Concordia – Astra Prediction & Picks (24.08.2018)

Concordia Chiajna and Astra meet in Stadionul Concordia, in a match for the 6 th round of League I. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 5 and lost 1. Indeed, The last time these teams met at this stadium was on 19-11-2017, in a match for the League I, which ended in the victory of Astra, by (1-2). P. Batin (15 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Concordia Chiajna, and S. Nyuiadzi (43’) and Alexandru Ioniţă II (54 ‘), for Astra. The Astra presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Concordia Chiajna:

The home team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 7 points won, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Hermannstadt, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Universidad Craiova by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Concordia Chiajna has won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In the last 12 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).

The Concordia Chiajna is a club that never managed to conquer the League I (Romanian Championship), having as main campaign in national competitions a second position in the League II (second national division) in 2010/11 and the title of the League III (third division) 2006/07. In the current season, the team has been doing a good campaign, since it has won 7 of the 15 points played so far by the national competition, thus occupying the fourth position. In the last five matches that Concordia Chiajna played at home, in three suffered goals. We believe that in this confrontation the Concordia Chiajna will make another game in which it will not be able to sustain the adversary attack and will end up suffering goals, as it happened in the last matches in its stadium.

Astra:

The away team is currently in the 6 th position, with 7 points won, after 1 win and 4 draws. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Botoşani, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Dunărea Călăraşi, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Astra won 1, drew 5 and lost 4.

For this competition, record a sequence of 4 draws in the last matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition.

The Astra Ploiesti is a club that has already won the League I title (1st Division of Romania) in 2015/16, in addition, the club has also won the Cupa Romaniei of 2013/14 and two Super Cups of Romania, 2014/15 and 2016/17, so we see that the team is doing very well in recent years. In the current season of 2018/19 of the League I, after five rounds, the Astra Ploiesti comes in the sixth position and when analyzing his games away from home until now, in two games, Astra Ploiesti scored goals in his two matches as visitor. We believe that now, in the house of Concordia Chiajna, Astra Ploiesti will probably score.