Liga 2 preview: Can Petrolul 52 edge out victory against Metaloglobus?

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Mon 02.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Petrolul 52 - Metaloglobus!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

The story so far in the Liga 2 for Petrolul 52 at their home stadium is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The Petrolul 52 fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga 2 game also here: A 0-1 defeat against SCM Gloria Buzau (placed 8th). Before that, Petrolul 52 played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Sporting Turnu.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Petrolul 52's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 1 match, drawn 0 and lost 2.

Petrolul 52 has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. From these home matches, Petrolul 52 have conceded only 6 goals.

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Metaloglobus form and stats

The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2.

Metaloglobus play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Dunarea Calarasi (placed 13th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs UTA Arad.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Metaloglobus playing away, we found three games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 1 home win.

Metaloglobus have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Metaloglobus have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Metaloglobus - Petrolul 52 1-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Petrolul 52, 1 draw and 1 win for Metaloglobus. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

MetaloglobusO. Herea
O. Herea
11 goals
Petrolul 52S. Arnăutu
S. Arnăutu
9 goals
MetaloglobusC. Herea
C. Herea
5 goals

Petrolul 52 missing players

Metaloglobus missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Petrolul 52 Metaloglobus
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 1 9 19
9 5 0 Won W 0 3 8
6 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
4 2 1 Lost L 0 3 5
22 12 0 Scored S 2 13 23
16 6 3 Conceded C 2 14 18
89% 89% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
58% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 63%
37% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 42%
16% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 16%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
37% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 42%
42% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 42%
32% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 26%
 
6.1 7.6 8 Corners For (avg) C F 1 4.3 4.8
3.6 2.3 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 3.8 3.4
2.3 2.8 3.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.5
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
236 122 26 Total Shots T S 6 71 164
80 43 6 Shots on Target S O 2 27 57
26% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 48% 40%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Metaloglobus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metaloglobus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Petrolul 52 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Petrolul 52 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Petrolul 52 have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Petrolul 52
All Liga 2 3. Liga: Series 3 Romania Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
09-11-19 L2 Scolar Resita 1 - 1 Petrolul 52
12-11-19 L2 Petrolul 52 3 - 1 Sirineasa
17-11-19 L2 Arges 1 - 1 Petrolul 52
20-11-19 L2 Sporting Turnu 1 - 1 Petrolul 52
25-11-19 L2 Petrolul 52 0 - 1 SCM Gloria Buzau
02-12-19 L2 Petrolul 52 17:00 Metaloglobus
08-12-19 L2 UTA Arad 12:00 Petrolul 52
22-02-20 L2 Petrolul 52 10:00 Dunarea Calarasi
28-02-20 L2 Petrolul 52 10:00 SSC Farul
07-03-20 L2 Csikszereda 10:00 Petrolul 52
Metaloglobus
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 2 Romania Cup
All Home Away Away vs top
02-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 0 - 0 Arges
09-11-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau 1 - 2 Metaloglobus
13-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 1 - 0 SSC Farul
17-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 1 - 1 UTA Arad
23-11-19 L2 Dunarea Calarasi 3 - 1 Metaloglobus
02-12-19 L2 Petrolul 52 17:00 Metaloglobus
07-12-19 L2 Metaloglobus 10:00 Csikszereda
22-02-20 L2 Ripensia Timisoara 10:00 Metaloglobus
28-02-20 L2 Metaloglobus 10:00 Sportul Snagov
07-03-20 L2 Universitatea Cluj 10:00 Metaloglobus

