Liga 1 match preview: UTA Arad believed to be the weaker party when FCSB pays a visit

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Francisc von Neumann (4000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as UTA Arad have their presumed home advantage while FCSB are ahead 24 points in the Liga 1 table.

Insights:
  • UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals (52) in Liga 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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UTA Arad form and stats

UTA Arad's results here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the Liga 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Arad are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Chindia Targoviste match.

The Arad crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to CFR Cluj here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in a Liga 1 match. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Gaz Metan Mediaş.

Arad are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Universitatea Craiova awaits in three days.

UTA Arad have scored 7 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, UTA Arad have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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FCSB form and stats

Playing away, FCSB, who have the most scored goals (52) in Liga 1, have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 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. FCSB goalkeeper Andrei Daniel Vlad is eager to challenge this, with his 347 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

FCSB are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga 1 against Gaz Metan Mediaş (placed 12th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Botosani.

The end of the last match, against Gaz Metan Mediaş, was very satisfying as Florin Tănase scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

FCSB has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 13 games. 14 goals have been conceded by FCSB in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was FCSB - Arad 3-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Arad zero wins, two draws and FCSB three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FCSBF. Tănase
F. Tănase
17 goals
FCSBD. Olaru
D. Olaru
5 goals

UTA Arad missing players

FCSB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
UTA Arad FCSB
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
8 1 0 Won W 3 7 18
9 5 1 Drew D 1 2 3
9 7 2 Lost L 0 4 5
24 7 1 Scored S 7 20 52
33 19 3 Conceded C 0 14 21
85% 69% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
62% 46% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 77%
42% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 54%
15% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 27%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 19%
46% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 35%
35% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 54%
35% 54% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3.2 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.1
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.4 9.1 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 14.4 14.5
3.2 2.5 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 6.2 6.5
29% 22% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 31%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • FCSB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FCSB have scored more than double the goals of UTA Arad.
  • FCSB have the most scored goals (52) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the the best goal difference (+31) in Liga 1
  • UTA Arad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals (7) 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 26 18 3 5 52 21 13 11 1 1 32 7 13 7 2 4 20 14 31 57
2 CFR Cluj 26 17 6 3 37 12 13 6 5 2 17 7 13 11 1 1 20 5 25 57
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 14 8 4 29 14 13 7 3 3 13 8 13 7 5 1 16 6 15 50
4 Sepsi 26 9 13 4 39 26 13 4 6 3 19 13 13 5 7 1 20 13 13 40
5 Botosani 26 10 7 9 35 32 13 5 4 4 17 12 13 5 3 5 18 20 3 37
6 Academica Clinceni 26 8 13 5 24 22 13 5 5 3 11 10 13 3 8 2 13 12 2 37
7 Chindia Targoviste 26 9 8 9 22 22 13 4 4 5 14 17 13 5 4 4 8 5 0 35
8 Arges 26 8 9 9 26 34 13 4 5 4 14 15 13 4 4 5 12 19 -8 33
9 UTA Arad 26 8 9 9 24 33 13 1 5 7 7 19 13 7 4 2 17 14 -9 33
10 Astra 26 8 8 10 36 38 13 4 4 5 17 17 13 4 4 5 19 21 -2 32
11 Viitorul 25 6 11 8 35 32 12 3 6 3 20 20 13 3 5 5 15 12 3 29
12 Gaz Metan Mediaş 26 8 4 14 30 38 13 5 2 6 15 17 13 3 2 8 15 21 -8 28
13 Dinamo Bucuresti 26 7 6 13 24 34 13 3 4 6 12 16 13 4 2 7 12 18 -10 27
14 Voluntari 26 6 7 13 29 38 13 3 3 7 15 19 13 3 4 6 14 19 -9 25
15 Hermannstadt 26 4 10 12 24 37 13 3 4 6 13 18 13 1 6 6 11 19 -13 22
16 CSM Iasi 25 4 4 17 24 57 13 2 2 9 12 27 12 2 2 8 12 30 -33 16

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 26 18 3 5 52 21 13 11 1 1 32 7 13 7 2 4 20 14 31 57
2 CFR Cluj 26 17 6 3 37 12 13 6 5 2 17 7 13 11 1 1 20 5 25 57
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 14 8 4 29 14 13 7 3 3 13 8 13 7 5 1 16 6 15 50
4 Sepsi 26 9 13 4 39 26 13 4 6 3 19 13 13 5 7 1 20 13 13 40
5 Botosani 26 10 7 9 35 32 13 5 4 4 17 12 13 5 3 5 18 20 3 37
6 Academica Clinceni 26 8 13 5 24 22 13 5 5 3 11 10 13 3 8 2 13 12 2 37
7 Chindia Targoviste 26 9 8 9 22 22 13 4 4 5 14 17 13 5 4 4 8 5 0 35
8 Arges 26 8 9 9 26 34 13 4 5 4 14 15 13 4 4 5 12 19 -8 33
9 UTA Arad 26 8 9 9 24 33 13 1 5 7 7 19 13 7 4 2 17 14 -9 33
10 Astra 26 8 8 10 36 38 13 4 4 5 17 17 13 4 4 5 19 21 -2 32
11 Viitorul 25 6 11 8 35 32 12 3 6 3 20 20 13 3 5 5 15 12 3 29
12 Gaz Metan Mediaş 26 8 4 14 30 38 13 5 2 6 15 17 13 3 2 8 15 21 -8 28
13 Dinamo Bucuresti 26 7 6 13 24 34 13 3 4 6 12 16 13 4 2 7 12 18 -10 27
14 Voluntari 26 6 7 13 29 38 13 3 3 7 15 19 13 3 4 6 14 19 -9 25
15 Hermannstadt 26 4 10 12 24 37 13 3 4 6 13 18 13 1 6 6 11 19 -13 22
16 CSM Iasi 25 4 4 17 24 57 13 2 2 9 12 27 12 2 2 8 12 30 -33 16

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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.