Sepsi vs Astra: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5200 seats)

Sepsi and Astra have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Liga 1.

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.

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Sepsi form and stats

1-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Sepsi, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Liga 1, so far this season.

Sepsi drew their last game, 1-1 away at Botosani (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away draw at CSM Iasi that finished 1-1.

Sepsi has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. From these home matches, Sepsi have conceded only 4 goals.

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Astra form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Astra, who have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Liga 1, so far with only {4 Liga 1 points} returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Astra's previous match, a Liga 1 home game that ended 0-0 vs Hermannstadt (placed 12th). A 0-1 defeat away at Chindia Târgovişte before that.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Astra's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. As opposed to that, Astra have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sepsi 1 win, 2 draws and Astra 3 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

V. Gheorghe
5 goals / 1 assists
G. Karanović
3 goals
G. Vașvari
2 goals / 1 assists

Sepsi missing players

Astra missing players

Sepsi Astra
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
12 5 0 Played P 2 6 12
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 4
9 3 0 Drew D 0 1 4
1 1 0 Lost L 2 4 4
11 6 0 Scored S 0 3 14
8 4 0 Conceded C 2 6 14
75% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
58% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 58%
17% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 42%
8% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 58%
42% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
33% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 42%
 
4.2 3.4 0 Corners For (avg) C F 4 3.5 3.6
5.2 5.8 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5.5 5.1
1.8 1.4 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats This season:
  • Astra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Astra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sepsi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sepsi have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Sepsi
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-09-19 L1 Chindia Târgovişte 0 - 0 Sepsi
21-09-19 L1 Sepsi 3 - 0 Hermannstadt
26-09-19 RC Ripensia Timisoara 1 - 4 Sepsi
30-09-19 L1 CSM Iasi 1 - 1 Sepsi
04-10-19 L1 Botosani 1 - 1 Sepsi
20-10-19 L1 Sepsi 14:45 Astra
26-10-19 L1 Sepsi - Voluntari
30-10-19 RC Sepsi 12:30 Astra
02-11-19 L1 FCSB - Sepsi
09-11-19 L1 Sepsi - Gaz Metan Medias
Astra
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
13-09-19 L1 Academica Clinceni 1 - 1 Astra
21-09-19 L1 Astra 3 - 2 Dinamo Bucuresti
24-09-19 RC Horezu 0 - 2 Astra
28-09-19 L1 Chindia Târgovişte 1 - 0 Astra
07-10-19 L1 Astra 0 - 0 Hermannstadt
20-10-19 L1 Sepsi 14:45 Astra
26-10-19 L1 Botosani - Astra
30-10-19 RC Sepsi 12:30 Astra
02-11-19 L1 Astra - CSM Iasi
09-11-19 L1 Astra - Voluntari

  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 12 7 3 2 29 11 6 5 1 0 17 2 6 2 2 2 12 9 18 24
2 Viitorul 12 7 3 2 29 15 7 6 1 0 23 7 5 1 2 2 6 8 14 24
3 Universitatea Craiova 12 7 2 3 18 12 7 4 1 2 9 6 5 3 1 1 9 6 6 23
4 Gaz Metan Mediaş 12 6 3 3 22 17 7 4 2 1 15 9 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 21
5 CSM Iaşi 12 4 6 2 15 11 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 1 3 2 7 8 4 18
6 Botoşani 12 3 7 2 18 18 6 1 4 1 9 9 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 16
7 Astra 12 4 4 4 14 14 6 3 3 0 11 8 6 1 1 4 3 6 0 16
8 Sepsi 12 2 9 1 11 8 5 1 3 1 6 4 7 1 6 0 5 4 3 15
9 Chindia Târgovişte 12 4 3 5 15 17 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 2 2 3 10 10 -2 15
10 FCSB 12 4 3 5 14 18 7 2 2 3 9 12 5 2 1 2 5 6 -4 15
11 Dinamo Bucureşti 12 4 2 6 16 21 5 3 1 1 10 6 7 1 1 5 6 15 -5 14
12 Hermannstadt 12 3 2 7 11 22 5 3 0 2 6 6 7 0 2 5 5 16 -11 11
13 Academica Clinceni 12 2 3 7 16 26 5 1 2 2 6 10 7 1 1 5 10 16 -10 9
14 Voluntari 12 1 2 9 8 26 7 0 2 5 3 10 5 1 0 4 5 16 -18 5

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