5th position in the Liga 1 table for UTA Arad so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Gaz Metan Mediaş visits Stadionul Francisc von Neumann.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
UTA Arad form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, UTA Arad have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Arad are returning here after visiting Botoşani in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Erico da Silva and Vlad Morar (2) scored the goal(s). Before that, Arad had a home game versus Chindia Târgovişte which ended with a victory 1-0.
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 Arad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
Arad have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. UTA Arad have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats
2-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gaz Metan Mediaş in their Liga 1 matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Gaz Metan Mediaş, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus CFR Cluj (placed 3rd) in the Liga 1 last time out. A loss against Botoşani was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Gaz Metan Mediaş in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Mediaş, two draws and four defeats.
Mediaş have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Mediaş have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Dumitru Cardoso 4 goals | R. Deaconu 3 goals |   A. Hora 2 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players
| UTA Arad | Gaz Metan Mediaş | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 78% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 22% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | 37 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 39 | 76 |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 33% | 25% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 43% |
- Gaz Metan Mediaş have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş have scored at least twice as many goals away as UTA Arad have scored home.
- Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | FCSB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | UTA Arad | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Academica Clinceni | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Botoşani | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Chindia Târgovişte | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Hermannstadt | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | CSM Iaşi | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 14 | Arges | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Astra | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 4 |