  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 18 11 5 2 39 12 9 8 1 0 24 1 9 3 4 2 15 11 27 38
2 Petrolul 52 19 9 6 4 22 16 9 5 2 2 12 6 10 4 4 2 10 10 6 33
3 Sporting Turnu 18 9 5 4 33 19 10 6 4 0 19 8 8 3 1 4 14 11 14 32
4 Mioveni 17 8 7 2 29 16 8 4 3 1 16 10 9 4 4 1 13 6 13 31
5 Rapid Bucuresti 17 9 4 4 28 15 10 6 3 1 16 6 7 3 1 3 12 9 13 31
6 Metaloglobus 19 8 6 5 23 18 10 5 3 2 10 4 9 3 3 3 13 14 5 30
7 Arges 19 8 6 5 25 22 10 5 3 2 16 13 9 3 3 3 9 9 3 30
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 9 2 8 28 21 10 6 1 3 18 7 9 3 1 5 10 14 7 29
9 Ripensia Timisoara 19 6 8 5 27 27 9 4 2 3 16 14 10 2 6 2 11 13 0 26
10 Sirineasa 19 7 5 7 22 24 10 5 2 3 12 12 9 2 3 4 10 12 -2 26
11 ASU Poli Timisoara 19 6 7 6 17 11 10 3 5 2 8 4 9 3 2 4 9 7 6 25
12 SSC Farul 18 7 4 7 20 16 8 7 1 0 15 2 10 0 3 7 5 14 4 25
13 Dunarea Calarasi 18 7 4 7 27 27 8 4 1 3 15 13 10 3 3 4 12 14 0 25
14 Concordia Chiajna 18 6 6 6 16 20 10 6 3 1 12 8 8 0 3 5 4 12 -4 24
15 Csikszereda 19 6 6 7 15 19 9 4 5 0 12 6 10 2 1 7 3 13 -4 24
16 Universitatea Cluj 18 5 8 5 23 19 8 3 4 1 13 7 10 2 4 4 10 12 4 23
17 Scolar Resita 19 4 5 10 24 33 10 4 2 4 16 19 9 0 3 6 8 14 -9 17
18 Sportul Snagov 18 2 3 13 16 44 9 2 2 5 12 20 9 0 1 8 4 24 -28 9
19 Pandurii Targu Jiu 18 1 5 12 9 39 8 0 4 4 2 10 10 1 1 8 7 29 -30 8
20 Juventus Bucuresti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6

Table
  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 18 11 5 2 39 12 9 8 1 0 24 1 9 3 4 2 15 11 27 38
2 Petrolul 52 19 9 6 4 22 16 9 5 2 2 12 6 10 4 4 2 10 10 6 33
3 Sporting Turnu 18 9 5 4 33 19 10 6 4 0 19 8 8 3 1 4 14 11 14 32
4 Mioveni 17 8 7 2 29 16 8 4 3 1 16 10 9 4 4 1 13 6 13 31
5 Rapid Bucuresti 17 9 4 4 28 15 10 6 3 1 16 6 7 3 1 3 12 9 13 31
6 Metaloglobus 19 8 6 5 23 18 10 5 3 2 10 4 9 3 3 3 13 14 5 30
7 Arges 19 8 6 5 25 22 10 5 3 2 16 13 9 3 3 3 9 9 3 30
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 9 2 8 28 21 10 6 1 3 18 7 9 3 1 5 10 14 7 29
9 Ripensia Timisoara 19 6 8 5 27 27 9 4 2 3 16 14 10 2 6 2 11 13 0 26
10 Sirineasa 19 7 5 7 22 24 10 5 2 3 12 12 9 2 3 4 10 12 -2 26
11 ASU Poli Timisoara 19 6 7 6 17 11 10 3 5 2 8 4 9 3 2 4 9 7 6 25
12 SSC Farul 18 7 4 7 20 16 8 7 1 0 15 2 10 0 3 7 5 14 4 25
13 Dunarea Calarasi 18 7 4 7 27 27 8 4 1 3 15 13 10 3 3 4 12 14 0 25
14 Concordia Chiajna 18 6 6 6 16 20 10 6 3 1 12 8 8 0 3 5 4 12 -4 24
15 Csikszereda 19 6 6 7 15 19 9 4 5 0 12 6 10 2 1 7 3 13 -4 24
16 Universitatea Cluj 18 5 8 5 23 19 8 3 4 1 13 7 10 2 4 4 10 12 4 23
17 Scolar Resita 19 4 5 10 24 33 10 4 2 4 16 19 9 0 3 6 8 14 -9 17
18 Sportul Snagov 18 2 3 13 16 44 9 2 2 5 12 20 9 0 1 8 4 24 -28 9
19 Pandurii Targu Jiu 18 1 5 12 9 39 8 0 4 4 2 10 10 1 1 8 7 29 -30 8
20 Juventus Bucuresti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6

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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.