Division A match preview: Iskra Moldova versus CS Sparta

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Competition: Moldova Division A
Date: Sun 25.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gorodskoj Stadion (4500 seats)

With their 21 point advantage in the league table, Iskra Moldova fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against CS Sparta.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Iskra Moldova form and stats

When playing at home in the Division A, Iskra Moldova have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Iskra Moldova after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, led his Iskra Moldova to a defeat in the Division A match away at Victoria Bardar. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Gorodskoj Stadion. Ahead of that match, Iskra Moldova won a home game hosting Sîngerei (6-1).

Iskra Moldova can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Iskra Moldova defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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CS Sparta form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CS Sparta, who have the fewest points (2) away in Division A, so far with only 2 Division A points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose). CS Sparta are desperate to end a 17-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Zaria fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of CS Sparta, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Division A home defeat versus Sîngerei with 0-3 on the scoreboard. A 0-3 defeat away at Granicerul before that.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from CS Sparta's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. The CS Sparta defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 32 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result CS Sparta - Iskra Moldova 1-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Iskra Moldova wins - draws - CS Sparta wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.

Iskra Moldova missing players

CS Sparta missing players

Iskra Moldova CS Sparta
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
16 9 3 Played 4 8 17
7 4 1 Won 0 0 0
2 2 1 Drew 1 2 2
7 3 1 Lost 3 6 15
28 18 6 Scored 3 4 6
30 15 8 Conceded 13 32 74
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 100% 88% 94%
81% 78% 100% Over 1.5 100% 88% 88%
62% 56% 67% Over 2.5 75% 75% 76%
44% 44% 67% Over 3.5 50% 50% 53%
31% 44% 67% Over 4.5 25% 38% 35%
62% 67% 100% BTTS 50% 38% 29%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 12% 6%
19% 11% 0% Failed To Score 50% 62% 71%
 
3 3 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
4 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
2 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • CS Sparta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • CS Sparta have yet to win a game.
  • Iskra Moldova have created more than twice as many corners as CS Sparta.
  • Iskra Moldova have scored more than double the goals of CS Sparta.

Iskra Moldova
All Division A
All Home Away
10-07-19 DA Iskra Moldova 1 - 5 Sireți
14-07-19 DA Iskra Moldova 1 - 1 Zaria
03-08-19 DA Iskra Moldova 2 - 0 Granicerul
10-08-19 DA Iskra Moldova 6 - 1 Sîngerei
17-08-19 DA Victoria Bardar 6 - 2 Iskra Moldova
25-08-19 DA Iskra Moldova 14:30 CS Sparta
31-08-19 DA Speranța Drochia 14:00 Iskra Moldova
03-09-19 DA Iskra Moldova 14:00 Sparta Selemet
08-09-19 DA Floreşti 14:00 Iskra Moldova
15-09-19 DA Iskra Moldova 13:00 Ungheni
CS Sparta
All Division A
All Home Away
13-07-19 DA Cahul 4 - 0 CS Sparta
03-08-19 DA CS Sparta 1 - 4 Sireți
11-08-19 DA CS Sparta 0 - 3 Zaria
14-08-19 DA Granicerul 3 - 0 CS Sparta
17-08-19 DA CS Sparta 0 - 3 Sîngerei
25-08-19 DA Iskra Moldova 14:30 CS Sparta
31-08-19 DA CS Sparta 14:00 Victoria Bardar
08-09-19 DA Speranța Drochia 14:00 CS Sparta
14-09-19 DA CS Sparta 13:00 Sparta Selemet
22-09-19 DA Floreşti 13:00 CS Sparta

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Floreşti 17 15 1 1 44 13 9 9 0 0 31 6 8 6 1 1 13 7 31 46
2 Dacia-Buiucani 18 14 1 3 46 14 10 9 0 1 30 4 8 5 1 2 16 10 32 43
3 Sparta Selemet 18 13 1 4 47 17 9 6 1 2 26 9 9 7 0 2 21 8 30 40
4 Tighina 17 11 1 5 46 21 8 6 0 2 20 12 9 5 1 3 26 9 25 34
4 CS Sparta II 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Speranța Drochia 18 10 2 6 29 14 9 5 1 3 16 6 9 5 1 3 13 8 15 32
6 Cahul 18 9 3 6 37 24 10 5 2 3 19 9 8 4 1 3 18 15 13 30
7 Victoria Bardar 17 9 0 8 35 26 9 6 0 3 23 14 8 3 0 5 12 12 9 27
8 Iskra Moldova 16 7 2 7 28 30 9 4 2 3 18 15 7 3 0 4 10 15 -2 23
9 Sîngerei 19 7 1 11 33 48 9 4 1 4 19 17 10 3 0 7 14 31 -15 22
10 Grănicerul 18 6 1 11 22 41 10 5 0 5 15 18 8 1 1 6 7 23 -19 19
11 Real Succes 18 5 2 11 39 43 9 2 1 6 12 20 9 3 1 5 27 23 -4 17
12 Sireți 17 5 2 10 28 47 8 2 1 5 13 22 9 3 1 5 15 25 -19 17
13 Ungheni 17 5 1 11 31 54 9 3 1 5 20 25 8 2 0 6 11 29 -23 16
14 Zaria 17 4 2 11 32 37 4 1 1 2 12 8 13 3 1 9 20 29 -5 14
15 CS Sparta 17 0 2 15 6 74 9 0 0 9 2 42 8 0 2 6 4 32 -68 2

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