FCSB want to sell many tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 12th place in the Liga 1 table. Guests UTA Arad have 9th place with 16 pts.
- FCSB have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
FCSB's stadium, Arena Naţională, has a grass surface. UTA Arad have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for UTA Arad when playing on grass; 14 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses from 41 matches. They have scored {37 goals} in these games and conceded 42.
These are busy days for the home side, as they played only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Silkeborg, was also a home game here at Arena Naţională. The away team is better rested.
FCSB form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for FCSB at their home stadium (Arena Naţională) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
The FCSB supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a Europa Conference League duel also played here at Arena Naţională: A 0-5 defeat against Silkeborg. Midfield player Edjouma got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Edjouma dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Liga 1 match versus Petrolul 52 with a 2-0 scoreline.Betting people might want to know that 9 of the most recent 11 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
There will be little rest for FCSB after this match as they are travelling to UTA Arad for a Romania Cup game in only three days.
FCSB have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arena Naţională with 11 goals in 6 league matches. FCSB have conceded 9 from these games.
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
UTA Arad's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus CFR Cluj that finished 1-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against SSC Farul wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FCSB in just three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from UTA Arad's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 7 matches. Arad have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
FCSB have put together a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (5-3-0) when playing UTA Arad.Top Goalscorers
  A. Compagno 4 goals |  V. Postolachi 4 goals |  A. Cordea 3 goals |
FCSB missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| FCSB | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 85% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 38% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 54% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 71% | 38% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 16.7 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| 6.6 | 8 | 10.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 22% | 23% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 15% | 26% |
| 9.5 | 9 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.6 |
- All of FCSB's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FCSB have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- FCSB have not yet lost a game at home.
- FCSB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FCSB have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UTA Arad have scored away.
- FCSB have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FCSB have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1
- FCSB have the most points from losing position (9) in Liga 1
- FCSB have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FCSB have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FCSB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- UTA Arad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- UTA Arad have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | SSC Farul | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Hermannstadt | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Sepsi | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | Universitatea Craiova | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Voluntari | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Arges | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | U Craiova 1948 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | FCSB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Botosani | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Chindia Targoviste | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 7 |
