There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Sepsi leading Viitorul by 14 points.
It's no vacation for neither Sepsi nor Viitorul as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sepsi form and stats
Sepsi have collected 20 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 4-8-3.
Sepsi's previous game was a Liga 1 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Botosani. The home side are looking to build on that result. The victory against Botosani came after Pavol Šafranko's winning goal. The Sepsi manager L. Grozavu was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 60th minute.
Prior to that, an away loss at Academica Clinceni.Sepsi has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. On the other hand, Sepsi have conceded 15 goals.
Viitorul form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Viitorul so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-6 (win-draw-lose). The fact that Viitorul have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
It's the second away game in a row for Viitorul, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Chindia Targoviste in the Liga 1 last time out. Juvhel Tsoumou came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Chindia Targoviste last time out, making the manager C. Anghel feel like a tactical genius.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Astra.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Viitorul have scored 15 goals in 15 league games away. It's not easy to score on Viitorul as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Viitorul - Sepsi 3-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Sepsi wins - draws - Viitorul wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Šafranko 9 goals |  A. Ciobanu 9 goals |  G. Vașvari 6 goals |
Sepsi missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Sepsi | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 20 | 39 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 54 | 27 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 45 |
| 39 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 88% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 90% |
| 68% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 55% | 64% |
| 42% | 30% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 20% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 10% | 10% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 13% |
| 52% | 45% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 49% |
| 32% | 35% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 35% | 28% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.3 | 11.4 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 35% | 35% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 30% | 29% |
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 65 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 64 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 58 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Botosani | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Arges | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -8 | 40 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Astra | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -10 | 37 |
| 11 | Gaz Metan Medias | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
| 13 | Viitorul | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 27 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -35 | 25 |