This promises to be yet another absorbing run-in at Stadionul Municipal in the Liga 1. Sepsi is in 7th position and receive UTA Arad in 10th position. Read about the game here!
- Sepsi have the most scored goals (7) in Liga 1
This pitch has grass, which is not UTA Arad's familiar surface at their own stadium. When playing on grass UTA Arad have performed like this: Played 38 matches resulting in 13 wins, 13 draws and 12 defeats with the goal difference 36-39 (scored/conceded).
Sepsi have less rest than UTA Arad in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa Conference League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stadionul Municipal. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, UTA Arad have had more rest.
Sepsi form and stats
Sepsi have only played one Liga 1 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 5 matches.
The Sepsi followers got no joy from their last game, a Europa Conference League duel also played here at Stadionul Municipal: A 1-3 defeat against Djurgården.
Before that, Sepsi played out a Liga 1 draw 1-1 when visiting Petrolul 52.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 9 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Sepsi after this match as they are travelling to Djurgården for a Europa Conference League game in only four days.
Sepsi has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
UTA Arad form and stats
No Liga 1 points yet away for UTA Arad, from their first 2 matches. With two straight losses from their last two away games, UTA Arad are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
UTA Arad are travelling again after losing away to Voluntari in their previous match (0-3).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Petrolul 52.UTA Arad have the goal stats of 0-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Sepsi three wins, one draw and UTA Arad three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Mitrea 1 goals |  N. Păun 1 goals | M. Ştefănescu 1 goals |
Sepsi missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| Sepsi | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 6.3 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 5.7 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 7.3 | 4 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 5.3 |
- Sepsi have the most scored goals (7) in Liga 1
- Sepsi have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Liga 1
- Sepsi have the the best goal difference (+4) in Liga 1
| Sepsi | Last season | UTA Arad | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 39 | 20 | Played | P | 19 | 39 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 9 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 54 | 34 | Scored | S | 13 | 34 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 87% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 74% | 79% | ||
| 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 26% | 23% | ||
| 23% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 26% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 51% | ||
| 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 44% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.3 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 20% | ||
| 6.9 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Botosani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Arges | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Hermannstadt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Chindia Târgovişte | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Universitatea Craiova | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | FCSB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Petrolul 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepsi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Botosani | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | U Craiova 1948 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | UTA Arad | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Mioveni | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Chindia Târgovişte | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Academica Clinceni | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | -28 | -23 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Medias | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | -25 | -46 |
