Gaz Metan Mediaş will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Academica Clinceni.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Academica Clinceni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Gaz Metan Mediaş nor Academica Clinceni as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats
Overall Liga 1 stats at home this season for Gaz Metan Mediaş are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Gaz Metan Mediaş here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Mediaş are returning here after visiting Dinamo Bucuresti in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Ricardo Valente scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against CSM Iaşi.
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 Mediaş have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost four.
The manager J. Costa Almeida will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hermannstadt in only four days.
Mediaş are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Academica Clinceni form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Academica Clinceni have produced an overall stat of 2-5-2 so far. Academica has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Academica Clinceni go into this game after a win, the home game against Botosani that ended 2-1. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Chindia Targoviste's place.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Academica Clinceni playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were four Academica wins, one draw and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Academica have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Academica have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Academica Clinceni - Gaz Metan Mediaş 2-0. Gaz Metan Mediaş-Academica Clinceni H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Gaz Metan Mediaş two wins, Academica Clinceni one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Dumitru Cardoso 7 goals | R. Deaconu 5 goals |   E. Cebotaru 3 goals |
Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players
Academica Clinceni missing players
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | Academica Clinceni | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 28 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 67% | 74% |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 56% | 58% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 32% |
| 26% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 16% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 58% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 37% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | 58% |
| 21% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 8.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 35% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 33% |
- Academica Clinceni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Chindia Targoviste | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Botosani | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Viitorul | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -11 | 24 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Argeş | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Astra | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | CSM Iaşi | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 15 |