Another action-packed fixture in Liga 1 as Chindia Târgovişte welcome Viitorul

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Wed 26.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Gloria (180000 seats)

Get ready for Chindia Târgovişte - Viitorul! Despite the season performances so far this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (24) in Liga 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

Chindia Târgovişte, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in Liga 1, have collected 19 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 5-4-6.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 309 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Popa was the last player to find the net.

Chindia Târgovişte manager E. Săndoi and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Dinamo Bucuresti in the Liga 1.

Preceding that match was the home game against Viitorul that was lost 0-2.

Chindia Târgovişte are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 15 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. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Viitorul form and stats

There's been little loot from Viitorul's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 15 away games in the Liga 1. Viitorul only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 6 draws.

377 minutes! That's how long the Viitorul goalkeeper Valentin Alexandru Cojocaru and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Viitorul had fun at their own home (Stadionul Gloria) last time out, beating Astra 1-0. Aurelian Chițu scored. The end of the last match, against Astra, was very satisfying as Aurelian Chițu scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Chindia Târgovişte at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The visiting Viitorul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Târgovişte - Viitorul 0-2. Last nine meetings between the teams: Târgovişte won one, Viitorul won six and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ViitorulA. Ciobanu
A. Ciobanu
9 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Florea
D. Florea
8 goals
TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
7 goals

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Viitorul missing players

Chindia Târgovişte Viitorul
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 20 8 Played P 5 19 38
14 7 5 Won W 0 4 10
13 6 2 Drew D 2 7 14
12 7 1 Lost L 3 8 14
31 20 10 Scored S 1 17 42
29 21 5 Conceded C 4 15 41
82% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 84% 89%
44% 65% 62% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 53% 63%
15% 25% 12% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 37%
10% 15% 12% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 16%
3% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 11%
28% 45% 38% BTTS BTTS 20% 26% 47%
51% 35% 62% Clean Sheets C S 20% 37% 29%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 53% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.8 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
7.7 8 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 8.7 10.2
2.4 3 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 3.1 3.9
33% 33% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 28%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (24) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Liga 1

  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 30 20 5 5 57 22 15 12 2 1 35 7 15 8 3 4 22 15 35 65
2 CFR Cluj 30 19 7 4 42 15 15 8 5 2 22 7 15 11 2 2 20 8 27 64
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 10 4 33 14 15 8 4 3 15 8 15 8 6 1 18 6 19 58
4 Sepsi 30 10 15 5 43 31 15 4 8 3 21 15 15 6 7 2 22 16 12 45
5 Academica Clinceni 30 10 14 6 30 26 15 6 5 4 13 12 15 4 9 2 17 14 4 44
6 Botosani 30 11 9 10 39 36 15 6 4 5 19 14 15 5 5 5 20 22 3 42
7 Arges 30 10 10 10 33 41 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 5 4 6 15 24 -8 40
8 Chindia Târgovişte 30 10 9 11 24 26 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 5 5 5 9 8 -2 39
9 Astra 30 9 11 10 38 39 15 4 6 5 18 18 15 5 5 5 20 21 -1 38
10 UTA Arad 30 9 10 11 26 36 15 2 5 8 9 20 15 7 5 3 17 16 -10 37
11 Gaz Metan Medias 30 9 6 15 33 41 15 5 3 7 15 19 15 4 3 8 18 22 -8 33
12 Voluntari 30 8 8 14 32 40 15 4 4 7 17 20 15 4 4 7 15 20 -8 32
13 Viitorul 30 6 13 11 36 37 15 3 7 5 21 24 15 3 6 6 15 13 -1 31
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 7 6 17 26 41 15 3 4 8 14 21 15 4 2 9 12 20 -15 27
15 Hermannstadt 30 5 11 14 28 40 15 4 5 6 17 19 15 1 6 8 11 21 -12 26
16 CSM Iasi 30 7 4 19 29 64 15 4 2 9 14 27 15 3 2 10 15 37 -35 25

Read more about Liga 1

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.