Sepsi supporters put their faith in manager L. Grozavu to deliver victory against CSM Iaşi

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Fri 28.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sepsi are in the 9th position while the guesting CSM Iaşi worry at 12th.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga 1. That game was also an away game, at Botoşani. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Sepsi form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 1, Sepsi have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games.

Sepsi manager L. Grozavu and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Astra in the Liga 1. Preceding that match was the home game against Botoşani that was lost 0-1.

A disappointing finish for Sepsi in their match versus Astra as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

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 five games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost one.

The Sepsi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Sepsi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Municipal in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.

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CSM Iaşi form and stats

CSM Iaşi have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 1-3-9 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved CSM Iaşi have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the FCSB game. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for CSM Iaşi, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The CFR Cluj game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

It might be tough going out on the road again for CSM Iaşi, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Botoşani. A loss against Universitatea Craiova was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where CSM Iaşi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were zero victories, two draws and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, CSM Iaşi have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Sepsi - CSM Iaşi 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sepsi four wins, two draws and CSM Iaşi zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SepsiG. Karanović
G. Karanović
7 goals
SepsiG. Vașvari
G. Vașvari
5 goals
Sepsi
P. Šafranko
5 goals

Sepsi missing players

CSM Iaşi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sepsi CSM Iaşi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
7 5 3 Won W 0 1 5
12 4 1 Drew D 0 3 7
7 4 0 Lost L 4 9 14
30 17 10 Scored S 3 9 26
26 10 1 Conceded C 10 20 40
85% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
58% 46% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 73%
38% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 46% 54%
27% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 15% 19%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 8%
50% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 58%
35% 46% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 19%
31% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 31%
 
5.2 6 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 4.4
4.6 4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 6.5 5.8
2.4 2.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5.2 3.1 2.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
209 106 29 Total Shots T S 42 100 240
92 42 12 Shots on Target S O 20 49 111
28% 31% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 18% 23%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • CSM Iaşi has the most dropped points from leading position (27)
  • CSM Iaşi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • CSM Iaşi is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Sepsi has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)

  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 26 15 7 4 51 16 13 11 2 0 30 2 13 4 5 4 21 14 35 52
2 Universitatea Craiova 26 14 4 8 41 28 13 9 1 3 24 12 13 5 3 5 17 16 13 46
3 Botoşani 26 12 9 5 36 30 13 6 4 3 18 16 13 6 5 2 18 14 6 45
4 FCSB 26 13 5 8 37 29 13 5 4 4 17 17 13 8 1 4 20 12 8 44
5 Gaz Metan Medias 26 12 7 7 34 30 13 7 5 1 19 10 13 5 2 6 15 20 4 43
6 Astra 26 13 6 7 38 29 13 8 4 1 24 13 13 5 2 6 14 16 9 42
7 Viitorul 26 11 7 8 44 29 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 3 5 5 13 16 15 40
8 Dinamo Bucureşti 26 10 4 12 37 41 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 1 2 10 12 29 -4 34
9 Sepsi 26 7 12 7 30 26 13 5 4 4 17 10 13 2 8 3 13 16 4 33
10 Chindia Targoviste 26 6 7 13 29 47 13 3 4 6 14 21 13 3 3 7 15 26 -18 25
11 Hermannstadt 26 5 10 11 26 44 13 5 5 3 17 18 13 0 5 8 9 26 -18 25
12 CSM Iaşi 26 5 7 14 26 40 13 4 4 5 17 20 13 1 3 9 9 20 -14 22
13 Academica Clinceni 26 4 10 12 30 47 13 2 7 4 14 19 13 2 3 8 16 28 -17 22
14 Voluntari 26 5 5 16 22 45 13 2 2 9 10 21 13 3 3 7 12 24 -23 20

Table
  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 26 15 7 4 51 16 13 11 2 0 30 2 13 4 5 4 21 14 35 52
2 Universitatea Craiova 26 14 4 8 41 28 13 9 1 3 24 12 13 5 3 5 17 16 13 46
3 Botoşani 26 12 9 5 36 30 13 6 4 3 18 16 13 6 5 2 18 14 6 45
4 FCSB 26 13 5 8 37 29 13 5 4 4 17 17 13 8 1 4 20 12 8 44
5 Gaz Metan Medias 26 12 7 7 34 30 13 7 5 1 19 10 13 5 2 6 15 20 4 43
6 Astra 26 13 6 7 38 29 13 8 4 1 24 13 13 5 2 6 14 16 9 42
7 Viitorul 26 11 7 8 44 29 13 8 2 3 31 13 13 3 5 5 13 16 15 40
8 Dinamo Bucureşti 26 10 4 12 37 41 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 1 2 10 12 29 -4 34
9 Sepsi 26 7 12 7 30 26 13 5 4 4 17 10 13 2 8 3 13 16 4 33
10 Chindia Targoviste 26 6 7 13 29 47 13 3 4 6 14 21 13 3 3 7 15 26 -18 25
11 Hermannstadt 26 5 10 11 26 44 13 5 5 3 17 18 13 0 5 8 9 26 -18 25
12 CSM Iaşi 26 5 7 14 26 40 13 4 4 5 17 20 13 1 3 9 9 20 -14 22
13 Academica Clinceni 26 4 10 12 30 47 13 2 7 4 14 19 13 2 3 8 16 28 -17 22
14 Voluntari 26 5 5 16 22 45 13 2 2 9 10 21 13 3 3 7 12 24 -23 20

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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.