Chindia Târgovişte duels with Botoşani in Liga 1 match

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ilie Oană (15073 seats)

Preview: 16 points are between the sides before this game, Botoşani on top. Will Chindia Târgovişte take the guests by surprise?

Insights:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1
  • Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an animated match!

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga 1 this season. Chindia Târgovişte have only managed 2 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Stadionul Ilie Oană. With nine home Liga 1 games in a row without a win, the Chindia Târgovişte fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the SSC Farul game long ago, can be stopped today.

Chindia Târgovişte faced defeat in their previous match, away at FCSB (2-3).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Arges.

Chindia Târgovişte aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Ilie Oană in the league, with only 9 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Botoşani form and stats

5-6-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Botoşani in their Liga 1 matches away.

Botoşani are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Academica Clinceni (placed 16th).

Prior to that match, the Botoşani manager Croitoru faced defeat when travelling to U Craiova 1948 and losing 2-3.

Botoşani are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

These teams met each other previously this campaign: Botoşani - Chindia Târgovişte 0-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - one - three (Chindia Târgovişte wins - draws - Botoşani wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
6 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Florea
D. Florea
3 goals

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Botoşani missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chindia Târgovişte Botoşani
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 26
6 2 0 Won W 2 5 11
10 6 1 Drew D 2 6 11
10 5 3 Lost L 1 2 4
17 9 0 Scored S 7 15 31
21 13 3 Conceded C 6 13 23
77% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
35% 46% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 69%
19% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 31%
12% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 15%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 4%
23% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 80% 69% 54%
46% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 38%
54% 54% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 19%
 
3.5 4.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 3.7
4.4 3.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.7 5.2
2.4 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.4
5 4 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.5 8.4 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.8 10.6
3.4 3.3 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.2 4.7
19% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 25%
 
10.2 9.5 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.1 9.7
3.5 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly more corners at 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 +/- P
1 CFR Cluj 26 20 4 2 39 14 13 11 2 0 20 5 13 9 2 2 19 9 25 64
2 FCSB 26 17 7 2 52 24 13 10 3 0 37 16 13 7 4 2 15 8 28 58
3 Botoşani 26 11 11 4 31 23 13 6 5 2 16 10 13 5 6 2 15 13 8 44
4 Voluntari 26 12 7 7 28 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 13 4 4 5 10 15 4 43
5 Universitatea Craiova 26 12 6 8 47 28 13 8 3 2 28 9 13 4 3 6 19 19 19 42
6 SSC Farul 25 11 6 8 30 17 13 9 1 3 22 7 12 2 5 5 8 10 13 39
7 Arges 26 11 5 10 24 21 13 6 2 5 12 11 13 5 3 5 12 10 3 38
8 Rapid Bucuresti 26 8 12 6 29 25 13 4 6 3 12 9 13 4 6 3 17 16 4 36
9 Sepsi 26 7 12 7 27 22 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 2 7 4 10 11 5 33
10 UTA Arad 26 7 12 7 19 17 13 4 5 4 8 8 13 3 7 3 11 9 2 33
11 Chindia Târgovişte 26 6 10 10 17 21 13 2 6 5 9 13 13 4 4 5 8 8 -4 28
12 Mioveni 26 6 9 11 17 30 13 4 5 4 9 10 13 2 4 7 8 20 -13 27
13 U Craiova 1948 26 6 8 12 23 30 13 4 4 5 10 13 13 2 4 7 13 17 -7 26
14 Gaz Metan Medias 26 6 6 14 21 33 13 2 6 5 11 14 13 4 0 9 10 19 -12 22
15 Dinamo Bucuresti 26 3 4 19 17 58 13 3 3 7 12 25 13 0 1 12 5 33 -41 13
16 Academica Clinceni 25 2 5 18 16 50 12 1 3 8 7 19 13 1 2 10 9 31 -34 11

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 26 20 4 2 39 14 13 11 2 0 20 5 13 9 2 2 19 9 25 64
2 FCSB 26 17 7 2 52 24 13 10 3 0 37 16 13 7 4 2 15 8 28 58
3 Botoşani 26 11 11 4 31 23 13 6 5 2 16 10 13 5 6 2 15 13 8 44
4 Voluntari 26 12 7 7 28 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 13 4 4 5 10 15 4 43
5 Universitatea Craiova 26 12 6 8 47 28 13 8 3 2 28 9 13 4 3 6 19 19 19 42
6 SSC Farul 25 11 6 8 30 17 13 9 1 3 22 7 12 2 5 5 8 10 13 39
7 Arges 26 11 5 10 24 21 13 6 2 5 12 11 13 5 3 5 12 10 3 38
8 Rapid Bucuresti 26 8 12 6 29 25 13 4 6 3 12 9 13 4 6 3 17 16 4 36
9 Sepsi 26 7 12 7 27 22 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 2 7 4 10 11 5 33
10 UTA Arad 26 7 12 7 19 17 13 4 5 4 8 8 13 3 7 3 11 9 2 33
11 Chindia Târgovişte 26 6 10 10 17 21 13 2 6 5 9 13 13 4 4 5 8 8 -4 28
12 Mioveni 26 6 9 11 17 30 13 4 5 4 9 10 13 2 4 7 8 20 -13 27
13 U Craiova 1948 26 6 8 12 23 30 13 4 4 5 10 13 13 2 4 7 13 17 -7 26
14 Gaz Metan Medias 26 6 6 14 21 33 13 2 6 5 11 14 13 4 0 9 10 19 -12 22
15 Dinamo Bucuresti 26 3 4 19 17 58 13 3 3 7 12 25 13 0 1 12 5 33 -41 13
16 Academica Clinceni 25 2 5 18 16 50 12 1 3 8 7 19 13 1 2 10 9 31 -34 11

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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.