The home fans plan for a win and three points in this match, and the home advantage might do the trick against a struggling visitor. Chindia Târgovişte are in 10th place while the guesting Universitatea Cluj panic at 14th.
- Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Universitatea Cluj have the fewest scored goals (18) in Liga 1
These are full days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the Liga 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sepsi.
Chindia Târgovişte form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for Chindia Târgovişte at their home stadium (Stadionul Eugen Popescu) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Chindia Târgovişte drew their last game, 2-2 away at Sepsi (placed 6th). A disappointing finish for Târgovişte in their match versus Sepsi as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Cooper, having found the net in three games in a row.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting UTA Arad in a game that was won 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Chindia Târgovişte perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chindia Târgovişte as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Chindia Târgovişte has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Târgovişte are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. 17 goals have been conceded.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Universitatea Cluj so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-8 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Universitatea Cluj, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Universitatea's last game was the home draw against Mioveni (2-2). A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Mioveni. Universitatea Cluj were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Ispas scoring the equalizer.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against U Craiova 1948 wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Universitatea in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Universitatea Cluj, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Universitatea Cluj's away games in the league this season with only {6 goals} from 12 matches. Universitatea Cluj struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Universitatea Cluj - Chindia Târgovişte 1-0 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - zero - four (Târgovişte wins - draws - Universitatea Cluj wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Popadiuc 7 goals |  D. Popa 6 goals | C. Neguţ 4 goals |
Chindia Târgovişte missing players
Universitatea Cluj missing players
| Chindia Târgovişte | Universitatea Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 35 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 31 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 80% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 60% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 48% |
| 20% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.6 | 11.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 9.3 | 11.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 27% | 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| 9.8 | 8.1 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Chindia Târgovişte have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Universitatea Cluj have scored away.
- Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Chindia Târgovişte haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Universitatea Cluj have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universitatea Cluj have the fewest points (6) away in Liga 1
- Universitatea Cluj have the fewest scored goals (18) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Cluj have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Liga 1
- Universitatea Cluj 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 | SSC Farul | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | FCSB | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 33 |
| 8 | U Craiova 1948 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Botosani | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 30 |
| 10 | Chindia Târgovişte | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Arges | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -20 | 17 |
