Hermannstadt hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 13th position in the Liga 1 table. Visiting CSM Iasi holds 10th place with 22 pts.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hermannstadt form and stats
4-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Hermannstadt so far this season.
Hermannstadt manager E. Neagoe and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Chindia Târgovişte (placed 11th) in the Liga 1. Ahead of that match, Hermannstadt won a home game hosting Dinamo Bucuresti (4-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hermannstadt have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 0.
Hermannstadt are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
CSM Iaşi form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CSM Iaşi so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for CSM Iaşi who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Voluntari was the last time a defeat was avoided. It's all red in the travel logs of CSM Iaşi, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga 1 home defeat versus Gaz Metan Mediaş with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-2 defeat away at Chindia Târgovişte before that.
We have checked recent matches where CSM Iaşi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were W0-D2-L3.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, CSM Iaşi have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: CSM Iaşi - Hermannstadt 0-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 2 - 2 - 1 (Hermannstadt wins - draws - CSM Iaşi wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Petrescu 5 goals |   A. Bălan 5 goals |  Yazalde 3 goals |
Hermannstadt missing players
CSM Iaşi missing players
| Hermannstadt | CSM Iaşi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 36 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 90% |
| 81% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 76% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 19% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 14% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 52% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 57% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 24% |
| 48% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 173 | 98 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 91 | 209 |
| 74 | 40 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 45 | 100 |
| 27% | 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 18% | 22% |
- CSM Iaşi has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
- Hermannstadt has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 41 |
| 2 | Astra | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | FCSB | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Viitorul | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 35 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Botosani | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | CSM Iaşi | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Chindia Târgovişte | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 21 |
| 12 | Academica Clinceni | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -13 | 20 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 20 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -23 | 8 |
| 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 |