The season has been difficult for Astra up to now, while Hermannstadt have taken lots of points. Will the highest placed take a new scalp at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici?
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game away.
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's look for an in-your-face fixture!
Astra form and stats
Astra have played 7 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager F. Stânga led his Astra to a defeat in the Liga 2 match away at Concordia Chiajna. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici.
Preceding that match was the home game against Petrolul 52 that was lost 1-2.Astra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Astra have conceded 7 in these home matches. When Astra hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Unirea Constanta, Dacia Unirea Braila, ASU Poli Timisoara, Brasov Steagul Renast and Dunarea Calarasi), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Hermannstadt form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 3 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Liga 2. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Dinamo Bucuresti game have they lost an away game, meaning Hermannstadt has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Hermannstadt failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 2 home match vs CSA Steaua Bucuresti (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus CSA Steaua Bucuresti.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hermannstadt have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. Hermannstadt are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Astra five wins, two draws and Hermannstadt zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Buhăcianu 9 goals |  D. Gheorghe 5 goals |  S. Balaure 5 goals |
Astra missing players
Hermannstadt missing players
| Astra | Hermannstadt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 54% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 62% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 8.5 | 7.5 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 7.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.8 | 10.9 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 18.2 | 16 | 22 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 7 | 7.2 |
| 7.1 | 6.2 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
- 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.
- Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game away.
- Hermannstadt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hermannstadt have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hermannstadt 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 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 36 |
| 2 | Universitatea Cluj | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Concordia Chiajna | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Corona Brasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hermannstadt | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 25 |
| 6 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Unirea Slobozia | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 | Csikszereda | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | CSM Iasi | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Viitorul Şelimbăr | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Ripensia Timisoara | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 | Unirea Dej | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Sirineasa | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Brasov Steagul Renast | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 9 |
| 17 | Unirea Constanta | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -28 | 7 |
| 18 | Dunarea Calarasi | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 3 |
| 19 | Astra | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -34 | 2 |