Hermannstadt vs SCM Gloria Buzau: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (7814 seats)

This is the Liga 2 season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Hermannstadt or SCM Gloria Buzau get that important first win?

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Hermannstadt form and stats

Disaster struck Hermannstadt last season as they could not defend their status as a Liga 1 team. With 14 defeats from 30 games, and only 5 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Hermannstadt are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W4 D5 L6.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Hermannstadt, who have participated in three training matches. Hermannstadt have won 1 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats

Let's have a look at how SCM Gloria Buzau performed last season in the Liga 2: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 8 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 21 and conceded 20 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 3 with 10/13 goals scored/conceded.

Just as the home team, SCM Gloria Buzau have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Gloria win, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

Hermannstadt missing players

SCM Gloria Buzau missing players

Hermannstadt SCM Gloria Buzau
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Hermannstadt Last season SCM Gloria Buzau
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 19   Played P   12 25
9 5   Won W   3 8
12 6   Drew D   6 11
18 8   Lost L   3 6
34 20   Scored S   16 30
49 24   Conceded C   17 27
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
59% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 80%
33% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 32%
21% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 12%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 8%
49% 58%   BTTS BTTS   67% 52%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 32%
38% 32%   Failed to Score F T   17% 28%
 
4.1 4.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.6
5.1 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4
3.4 3.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.3
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
7.5 7.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 9.3
2.7 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3
32% 37%   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 Astra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ASU Poli Timisoara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Concordia Chiajna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Csikszereda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CSM Iasi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dacia Unirea Brăila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Dunărea Călăraşi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hermannstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Metaloglobus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Petrolul 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ripensia Timişoara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SCM Gloria Buzau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sirineasa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Unirea Constanța 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Unirea Dej 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Unirea Slobozia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Universitatea Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Viitorul Şelimbăr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Chindia Targoviste 9 4 4 1 7 3 5 2 2 1 5 3 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 36
2 Gaz Metan Medias 9 4 3 2 15 10 5 3 2 0 12 6 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 32
3 Viitorul 9 5 1 3 9 4 4 3 0 1 4 2 5 2 1 2 5 2 5 32
4 UTA Arad 9 4 1 4 7 9 5 2 0 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 4 5 -2 32
5 Dinamo Bucuresti 9 5 2 2 11 8 4 2 1 1 4 1 5 3 1 1 7 7 3 31
6 Arges 9 3 2 4 10 7 5 2 1 2 8 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 31
7 Voluntari 9 3 3 3 6 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 2 5 6 -1 28
8 Hermannstadt 9 4 1 4 6 9 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 0 2 3 4 -3 26
9 Astra 9 1 2 6 6 12 5 0 1 4 2 8 4 1 1 2 4 4 -6 24
10 CSM Iasi 9 2 1 6 7 15 4 0 0 4 1 7 5 2 1 2 6 8 -8 20

Read more about Liga 2

The Liga II, also spelled Liga 2, is the second highest level in Romanian football. It is also known by the sponsorship name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Liga II has 20 teams each playing 38 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted directly, while the bottom five are relegated. Third place gets to play a promotion play-off.