Astra hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 13th position in the Liga 1 table. Visiting Viitorul holds 8th place with 24 pts.
- Astra has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 1
- Astra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Viitorul have scored away.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Liga 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at CFR Cluj.
Astra form and stats
Astra's struggle is real here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici with only 9 points collected from 9 Liga 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4.
Astra travelled for their previous game, a trip to CFR Cluj that ended 1-1. Heartbreak before that as Astra lost 1-4 at Sepsi's place.
There will be little rest for Astra after this match as they are travelling to Voluntari for a Liga 1 game in only three days.
Astra has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Astra have conceded 13 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Viitorul form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Viitorul have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far. The Viitorul manager M. Rednic is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 20 days. Viitorul has drawn their two previous away games.
There were no winners in Viitorul's previous match, a Liga 1 home game that ended 3-3 vs Sepsi (placed 4th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Universitatea Craiova that ended 1-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Viitorul, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Liga 1 trip to CFR Cluj.
The attacking power of Viitorul when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Viitorul - Astra 4-1. Astra-Viitorul H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Astra two wins, Viitorul six wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Luckassen 9 goals |   C. Budescu 7 goals |  V. Gheorghe 4 goals |
Astra missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Astra | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 30 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 84% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 83% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 50% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 72% |
| 26% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 11% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 9.6 | 11.2 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 44% | 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 19% | 29% |
- Astra has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 1
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Astra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Viitorul have scored 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 | FCSB | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Chindia Targoviste | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Botoşani | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Viitorul | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -11 | 24 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Medias | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Arges | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Astra | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Voluntari | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 15 |