It's advantage Astra so far with their 4th position in the Liga 1 table, welcoming Viitorul who are placed 5th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Astra form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Astra has to build on here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Astra to get some points in this home game.The fans are hoping that Astra will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Liga 1 game against CFR Cluj. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Universitatea Craiova.
A decent goal production from Astra in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 matches. Astra have only conceded 12 in these games.
Viitorul form and stats
Playing away, Viitorul have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sepsi in their previous outing. The Liga 1 match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that result Viitorul won their away game at FCSB. The scoreline was 2-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Viitorul as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games. As opposed to that, Viitorul have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Astra - Viitorul 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Astra victories, 2 draws and 4 Viitorul wins.Top Goalscorers
  I. Hagi 8 goals / 5 assists |   A. Llullaku 6 goals / 5 assists |  N. Roșu 5 goals / 1 assists |
Astra missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Astra | Viitorul | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 15 | 29 |
| 36 | 20 | Scored | 14 | 28 |
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | 17 | 29 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 86% |
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 52% |
| 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 34% |
| 7% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 7% | 14% |
| 3% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 10% |
| 52% | 50% | Both teams to score | 47% | 34% |
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 34% |
| 28% | 21% | Failed To Score | 47% | 45% |
- Viitorul is involved in more goals away, than home.
- Astra is involved in more goals home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | FCSB | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Astra | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Viitorul | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 38 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Botoşani | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 36 |
| 8 | CSM Iaşi | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 34 |
| 9 | Hermannstadt | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 10 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 31 |
| 12 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Voluntari | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Concordia Chiajna | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 18 |
