FCSB welcomes Gaz Metan Mediaş as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Naţională (55600 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Arena Naţională in the Liga 1. FCSB is in 4th position and welcome Gaz Metan Mediaş in 8th place. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the first half (3) in Liga 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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FCSB form and stats

The hosts won their first Liga 1 game here at Arena Naţională, lifting spirits. Home statistics for FCSB last season were 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from 5 games.

An away draw last time out for FCSB, facing UTA Arad in a game that ended 1-1. Ianis Stoica was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against UTA Arad after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Ahead of that match, FCSB won a home game hosting Universitatea Craiova (4-1).

Early season league goal statistics from FCSB's 1 home game: 4 goals, 1 conceded.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Liga 1 ended in defeat. Last season Gaz Metan Mediaş had these away match statistics: Played 4; won 1, drew 1 and lost 2.

Mediaş's last game was the home draw against Arges (2-2).

A 0-2 defeat away at SSC Farul before that.

Gaz Metan Mediaş have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (FCSB wins - draws - Gaz Metan Mediaş wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FCSBO. Moruţan
O. Moruţan
1 goals
FCSBO. Popescu
O. Popescu
1 goals
FCSBF. Tănase
F. Tănase
1 goals

FCSB missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

FCSB Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
5 4 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 1 0 Conceded C 2 2 4
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 33%
 
4.7 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 3.3
3.3 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.7
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.3 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7 7
5 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 2.3
33% 57% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 43%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the first half (3) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the the best goal difference (+3) at home in Liga 1
FCSB Last season Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   19 39
23 13   Won W   5 13
8 4   Drew D   4 9
9 3   Lost L   10 17
70 41   Scored S   21 48
36 14   Conceded C   26 51
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
78% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 79%
50% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 46%
25% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 18%
12% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 10%
40% 45%   BTTS BTTS   63% 62%
45% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   5% 15%
20% 15%   Failed to Score F T   32% 26%
 
5.8 6   Corners for (avg) C F   3 3.4
3.1 2.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.5
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 3
1 0   Red cards R C   1 4
 
13.4 13.2   Shots (avg) S (   7.1 7.5
5.9 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.2
30% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CFR Cluj 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 9
2 Rapid Bucuresti 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
3 Botoşani 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 7
4 FCSB 3 1 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
5 SSC Farul 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 5
6 UTA Arad 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
7 Sepsi 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
8 Gaz Metan Mediaş 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
9 Dinamo Bucuresti 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 U Craiova 1948 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 -1 3
11 Voluntari 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
12 Universitatea Craiova 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 3
13 Arges 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 1
14 Chindia Targoviste 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 1
15 Academica Clinceni 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
16 Mioveni 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CFR Cluj 10 7 1 2 15 5 5 3 0 2 8 3 5 4 1 0 7 2 10 54
2 FCSB 10 3 3 4 13 14 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 2 1 2 7 7 -1 45
3 Universitatea Craiova 10 3 3 4 9 11 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 2 1 2 4 5 -2 41
4 Sepsi 10 5 2 3 11 8 5 3 1 1 6 3 5 2 1 2 5 5 3 40
5 Academica Clinceni 10 3 2 5 10 15 5 3 0 2 7 7 5 0 2 3 3 8 -5 33
6 Botoşani 10 3 1 6 13 18 5 2 1 2 6 7 5 1 0 4 7 11 -5 31

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.