Liga 1 match preview: FCSB versus Sepsi

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici (8500 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for FCSB - Sepsi!

Insights:
  • FCSB have the most scored goals (57) in Liga 1
  • Sepsi have the most points from losing position (13) in Liga 1

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for FCSB and Sepsi.

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FCSB form and stats

This stadium, Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, has been a fortress for FCSB in the Liga 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-2-1.

Happy days for FCSB in their previous game, a Liga 1 match away at Academica Clinceni that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Botoşani in a game that was won 2-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier FCSB matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, two draws and one defeat (from six games).

FCSB are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Universitatea Craiova awaits in four days.

Goals decide football matches and FCSB are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 15 league matches. Defensively FCSB have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sepsi form and stats

6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sepsi playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.

P. Safranko was the last player to score for the away team. Sepsi haven't scored a league goal in the last 214 minutes.

The manager L. Grozavu was unhappy after their last game, a Liga 1 match played at their home ground Stadionul Municipal. Sepsi suffered a 0-1 loss to CFR Cluj. Before that, Sepsi travelled to Universitatea Craiova and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sepsi when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing three and winning three games.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Academica Clinceni in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sepsi have scored 22 goals in 15 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Sepsi in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sepsi - FCSB 1-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for FCSB, three draws and one win for Sepsi. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

FCSBF. Tănase
F. Tănase
21 goals
SepsiP. Šafranko
P. Šafranko
7 goals
FCSBD. Olaru
D. Olaru
6 goals

FCSB missing players

Sepsi missing players

FCSB Sepsi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 4 16 32
22 13 1 Won W 0 6 10
5 2 1 Drew D 3 8 16
5 1 1 Lost L 1 2 6
61 37 3 Scored S 0 22 43
23 8 1 Conceded C 2 16 32
94% 94% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 25% 75% 84%
75% 75% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 75% 69%
50% 69% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 41%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 22%
16% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
34% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 56% 53%
56% 56% 67% Clean Sheets C S 75% 31% 28%
16% 12% 67% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.5 14.7 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.2 9.9
6.3 6.8 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.9 3.8
30% 34% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 36%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • FCSB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FCSB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FCSB have the most points (38) at home in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals (35) at home in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals (57) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the the best goal difference (+35) in Liga 1
  • FCSB is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • Sepsi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sepsi have the most points from losing position (13) 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 Botoşani 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 Iaşi 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.