Hermannstadt will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 16 points 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.
Hermannstadt form and stats
Hermannstadt have played 12 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Hermannstadt lost their last game at Botoşani (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sepsi that ended 2-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Hermannstadt perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hermannstadt as a small favourite), we find six games. Hermannstadt has won zero of these, drawn four and lost two.
Hermannstadt are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Voluntari awaits in four days.
Hermannstadt are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. 16 goals have been conceded.
Astra form and stats
Playing away, Astra have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 6 defeats in the Liga 1 this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Astra have lost on their last two travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga 1 home defeat versus Chindia Targoviste with 1-2 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dinamo Bucureşti wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Astra in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Astra, one draw and four defeats.
After this away game Astra return home for a Liga 1 game against Sepsi. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Astra are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 12 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Astra have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Astra - Hermannstadt 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Hermannstadt, one draw and two wins for Astra. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Alibec 9 goals |  V. Gheorghe 8 goals |   G. Debeljuh 6 goals |
Hermannstadt missing players
Astra missing players
| Hermannstadt | Astra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 34 |
| 40 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 79% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 62% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 46% |
| 21% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 29% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 54% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | 50% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 25% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 203 | 116 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 94 | 232 |
| 85 | 48 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 34 | 92 |
| 28% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 37% |
- Astra has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- Astra has the most points from losing position (18)
- Astra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 48 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | FCSB | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Astra | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Botoşani | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Gaz Metan Medias | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 14 |
| 15 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |