Sepsi and UTA Arad have delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. The teams both have mid-table positions in the Liga 1.
- Sepsi is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga 1
- Sepsi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UTA Arad have scored away.
This ground uses the playing surface grass, unlike UTA Arad's home arena. The latest 36 games by the away side on grass have seen 14 wins, 13 draws and 9 losses.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sepsi form and stats
Sepsi have played 15 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Sepsi here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Sepsi goalkeeper Roland Csaba Niczuly is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 322 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga 1.
Sepsi are returning here after visiting Botoşani and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Tudorie scored the goal(s).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Academica Clinceni in a game that was won 6-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Universitatea Craiova are coming to town in four days.
The Sepsi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 15 matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sepsi are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.
UTA Arad form and stats
3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of UTA Arad playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved UTA Arad 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 Academica Clinceni game.
Arad's previous game was their home loss versus Rapid Bucuresti (0-2).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Gaz Metan Medias.Many goals are not expected from the visiting UTA Arad as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. UTA Arad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the sides faced each other earlier this campaign; UTA Arad - Sepsi 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sepsi two wins, one draw and UTA Arad three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Miculescu 8 goals |  M. Ştefănescu 7 goals |  A. Tudorie 6 goals |
Sepsi missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| Sepsi | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 43 | 28 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 85% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 69% | 76% |
| 71% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 44% | 47% |
| 29% | 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 26% |
| 21% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 47% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 38% | 26% |
| 35% | 41% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 44% |
| 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 14.3 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 27% | 30% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 19% | 21% |
| 6.8 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.6 | 8.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
- Sepsi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sepsi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UTA Arad have scored away.
- Sepsi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Sepsi is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTA Arad have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 76 |
| 2 | FCSB | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | SSC Farul | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Arges | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Voluntari | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Botoşani | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Rapid Bucuresti | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Chindia Târgovişte | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Mioveni | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 29 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 38 | -42 | 17 |
| 15 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 34 | -43 | 14 |
| 16 | Gaz Metan Medias | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -25 | 2 |
