Chindia Târgovişte and Academica Clinceni meet at Stadionul Eugen Popescu, in a match for the 18 th round of League I. The two teams tied (0‑0), on 12‑09‑2020, in the previous match for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 01‑12‑2019, in a match for League I which ended with the victory of Academica Clinceni by (2‑5). The goals of the match were scored by C. Cherchez (3 ‘) and V. Raţă (41’), for Chindia Târgovişte, and A. Buziuc (18 ‘), G. Merloi (39’, 55 ‘e 29’) and J. Vojtuš (70 ‘), for the Academica Clinceni. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since the Academica Clinceni presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Chindia :
After 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 6th position, with 24 points won. In their last match, they beat Dinamo Bucureşti away by (0‑1), after having drawn (1‑1) at home in the previous match, against Politehnica Iași. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last 8 home games for the championship, Chindia Târgovişte won 2, drew 3 and lost 3, thus conquering 9 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 5 games. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 7 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Chindia Targoviste comes to this game after a 0x1 victory in the visit to Dinamo Bucharest on the seventeenth day of League I. Valmir Berisha scored the only goal of the game at minute 65, which was enough to add to the three points. With this result, the local team scored the sixth consecutive game without losing for the championship, in which it now occupies the sixth position with twenty-four points.
The team led by Emil Sandoi must present itself in a 4-4-2, to favor the defensive organization and counterattacks, mostly channeled by the flanks. The two most advanced players responsible for setting up the rival defensive structure are Daniel Florea and Daniel Popa. Regarding the midfield, it should be formed by Valmir Berisha, Vadim Rata, Marco Dulca and Denis Dumitrascu. For this game, the coach of the home team has all the players available.
Academic :
After 6 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 26 points won. In their last match, they drew (0‑0) against Hermannstadt at home, after losing away in the previous match, in a match against CFR Cluj, by (3‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Academica Clinceni won 11 points out of a possible 24, after 2 victories, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 games they played as a visitor. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at half-time 0‑0 (5 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). The defense has been strong and they have only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
FC Academica Clinceni received and drew, at zero, with FC Hermannstadt, thus adding the second consecutive match without a win for this competition, in which they are in fifth place with twenty-six points. The visitors dominated the game most of the time, but were unable to capitalize on the opportunities created.
