Struggling UTA Arad will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Chindia Târgovişte in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
UTA Arad and Chindia Târgovişte should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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.
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad have played three Liga 1 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Nothing to worry about in defence for UTA Arad, as their goalkeeper Denis Rusu has completely shut out the opponents for 186 minutes in the Liga 1.
Arad faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hermannstadt (0-1). Before that, Arad drew at home versus Academica Clinceni.
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 five matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost one.
Arad aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. UTA Arad's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chindia Târgovişte form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Chindia Târgovişte, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Liga 1, have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.
277 minutes! That's how long the Chindia Târgovişte goalkeeper Mihai Marian Aioani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Târgovişte had fun at their own home (Stadionul Francisc von Neumann) last time out, beating Gaz Metan Mediaş 1-0. Daniel Florea scored. A 0-0 draw at CFR Cluj's stadium before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chindia Târgovişte playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Târgovişte win, one draw and two defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Târgovişte's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Târgovişte are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Arad, two draws and one win for Chindia Târgovişte. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Florea 2 goals |   S. Bustea 1 goals | O. Ursu 1 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Chindia Târgovişte missing players
| UTA Arad | Chindia Târgovişte | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 71% | 33% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | 28 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 35 | 62 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 31% |
- Chindia Târgovişte has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Liga 1
- Chindia Târgovişte has the most clean sheets (3) away in Liga 1
- Chindia Târgovişte has the most clean sheets (5) in Liga 1
- Chindia Târgovişte has the most matches under the total-line (6) in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have yet to win a game 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 | Universitatea Craiova | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | FCSB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Chindia Târgovişte | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Voluntari | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Hermannstadt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | CSM Iaşi | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 9 | Botoşani | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Academica Clinceni | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | UTA Arad | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Viitorul | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Arges | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 16 | Astra | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 1 |