The league table in Liga 1 tells a story about these teams so far, with Voluntari leading Viitorul by 4 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Voluntari form and stats
Voluntari must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Liga 1 games here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu.
Voluntari are returning here after visiting Astra in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Mihai Căpățînă and Jefte (2) scored the goal(s). Before that game, the home loss against Sepsi with the scoreline 1-2.
A decent goal production from Voluntari in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Voluntari's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Viitorul form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Liga 1 for Viitorul with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Viitorul delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against CFR Cluj (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Liga 1 game. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Astra.
It's early days yet, but Viitorul has scored 1 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Voluntari won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Viitorul has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixVoluntari missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Voluntari | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | 26 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 17 | 55 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 38% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 38% |
- All of Viitorul's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Voluntari's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Viitorul has the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Liga 1
- Viitorul have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Viitorul have yet to win a game away.
- Viitorul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | FCSB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Voluntari | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | CSM Iaşi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Botoşani | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Chindia Târgovişte | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | UTA Arad | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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 Bucureşti | 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 |