Home advantage could prove decisive in Sepsi - Chindia Târgovişte battle

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Fri 05.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5000 seats)

Sepsi perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Chindia Târgovişte can look both up and down from their 8th position.

Insights:
  • Sepsi have the most points from losing position (12) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (21) in Liga 1

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Romania Cup.

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Sepsi form and stats

Sepsi have played 12 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws in a row here at Stadionul Municipal for Sepsi, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

A good away victory last time out for Sepsi, who won 2-1 against Hermannstadt (placed 15th). In the match before that, Sepsi hosted Academica Clinceni and drew the game 0-0.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of L. Grozavu when Gabriel Vaşvari scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.

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 Sepsi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.

A decent goal production from Sepsi in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Sepsi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

4-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chindia Târgovişte, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in Liga 1, in their Liga 1 matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Târgovişte are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Romania Cup home defeat versus Universitatea Craiova with 0-1 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Universitatea Craiova in the Liga 1.

We have checked recent matches where Târgovişte have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were one victory, zero draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Târgovişte's manager E. Săndoi has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Chindia Târgovişte - Sepsi 1-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - three - zero (Sepsi wins - draws - Chindia Târgovişte wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SepsiP. Šafranko
P. Šafranko
6 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
6 goals
SepsiG. Vașvari
G. Vașvari
4 goals

Sepsi missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Sepsi Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
9 4 3 Won W 2 4 8
13 6 1 Drew D 1 4 8
3 2 0 Lost L 1 4 9
39 19 8 Scored S 3 7 21
25 12 1 Conceded C 1 5 22
84% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 75% 88%
72% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 25% 48%
48% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
28% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
16% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
56% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 8% 36%
32% 33% 75% Clean Sheets C S 75% 58% 40%
28% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 58% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.4 11.3 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.1 8.3
4.2 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.1 2.8
38% 39% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 28% 30%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (21) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Liga 1
  • Sepsi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chindia Târgovişte have scored away.
  • Sepsi have the most points from losing position (12) in Liga 1

  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 25 17 3 5 51 21 12 10 1 1 31 7 13 7 2 4 20 14 30 54
2 CFR Cluj 25 16 6 3 36 12 13 6 5 2 17 7 12 10 1 1 19 5 24 54
3 Universitatea Craiova 25 13 8 4 28 14 12 6 3 3 12 8 13 7 5 1 16 6 14 47
4 Sepsi 25 9 13 3 39 25 12 4 6 2 19 12 13 5 7 1 20 13 14 40
5 Botosani 25 10 7 8 35 31 13 5 4 4 17 12 12 5 3 4 18 19 4 37
6 Academica Clinceni 25 8 12 5 23 21 13 5 5 3 11 10 12 3 7 2 12 11 2 36
7 UTA Arad 25 8 9 8 24 32 12 1 5 6 7 18 13 7 4 2 17 14 -8 33
8 Chindia Târgovişte 25 8 8 9 21 22 13 4 4 5 14 17 12 4 4 4 7 5 -1 32
9 Arges 25 7 9 9 24 33 12 3 5 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 12 19 -9 30
10 Astra 25 7 8 10 34 37 12 3 4 5 15 16 13 4 4 5 19 21 -3 29
11 Viitorul 24 6 10 8 34 31 11 3 5 3 19 19 13 3 5 5 15 12 3 28
12 Gaz Metan Medias 25 8 4 13 30 37 13 5 2 6 15 17 12 3 2 7 15 20 -7 28
13 Dinamo Bucuresti 25 7 5 13 23 33 13 3 4 6 12 16 12 4 1 7 11 17 -10 26
14 Voluntari 25 6 6 13 28 37 12 3 2 7 14 18 13 3 4 6 14 19 -9 24
15 Hermannstadt 25 4 10 11 23 35 13 3 4 6 13 18 12 1 6 5 10 17 -12 22
16 CSM Iasi 24 4 4 16 23 55 13 2 2 9 12 27 11 2 2 7 11 28 -32 16

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.