Dinamo Bucureşti will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind FCSB.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 12 Liga 1 games here at Arena Naţională for Dinamo Bucureşti. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
The fans are hoping that Dinamo Bucureşti will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Liga 1 game against Voluntari (placed 14th). Ahead of that match, Dinamo Bucureşti won a home game hosting Astra (2-0).
Dinamo Bucureşti have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arena Naţională with 23 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Dinamo Bucureşti have conceded only 11 goals.
FCSB form and stats
FCSB's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed FCSB, who have the most points (25) away in Liga 1, collect 25 points from their 12 away matches in the Liga 1. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
FCSB's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Academica Clinceni that finished 0-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Voluntari with the score of 2-1.
FCSB has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; FCSB - Dinamo Bucureşti 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dinamo Bucureşti two wins, six draws and FCSB two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Coman 11 goals |   D. Sorescu 6 goals |  S. Perović 6 goals |
Dinamo Bucureşti missing players
FCSB missing players
| Dinamo Bucureşti | FCSB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 35 | 23 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 39 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 79% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 54% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 25% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 42% |
| 25% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 270 | 142 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 142 | 307 |
| 110 | 67 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 51 | 119 |
| 32% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | 29% |
- Dinamo Bucureşti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Bucureşti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FCSB has the most clean sheets (6) away
- FCSB has the most points (25) away
- FCSB has the the best goal difference (+9) away
- FCSB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | CFR Cluj | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 48 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | FCSB | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Astra | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Botoşani | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 14 |
| 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 |