Gaz Metan Mediaş hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 33 points and a 11th position in the Liga 1 table. Visiting Astra holds 9th place with 38 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats
Overall Liga 1 stats at home this season for Gaz Metan Mediaş are 5-3-7 (wins-draw-losses).
Mediaş drew their last game, 1-1 away at Chindia Targoviste. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Arges that ended 1-1.
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 Gaz Metan Mediaş have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost four.
Mediaş are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 15 games. Gaz Metan Mediaş have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Astra form and stats
The visitors are W5-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sepsi game have they lost an away game, meaning Astra has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Home advantage was not enough for Astra in their previous game, as they lost their Liga 1-match, hosting UTA Arad, 1-2. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus CSM Iasi.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Astra playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Astra wins, five draws and four defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Astra manager E. Neagoe as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Dinamo Bucureşti.
Astra have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 20 goals have been scored. 21 goals have been conceded by Astra in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Mediaş - Astra 0-0 entered in the official records. Mediaş-Astra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gaz Metan Mediaş two wins, Astra five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Deaconu 9 goals |  R. Oliveira Valente 8 goals |  V. Gheorghe 8 goals |
Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players
Astra missing players
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | Astra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 42 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | 43 |
| 47 | 22 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 45 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 86% |
| 81% | 78% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 71% | 75% |
| 44% | 39% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 41% | 42% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 35% | 25% |
| 8% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | 14% |
| 61% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 53% | 47% |
| 17% | 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 29% | 31% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 37% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 47% | 34% |
| 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 | Botosani | 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 Targoviste | 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 Mediaş | 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 Bucureşti | 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 Iasi | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -35 | 25 |