Viitorul and Astra are both riding high in the Liga 1 with their 4th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's no vacation for neither Viitorul nor Astra 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.
Viitorul form and stats
Viitorul, who have the most scored goals (30) at home in Liga 1, have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 1 with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss.
Stress levels are on the rise for Viitorul's attacking players as they have now played 184 minutes without scoring in a league game. C. Matei was their last goal scorer.
Viitorul's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Astra (placed 2nd). Heartbreak before that as Viitorul lost 0-1 at Botoşani's place.
Viitorul are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadionul Central Academia Hagi in their league games, having scored an impressive 30 goals in 10 matches. Viitorul are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Central Academia Hagi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Astra form and stats
Playing away, Astra have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga 1 this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus Viitorul. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Astra's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Chindia Târgovişte game.
Astra have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper David Beniamin Lazar. It's been 251 minutes since they last conceded in Liga 1.
Astra play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Viitorul (placed 4th). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Gaz Metan Mediaş.
Astra find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Astra have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Viitorul - Astra 0-1 entered in the official records. Viitorul-Astra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Viitorul 5 wins, Astra 2 wins, 3 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Iancu 8 goals |   V. Gheorghe 8 goals |  D. Alibec 7 goals |
Viitorul missing players
Astra missing players
| Viitorul | Astra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | 30 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 29 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 68% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 47% |
| 53% | 70% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 26% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 63% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 26% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 252 | 158 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 77 | 185 |
| 101 | 67 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 29 | 80 |
| 39% | 45% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 36% |
- Astra has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
- Astra has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Astra has the most points from losing position (18)
- Astra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Astra is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Viitorul has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Viitorul has the most scored goals (30) at home
- Viitorul has the most scored goals in the second half (26)
- Viitorul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viitorul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Viitorul have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Astra have scored away.
- Viitorul haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | CFR Cluj | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Astra | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Viitorul | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | FCSB | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Botoşani | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | CSM Iaşi | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Academica Clinceni | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Chindia Târgovişte | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -21 | 8 |