Evenly matched teams: Dinamo Bucureşti vs Chindia Târgovişte match preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 13.December
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare (15400 seats)

Liga 1: Tipsway are looking at an interesting and vital scrap between Dinamo Bucureşti and Chindia Târgovişte at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare. They both need three points!

Insights:
  • Dinamo Bucureşti is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Liga 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats

Dinamo Bucureşti's struggle is real here at Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare with only 9 points collected from 9 Liga 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 15 attempts.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 265 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Sorescu was the last player to find the net.

Dinamo Bucureşti lost their last game at Academica Clinceni (placed 16th) after a 0-1 scoreline.

Before that, Bucureşti drew at home versus U Craiova 1948.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dinamo Bucureşti have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost seven.

There will be little rest for Bucureşti after this match as they are travelling to Mioveni for a Liga 1 game in only three days.

The Bucureşti fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. Bucureşti has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Târgovişte aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 208 league minutes without a goal. D. Popa was the last player to find the net.

Chindia Târgovişte failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 1 home match vs CFR Cluj (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1.

A loss against Sepsi was the result prior to that, in a Romania Cup home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chindia Târgovişte playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Chindia Târgovişte wins, four draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Târgovişte are hosting U Craiova 1948 in the Liga 1 only three days away.

Chindia Târgovişte are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Târgovişte are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded 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

These opponents have battled earlier this season: Chindia Târgovişte - Bucureşti 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Dinamo Bucureşti two wins, one draw and Chindia Târgovişte four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Dinamo BucureştiD. Sorescu
D. Sorescu
7 goals
Dinamo BucureştiG. Torje
G. Torje
4 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
4 goals

Dinamo Bucureşti missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Dinamo Bucureşti Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 2 9 18
2 2 1 Won W 1 2 4
3 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
13 4 1 Lost L 0 3 7
13 10 3 Scored S 1 4 12
39 14 2 Conceded C 0 4 13
94% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 56% 78%
72% 78% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 22% 33%
61% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 17%
33% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
22% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 11% 22%
6% 11% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 44%
56% 44% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 56%
 
4.5 4.7 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 2.8
5.3 5.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.8 4.9
2.9 3.1 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
9.1 11.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.4 7
2.8 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.8 2.9
25% 28% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 16% 23%
 
11.8 10.6 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 11.8 10.9
5.6 5.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dinamo Bucureşti have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dinamo Bucureşti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chindia Târgovişte have scored away.
  • Dinamo Bucureşti have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Liga 1
  • Dinamo Bucureşti is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 18 16 0 2 28 8 9 9 0 0 17 4 9 7 0 2 11 4 20 48
2 FCSB 18 12 4 2 34 16 9 8 1 0 26 8 9 4 3 2 8 8 18 40
3 Voluntari 18 10 2 6 22 18 9 6 1 2 12 6 9 4 1 4 10 12 4 32
4 Universitatea Craiova 18 9 2 7 34 21 9 6 1 2 24 8 9 3 1 5 10 13 13 29
5 SSC Farul 18 8 5 5 21 10 9 7 1 1 16 2 9 1 4 4 5 8 11 29
6 Botosani 18 7 8 3 18 17 9 2 5 2 7 9 9 5 3 1 11 8 1 29
7 Rapid Bucuresti 18 7 7 4 22 17 9 3 3 3 7 6 9 4 4 1 15 11 5 28
8 Arges 18 8 3 7 18 14 9 3 1 5 7 9 9 5 2 2 11 5 4 27
9 UTA Arad 18 6 7 5 16 13 9 3 3 3 7 7 9 3 4 2 9 6 3 25
10 Sepsi 18 4 9 5 19 17 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 5 2 8 7 2 21
11 Chindia Târgovişte 18 4 7 7 12 13 9 2 3 4 8 9 9 2 4 3 4 4 -1 19
12 Gaz Metan Medias 18 5 4 9 15 21 9 2 4 3 8 9 9 3 0 6 7 12 -6 19
13 Mioveni 18 4 5 9 11 25 9 2 3 4 3 7 9 2 2 5 8 18 -14 17
14 U Craiova 1948 18 3 6 9 11 19 9 2 3 4 5 9 9 1 3 5 6 10 -8 15
15 Dinamo Bucureşti 18 2 3 13 13 39 9 2 3 4 10 14 9 0 0 9 3 25 -26 9
16 Academica Clinceni 18 1 4 13 13 39 9 1 2 6 7 15 9 0 2 7 6 24 -26 7

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.