It's advantage Astra so far with their 5th position in the Liga 1 table, welcoming Sepsi who are placed 9th.
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.
Astra form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici as Astra have scored 22 goals to get 27 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 8-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Astra manager B. Andone and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Hermannstadt (placed 10th) in the Liga 1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Chindia Târgovişte (1-2).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Astra handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and one defeat.
Astra have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Astra have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sepsi form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Sepsi have produced an overall stat of 2-7-3 so far.
Sepsi failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 1 home match vs Botoşani (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus CSM Iaşi.
Sepsi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and zero defeats. From a total of three matches.
The attacking power of Sepsi when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sepsi have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sepsi - Astra 2-3. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Astra victories, two draws and two Sepsi wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Gheorghe 10 goals |  D. Alibec 9 goals |   G. Karanović 7 goals |
Astra missing players
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| Astra | Sepsi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 36 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 84% |
| 64% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 56% |
| 48% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 32% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 12% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 52% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 48% |
| 24% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 36% |
| 28% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 240 | 135 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 92 | 198 |
| 94 | 58 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 46 | 88 |
| 38% | 38% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 27% |
- Astra has the most points from losing position (19)
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sepsi 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 | CFR Cluj | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | FCSB | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Botoşani | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Astra | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 25 |
| 11 | Chindia Târgovişte | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 12 | CSM Iaşi | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 21 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -25 | 17 |
| 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 |