Football betting preview: FCSB vs Astra

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Sat 23.November
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: National Arena (55600 seats)

FCSB will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 1 point behind Astra.

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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FCSB form and stats

Overall Liga 1 stats at home this season for FCSB are 3-2-3 (wins-draw-losses). With a nice streak brewing from their home games, FCSB are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

FCSB are returning here after visiting Botoşani in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sepsi.

FCSB has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. FCSB have conceded 13 from these games.

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Astra form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Astra have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Astra hope to make it five in this match. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Astra, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Astra won their last game, 1-0 versus Voluntari played at home. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus CSM Iaşi.

Astra are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 9 goals have been conceded by Astra in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Astra - FCSB 2-1 earlier this season. FCSB-Astra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FCSB 6 wins, Astra 3 wins, 1 draw. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FCSBF. Coman
F. Coman
7 goals
AstraV. Gheorghe
V. Gheorghe
7 goals
AstraC. Budescu
C. Budescu
6 goals

FCSB missing players

Astra missing players

FCSB Astra
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 3 8 16
8 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
5 3 0 Lost L 2 4 4
24 11 2 Scored S 2 8 24
20 13 1 Conceded C 3 9 17
88% 88% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 88% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 62%
62% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 50%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 31%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 19%
50% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 56%
38% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
25% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 31%
 
4.5 3.6 2.5 Corners For (avg) C F 2.7 3.6 3.8
4.1 3.8 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.7 5.6 5.4
3.2 3.4 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.8 2.6
4 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Astra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Astra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • FCSB have won significantly less corners at home than away.

FCSB
All Liga 1 Europa League Romania Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
20-10-19 L1 Chindia Târgovişte 1 - 2 FCSB
26-10-19 L1 Hermannstadt 0 - 4 FCSB
29-10-19 RC Universitatea Cluj 0 - 1 FCSB
03-11-19 L1 FCSB 2 - 1 Sepsi
09-11-19 L1 Botoşani 0 - 2 FCSB
23-11-19 L1 FCSB 19:30 Astra
30-11-19 L1 Voluntari 01:00 FCSB
04-12-19 L1 CSM Iaşi 01:00 FCSB
07-12-19 L1 FCSB 01:00 Gaz Metan Mediaş
14-12-19 L1 Viitorul 01:00 FCSB
Astra
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs mid
20-10-19 L1 Sepsi 2 - 3 Astra
27-10-19 L1 Botoşani 1 - 2 Astra
31-10-19 RC Sepsi 4 - 2 Astra
04-11-19 L1 Astra 4 - 0 CSM Iaşi
08-11-19 L1 Astra 1 - 0 Voluntari
23-11-19 L1 FCSB 19:30 Astra
30-11-19 L1 Astra 01:00 Gaz Metan Mediaş
04-12-19 L1 Viitorul 01:00 Astra
07-12-19 L1 Astra 01:00 Universitatea Craiova
14-12-19 L1 CFR Cluj 01:00 Astra

  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 16 9 4 3 35 13 8 7 1 0 22 2 8 2 3 3 13 11 22 31
2 Viitorul 16 8 5 3 35 19 8 7 1 0 26 7 8 1 4 3 9 12 16 29
3 Astra 16 8 4 4 24 17 8 5 3 0 16 8 8 3 1 4 8 9 7 28
4 Universitatea Craiova 16 8 4 4 23 16 8 5 1 2 13 7 8 3 3 2 10 9 7 28
5 FCSB 16 8 3 5 24 20 8 3 2 3 11 13 8 5 1 2 13 7 4 27
6 Gaz Metan Mediaş 16 7 5 4 25 21 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 3 2 3 9 11 4 26
7 Botoşani 16 5 7 4 24 23 8 1 4 3 10 13 8 4 3 1 14 10 1 22
8 CSM Iaşi 16 5 6 5 17 20 8 4 3 1 10 7 8 1 3 4 7 13 -3 21
9 Dinamo Bucureşti 16 6 3 7 22 27 8 5 2 1 15 8 8 1 1 6 7 19 -5 21
10 Chindia Târgovişte 16 4 5 7 18 24 8 2 3 3 8 11 8 2 2 4 10 13 -6 17
11 Sepsi 16 2 10 4 14 14 8 1 4 3 8 8 8 1 6 1 6 6 0 16
12 Academica Clinceni 16 3 5 8 17 29 8 2 4 2 7 10 8 1 1 6 10 19 -12 14
13 Hermannstadt 16 3 5 8 13 28 8 3 2 3 7 11 8 0 3 5 6 17 -15 14
14 Voluntari 16 1 4 11 9 29 8 0 2 6 4 12 8 1 2 5 5 17 -20 7

Table
  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 16 9 4 3 35 13 8 7 1 0 22 2 8 2 3 3 13 11 22 31
2 Viitorul 16 8 5 3 35 19 8 7 1 0 26 7 8 1 4 3 9 12 16 29
3 Astra 16 8 4 4 24 17 8 5 3 0 16 8 8 3 1 4 8 9 7 28
4 Universitatea Craiova 16 8 4 4 23 16 8 5 1 2 13 7 8 3 3 2 10 9 7 28
5 FCSB 16 8 3 5 24 20 8 3 2 3 11 13 8 5 1 2 13 7 4 27
6 Gaz Metan Mediaş 16 7 5 4 25 21 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 3 2 3 9 11 4 26
7 Botoşani 16 5 7 4 24 23 8 1 4 3 10 13 8 4 3 1 14 10 1 22
8 CSM Iaşi 16 5 6 5 17 20 8 4 3 1 10 7 8 1 3 4 7 13 -3 21
9 Dinamo Bucureşti 16 6 3 7 22 27 8 5 2 1 15 8 8 1 1 6 7 19 -5 21
10 Chindia Târgovişte 16 4 5 7 18 24 8 2 3 3 8 11 8 2 2 4 10 13 -6 17
11 Sepsi 16 2 10 4 14 14 8 1 4 3 8 8 8 1 6 1 6 6 0 16
12 Academica Clinceni 16 3 5 8 17 29 8 2 4 2 7 10 8 1 1 6 10 19 -12 14
13 Hermannstadt 16 3 5 8 13 28 8 3 2 3 7 11 8 0 3 5 6 17 -15 14
14 Voluntari 16 1 4 11 9 29 8 0 2 6 4 12 8 1 2 5 5 17 -20 7

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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.