4 4 27 18 8 5 3 0 16 8 9 4 1 4 11 10 9 31
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 17 7 6 4 25 21 9 4 4 1 16 10 8 3 2 3 9 11 4 27
6 FCSB 17 8 3 6 25 23 9 3 2 4 12 16 8 5 1 2 13 7 2 27
7 Botoşani 17 5 8 4 24 23 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 4 4 1 14 10 1 23
8 CSM Iaşi 17 5 7 5 19 22 9 4 4 1 12 9 8 1 3 4 7 13 -3 22
9 Dinamo Bucureşti 17 6 4 7 24 29 8 5 2 1 15 8 9 1 2 6 9 21 -5 22
10 Chindia Târgovişte 17 4 5 8 18 28 8 2 3 3 8 11 9 2 2 5 10 17 -10 17
11 Sepsi 17 2 10 5 15 18 8 1 4 3 8 8 9 1 6 2 7 10 -3 16
12 Academica Clinceni 17 3 6 8 19 31 9 2 5 2 9 12 8 1 1 6 10 19 -12 15
13 Hermannstadt 17 3 5 9 13 31 8 3 2 3 7 11 9 0 3 6 6 20 -18 14
14 Voluntari 17 1 5 11 11 31 8 0 2 6 4 12 9 1 3 5 7 19 -20 8

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The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.