CSM Iaşi hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 22 points and a 11th position in the Liga 1 table. Visiting Viitorul holds 6th place with 35 pts.
CSM Iaşi form and stats
4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for CSM Iaşi so far this season. It's trouble wherever CSM Iaşi are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. CSM Iaşi are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu, having lost their two previous games here.
In their previous game, the manager M. Teja led his CSM Iaşi to a defeat in the Liga 1 match away at Hermannstadt. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu. Preceding that match was the home game against Gaz Metan Medias that was lost 1-2.
The CSM Iaşi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. On the other hand, CSM Iaşi have conceded 13 goals.
Viitorul form and stats
There's been little loot from Viitorul's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Liga 1. Viitorul only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Viitorul aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 181 league minutes without a goal. L. Munteanu was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Viitorul, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Gaz Metan Medias (placed 5th). A loss against FCSB was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Viitorul have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Viitorul have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Viitorul - CSM Iaşi 2-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): CSM Iaşi won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Viitorul has 7 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  G. Iancu 8 goals |  R. Ferreira Mosca 6 goals |   A. Bălan 5 goals |
CSM Iaşi missing players
Viitorul missing players
| CSM Iaşi | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 41 |
| 30 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 26 |
| 91% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 95% |
| 73% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 77% |
| 50% | 55% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 64% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 45% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 55% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 59% |
| 23% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 18% | 23% |
| 32% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 210 | 118 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 116 | 286 |
| 101 | 55 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 41 | 112 |
| 22% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 37% |
- CSM Iaşi has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
- CSM Iaşi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viitorul has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 2 | Astra | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | FCSB | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Gaz Metan Medias | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
| 7 | Botosani | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 11 | CSM Iaşi | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Chindia Targoviste | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 21 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -27 | 8 |
| 15 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |