The UTA Arad & Sporting Turnu managers L. Balint and E. Lincar are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga 2 league table.
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.
UTA Arad form and stats
11-1-0 is the performance here at Stadionul Motorul so far in the Liga 2, giving UTA Arad a total of 34 from their 12 games here. Outstanding results! UTA Arad has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadionul Motorul. We remember; it was Mioveni.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Florin Iacob not having conceded a league goal in 336 minutes.
Arad's last game was hosting Ripensia Timisoara and winning 3-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Csikszereda with a 6-0 scoreline.
UTA Arad are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). Defensively UTA Arad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Turnu form and stats
Playing away, Sporting Turnu have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 2 this season.
Sporting Turnu have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 193 minutes since they last conceded in Liga 2.
Turnu's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Arges that finished 0-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at SSC Farul.
Turnu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 12 away games so far. 16 goals have been conceded by Sporting Turnu in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sporting Turnu - Arad 1-1 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  V. Buhăcianu 13 goals | C. Rus 12 goals |   S. Pană 8 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Sporting Turnu missing players
| UTA Arad | Sporting Turnu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 52 | 31 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 75% |
| 52% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 22% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 21% |
| 30% | 8% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 50% |
| 61% | 92% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 42% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | 2 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 259 | 174 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 137 | 284 |
| 112 | 78 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 56 | 106 |
| 45% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 32% | 37% |
- Sporting Turnu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTA Arad has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- UTA Arad has the most clean sheets (11) at home
- UTA Arad has the most clean sheets (14)
- UTA Arad has the most points (34) at home
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals (31) at home
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals (55)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals in the first half (21)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- UTA Arad has the the best goal difference (+30) at home
- UTA Arad has the the best goal difference (+42)
- UTA Arad have not yet lost a game at home.
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- UTA Arad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- UTA Arad have scored in all their home matches so far.
- UTA Arad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- UTA Arad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- UTA Arad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- UTA Arad is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | UTA Arad | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 53 |
| 2 | Sporting Turnu | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Arges | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Petrolul 52 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Metaloglobus | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Mioveni | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 8 | Dunarea Calarasi | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Sirineasa | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | SSC Farul | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timisoara | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 15 | Concordia Chiajna | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Csikszereda | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Scolar Resita | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Sportul Snagov | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 33 | -46 | 9 |
| 19 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 34 | -43 | 8 |
| 20 | Juventus Bucuresti | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 6 |