Betting preview: Şcolar Reşiţa vs Ripensia Timişoara should be interesting

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Sat 16.November
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Mircea Chivu (12500 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stadionul Mircea Chivu haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Şcolar Reşiţa languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Ripensia Timişoara will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It's no vacation for neither Şcolar Reşiţa nor Ripensia Timişoara as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Şcolar Reşiţa form and stats

The story so far in the Liga 2 for Şcolar Reşiţa at their home stadium (Stadionul Mircea Chivu) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Şcolar Reşiţa lost their last game at Csikszereda (placed 14th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Petrolul 52.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Şcolar Reşiţa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 0 Lost 0.

A decent goal production from Şcolar Reşiţa in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Şcolar Reşiţa defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Ripensia Timişoara form and stats

Ripensia Timişoara have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Liga 2, after 1-6-2 (9 played). It's been quite a sequence of draws for Ripensia Timişoara when traveling as their last four away games have all ended all square. Not since the SSC Farul match has the points been distributed unevenly.

Ripensia Timişoara delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against ASU Poli Timişoara (placed 16th) in their previous match; a Liga 2 game. Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Sporting Turnu.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Ripensia Timişoara in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Ripensia Timişoara, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Ripensia Timişoara are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by Ripensia Timişoara in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Şcolar Reşiţa, 2 draws and 2 wins for Ripensia Timişoara. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

Ripensia TimişoaraA. Voinea
A. Voinea
11 goals
Şcolar ReşiţaD. Ene
D. Ene
5 goals
Ripensia TimişoaraA. Zaluschi
A. Zaluschi
5 goals

Şcolar Reşiţa missing players

Ripensia Timişoara missing players

Şcolar Reşiţa Ripensia Timişoara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 3 9 17
4 4 2 Won W 0 1 5
4 2 0 Drew D 3 6 7
9 3 2 Lost L 0 2 5
20 15 6 Scored S 3 9 25
28 17 11 Conceded C 3 12 26
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 88%
76% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 76%
53% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 59%
24% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 29%
18% 22% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 18%
71% 89% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 65%
12% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 12%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 35%
 
