This duo has had a low return so far, but three points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Astra - ASU Poli Timişoara!
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- ASU Poli Timişoara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Astra nor ASU Poli Timişoara 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.
Astra form and stats
Astra have collected 10 points from their Liga 2 home games so far after 3-1-4. When Astra hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Unirea Constanta, Astra, Dacia Unirea Braila, Brasov Steagul Renast and Dunarea Calarasi), they have won 2 of 2 matches! Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Astra, their manager F. Stânga and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Happy days for Astra in their previous game, a Liga 2 match away at Universitatea Cluj (placed 3rd) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Hermannstadt (0-5).Astra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Astra have conceded 12 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2. When ASU Poli Timişoara is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 3 matches. Unirea Constanta, Dacia Unirea Braila, ASU Poli Timişoara, Brasov Steagul Renast and Dunarea Calarasi is teams we like to compare Astra with.
There were no winners in ASU Poli Timişoara's previous match, a Romania Cup home game that ended 0-0 vs Arges (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties).
Before that, Timişoara secured a home win against CSA Steaua Bucureşti with the score 2-1.Timişoara are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Timişoara have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gheorghe 5 goals |  C. Bîrnoi 3 goals | D. Benzar 3 goals |
Astra missing players
ASU Poli Timişoara missing players
| Astra | ASU Poli Timişoara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 20 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 80% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 60% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 27% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 20% |
| 13% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 8.1 | 7 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 40% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 17.6 | 15.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9 |
| 7 | 6.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
- ASU Poli Timişoara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- ASU Poli Timişoara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Astra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Astra 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 | Petrolul 52 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 39 |
| 2 | Hermannstadt | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Universitatea Cluj | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Corona Brasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 6 | CSA Steaua Bucureşti | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Csikszereda | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Metaloglobus | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Viitorul Selimbar | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Unirea Slobozia | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | Ripensia Timisoara | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Sirineasa | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Unirea Dej | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -16 | 9 |
| 17 | Unirea Constanta | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -29 | 8 |
| 18 | Astra | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Dunarea Calarasi | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -23 | 4 |
| 20 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 25 | -39 | 2 |