Match preview: 16 points are the diference between the teams so far this season, Voluntari having done best. Will Mioveni upset the odds?
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face game!
Mioveni form and stats
Mioveni have collected 15 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 4-3-4.
The home team returns to Stadionul Orăşenesc after drawing with Chindia Targoviste (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Mioveni won a home game hosting Academica Clinceni (3-1).Mioveni aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Orăşenesc in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Mioveni have conceded only 9 goals.
Voluntari form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The club members enjoyed Voluntari's previous match versus Gaz Metan Mediaş (placed 13th), a 3-1 win played at home.
Before that, Voluntari travelled to Chindia Targoviste and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rapid Bucuresti in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Voluntari's away games in the league this season with only 10 goals from 11 matches. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Voluntari as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Voluntari in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Voluntari - Mioveni 4-0 was the product when this pair of squads last did battle, earlier this season. Stats for the former three meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Mioveni, zero draws and two wins for Voluntari. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Rusu 7 goals |   V. Raţă 7 goals |  A. Buziuc 5 goals |
Mioveni missing players
Voluntari missing players
| Mioveni | Voluntari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 28 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 82% | 87% |
| 52% | 45% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | 65% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 9% | 13% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 4% |
| 35% | 27% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 36% | 35% |
| 52% | 55% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 45% | 35% |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.3 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 26% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 32% |
| 8.3 | 6.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 14 | 13.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 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 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | FCSB | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Botosani | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | SSC Farul | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Arges | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Mioveni | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 25 |
| 12 | Chindia Targoviste | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 29 | -32 | 12 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -28 | 11 |