4 4 2.5 Corners For (avg) C F 2.7 3.1 4.8
4.2 3.8 2.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 6.4 5.1
1.9 1.4 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2.3 2.4
3 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 4
Key stats this season:
  • All of Şcolar Reşiţa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ripensia Timişoara have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Ripensia Timişoara have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Şcolar Reşiţa
All Liga 2 3. Liga: Series 4 Romania Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
27-10-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 2 - 3 UTA Arad
02-11-19 L2 Dunărea Călăraşi 2 - 1 Şcolar Reşiţa
06-11-19 L2 Argeş 3 - 2 Şcolar Reşiţa
09-11-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 1 - 1 Petrolul 52
13-11-19 L2 Csikszereda 1 - 0 Şcolar Reşiţa
16-11-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 10:00 Ripensia Timişoara
23-11-19 L2 Sportul Snagov 10:00 Şcolar Reşiţa
30-11-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 10:00 Şcolar Reşiţa
07-12-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 10:00 Mioveni
22-02-20 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 10:00 Şcolar Reşiţa
Ripensia Timişoara
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 2 Romania Cup
All Home Away Away vs low
20-10-19 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 7 - 2 Juventus Bucuresti
26-10-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti 0 - 0 Ripensia Timişoara
02-11-19 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 2 - 1 Concordia Chiajna
08-11-19 L2 Sporting Turnu 3 - 3 Ripensia Timişoara
13-11-19 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 1 - 1 ASU Poli Timişoara
16-11-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 10:00 Ripensia Timişoara
23-11-19 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 10:00 Şirineaşa
30-11-19 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 10:00 Argeş
07-12-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau 10:00 Ripensia Timişoara
22-02-20 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 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 15 10 4 1 37 9 8 7 1 0 23 1 7 3 3 1 14 8 28 34
2 Petrolul 52 16 9 4 3 20 13 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 4 2 2 8 8 7 31
3 Sporting Turnu 16 9 3 4 31 17 8 6 2 0 17 6 8 3 1 4 14 11 14 30
4 Mioveni 16 8 6 2 28 15 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 4 3 1 12 5 13 30
5 Metaloglobus 17 8 5 4 21 14 9 5 2 2 9 3 8 3 3 2 12 11 7 29
6 Argeş 17 8 4 5 24 21 9 5 2 2 15 12 8 3 2 3 9 9 3 28
7 Rapid Bucuresti 15 7 4 4 22 15 8 4 3 1 10 6 7 3 1 3 12 9 7 25
8 SSC Farul 17 7 4 6 20 15 8 7 1 0 15 2 9 0 3 6 5 13 5 25
9 Şirineaşa 17 7 3 7 21 23 9 5 1 3 11 11 8 2 2 4 10 12 -2 24
10 SCM Gloria Buzau 17 7 2 8 24 20 9 5 1 3 15 6 8 2 1 5 9 14 4 23
11 Dunărea Călăraşi 16 6 4 6 23 23 7 3 1 3 12 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 22
12 Ripensia Timişoara 17 5 7 5 25 26 8 4 1 3 16 14 9 1 6 2 9 12 -1 22
13 Concordia Chiajna 16 6 4 6 15 19 9 6 2 1 11 7 7 0 2 5 4 12 -4 22
14 Csikszereda 17 6 4 7 14 18 8 4 4 0 12 6 9 2 0 7 2 12 -4 22
15 Universitatea Cluj 16 5 6 5 22 18 7 3 3 1 13 7 9 2 3 4 9 11 4 21
16 ASU Poli Timişoara 17 5 6 6 15 11 9 2 5 2 6 4 8 3 1 4 9 7 4 21
17 Şcolar Reşiţa 17 4 4 9 20 28 9 4 2 3 15 17 8 0 2 6 5 11 -8 16
18 Sportul Snagov 16 2 2 12 13 39 8 2 1 5 9 17 8 0 1 7 4 22 -26 8
19 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 16 1 4 11 9 35 7 0 3 4 2 10 9 1 1 7 7 25 -26 7
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 15 10 4 1 37 9 8 7 1 0 23 1 7 3 3 1 14 8 28 34
2 Petrolul 52 16 9 4 3 20 13 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 4 2 2 8 8 7 31
3 Sporting Turnu 16 9 3 4 31 17 8 6 2 0 17 6 8 3 1 4 14 11 14 30
4 Mioveni 16 8 6 2 28 15 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 4 3 1 12 5 13 30
5 Metaloglobus 17 8 5 4 21 14 9 5 2 2 9 3 8 3 3 2 12 11 7 29
6 Argeş 17 8 4 5 24 21 9 5 2 2 15 12 8 3 2 3 9 9 3 28
7 Rapid Bucuresti 15 7 4 4 22 15 8 4 3 1 10 6 7 3 1 3 12 9 7 25
8 SSC Farul 17 7 4 6 20 15 8 7 1 0 15 2 9 0 3 6 5 13 5 25
9 Şirineaşa 17 7 3 7 21 23 9 5 1 3 11 11 8 2 2 4 10 12 -2 24
10 SCM Gloria Buzau 17 7 2 8 24 20 9 5 1 3 15 6 8 2 1 5 9 14 4 23
11 Dunărea Călăraşi 16 6 4 6 23 23 7 3 1 3 12 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 22
12 Ripensia Timişoara 17 5 7 5 25 26 8 4 1 3 16 14 9 1 6 2 9 12 -1 22
13 Concordia Chiajna 16 6 4 6 15 19 9 6 2 1 11 7 7 0 2 5 4 12 -4 22
14 Csikszereda 17 6 4 7 14 18 8 4 4 0 12 6 9 2 0 7 2 12 -4 22
15 Universitatea Cluj 16 5 6 5 22 18 7 3 3 1 13 7 9 2 3 4 9 11 4 21
16 ASU Poli Timişoara 17 5 6 6 15 11 9 2 5 2 6 4 8 3 1 4 9 7 4 21
17 Şcolar Reşiţa 17 4 4 9 20 28 9 4 2 3 15 17 8 0 2 6 5 11 -8 16
18 Sportul Snagov 16 2 2 12 13 39 8 2 1 5 9 17 8 0 1 7 4 22 -26 8
19 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 16 1 4 11 9 35 7 0 3 4 2 10 9 1 1 7 7 25 -26 7
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.