Balanced ball game between Voluntari and Chindia Târgovişte expected

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4600 seats)

Liga 1: What this game might lack in elegance it should pay back in guts and dedication. Get ready for Voluntari - Chindia Târgovişte!

Insights:
  • Voluntari have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Voluntari form and stats

Voluntari have played 7 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Voluntari bring valid hopes of a third.

Voluntari are returning here after visiting Unirea Slobozia in a Romania Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Arges that finished 0-0.

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 Voluntari have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Voluntari have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

There's been little loot from Chindia Târgovişte's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Liga 1. Chindia Târgovişte only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

211 minutes! That's how long the Chindia Târgovişte goalkeeper Catalin Vasile Cabuz and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Two away games in a row for Târgovişte, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Ocna Mures in the Romania Cup.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Mioveni in the Liga 1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Chindia Târgovişte in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Chindia Târgovişte, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

As opposed to that, Chindia Târgovişte have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Voluntari-Chindia Târgovişte H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Voluntari three wins, Chindia Târgovişte five wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VoluntariA. Nemec
A. Nemec
3 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popadiuc
D. Popadiuc
3 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
3 goals

Voluntari missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

Voluntari Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 5 Played P 2 7 13
4 3 3 Won W 0 1 3
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
5 2 1 Lost L 2 4 7
12 7 7 Scored S 3 7 14
13 3 2 Conceded C 5 10 19
79% 71% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
50% 29% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 69%
36% 29% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 46%
14% 14% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 23%
36% 14% 20% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 62%
43% 57% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 23%
43% 57% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 23%
 
3.2 3.1 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.3 3.7
4.4 5 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5.4 4.5
2.3 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
6.9 6.6 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.4 10.5
2.7 2.1 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.1 4.5
32% 47% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 24%
 
12.9 13 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 12.3 10.8
4.4 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 5.3 4.4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Voluntari have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Voluntari have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) 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 SSC Farul 14 10 3 1 27 10 8 6 2 0 14 3 6 4 1 1 13 7 17 33
2 Rapid Bucuresti 14 9 1 4 16 9 6 5 1 0 9 3 8 4 0 4 7 6 7 28
3 CFR Cluj 12 8 1 3 20 11 8 6 0 2 15 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 9 25
4 Hermannstadt 13 6 4 3 16 12 7 4 1 2 10 7 6 2 3 1 6 5 4 22
5 Universitatea Craiova 13 6 3 4 16 15 8 5 2 1 13 9 5 1 1 3 3 6 1 21
6 Sepsi 14 5 4 5 21 12 6 2 1 3 12 4 8 3 3 2 9 8 9 19
7 FCSB 12 4 5 3 18 18 7 3 4 0 13 10 5 1 1 3 5 8 0 17
8 Voluntari 14 4 5 5 12 13 7 3 2 2 7 3 7 1 3 3 5 10 -1 17
9 Petrolul 52 14 5 2 7 12 17 7 2 2 3 5 8 7 3 0 4 7 9 -5 17
10 Arges 14 5 2 7 12 18 8 4 1 3 8 6 6 1 1 4 4 12 -6 17
11 Botosani 13 4 5 4 12 18 6 2 3 1 7 6 7 2 2 3 5 12 -6 17
12 UTA Arad 14 4 4 6 13 18 6 3 2 1 9 6 8 1 2 5 4 12 -5 16
13 U Craiova 1948 14 4 3 7 14 15 6 3 0 3 6 5 8 1 3 4 8 10 -1 15
14 Universitatea Cluj 14 3 5 6 9 14 6 2 2 2 4 4 8 1 3 4 5 10 -5 14
15 Chindia Târgovişte 13 3 3 7 14 19 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 1 2 4 7 10 -5 12
16 Mioveni 14 1 4 9 9 22 6 0 3 3 4 8 8 1 1 6 5 14 -13 7

Read more about Liga 1

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.