UTA Arad v Chindia Târgovişte betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Francisc von Neumann (4000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Liga 1 table so far. Here's the UTA Arad - Chindia Târgovişte latest:

Insights:
  • UTA Arad have the fewest points (11) at home in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (24) in Liga 1

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Liga 1 match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Arges, so at least Arad are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Arad's stadium, Stadionul Francisc von Neumann, has a artifical turf surface. Chindia Târgovişte have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Chindia Târgovişte when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses from two matches. They have scored 4 goals in these games and conceded 2.

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UTA Arad form and stats

With {2 Liga 1 wins}, 5 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, UTA Arad, who have the fewest points (11) at home in Liga 1, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Arad are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Arges. Before that game, the home loss against Hermannstadt with the scoreline 0-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how UTA Arad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost four.

The manager L. Balint will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Astra in only four days.

Arad aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the league, with only 9 goals from 15 games. 20 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

Playing away, Chindia Târgovişte, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in Liga 1, have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Târgovişte goalkeeper Mihai Marian Aioani is eager to challenge this, with his 272 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The supporters enjoyed Târgovişte's previous game versus CSM Iasi, a Liga 1 2-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Arges.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Târgovişte in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Chindia Târgovişte, three draws and three defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Târgovişte as they have only managed to score 9 times from 15 away games in the league. Chindia Târgovişte are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Chindia Târgovişte - Arad 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - three - one (UTA Arad 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

Chindia TârgovişteD. Florea
D. Florea
8 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
6 goals
AradA. Hora
A. Hora
5 goals

UTA Arad missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Total First Half Second Half
UTA Arad Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 3 Played P 4 16 33
11 3 0 Won W 2 6 13
10 5 1 Drew D 1 5 9
13 9 2 Lost L 1 5 11
29 10 1 Scored S 4 10 29
41 21 8 Conceded C 3 8 26
85% 76% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 75% 88%
56% 41% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 25% 45%
35% 29% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 6% 18%
15% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 6% 12%
12% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
38% 29% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 12% 30%
38% 41% 33% Clean Sheets C S 75% 62% 48%
38% 53% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 3 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.4 2.2
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.6 9.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.5 7.9
3.1 2.7 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2 2.6
27% 22% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 31% 34%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (24) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • UTA Arad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • UTA Arad have the fewest points (11) at home in Liga 1
  • UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals (9) at home 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 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 Târgovişte 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

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 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 Târgovişte 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

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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.