Game preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Petrocub greet Zimbru

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Competition: Moldova National Division
Competition: Fri 18.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Orăşenesc (1000 seats)

A win is the only result that will please the Petrocub fans in this Stadionul Orăşenesc clash with Zimbru, seeing as they have a solid lead on them in the National Division standings.

Insights:
  • Petrocub have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in National Division
  • Zimbru have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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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Petrocub form and stats

Petrocub are steadily winning National Division games and points here at Stadionul Orăşenesc. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Petrocub have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Petrocub haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 181 minutes ago. Gulceac scored that one. The Petrocub goalkeeper Nicolae Cebotari is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 259 minutes without conceding a goal in the National Division.

The Petrocub manager Popescu and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Dinamo-Auto (placed 5th).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sheriff that ended 0-0.

Petrocub can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. From these home matches, Petrocub have conceded only 5 goals.

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Zimbru form and stats

Zimbru have only collected 4 points from their away games in the National Division, after 1-1-6 (8 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Zimbru, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Impressive finishing from Burghiu and Hovhannisyan secured the home win 2-1 against CSF Balti in their previous game.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Sheriff's place.

You'll want to know how Zimbru managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and three home wins.

The attacking power of Zimbru when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. For Zimbru, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Zimbru has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Zimbru - Petrocub 0-1 was the scoreline in these squads' latest head-to-head match, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine Petrocub victories, one draw and zero Zimbru wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PetrocubV. Ambros
V. Ambros
12 goals
PetrocubM. Plătică
M. Plătică
9 goals
PetrocubV. Gulceac
V. Gulceac
7 goals

Petrocub missing players

Zimbru missing players

Petrocub Zimbru
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 2 8 20
13 5 2 Won W 0 1 5
4 3 0 Drew D 0 1 4
3 1 0 Lost L 2 6 11
38 19 5 Scored S 0 7 26
16 5 0 Conceded C 10 19 33
90% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 80%
40% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 60%
25% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 30%
20% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 15%
40% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 50%
50% 56% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
20% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 62% 35%
 
5.3 6.2 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.6 4.4
4 5.3 9 Corners against (avg) C A 9 4.7 4.3
1.8 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.8 10.7 19 Shots (avg) S ( 3.5 10.7 9.2
6.1 7.2 12 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.7 4.3
32% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 29%
 
8.1 8.8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 18.5 13.9 10.9
3.7 4 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 11 6 4.8
Key stats in National Division this season:
  • Petrocub have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Petrocub have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zimbru have scored away.
  • Petrocub have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in National Division
  • Petrocub have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in National Division
  • Petrocub have the most points from losing position (11) in National Division
  • Zimbru have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Zimbru have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zimbru have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zimbru haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheriff 21 17 2 2 60 6 12 10 0 2 39 3 9 7 2 0 21 3 54 53
2 Petrocub 20 13 4 3 38 16 9 5 3 1 19 5 11 8 1 2 19 11 22 43
3 Milsami 20 13 4 3 39 18 10 5 3 2 21 11 10 8 1 1 18 7 21 43
4 Sfintul Gheorghe 20 6 7 7 26 31 8 3 1 4 10 10 12 3 6 3 16 21 -5 25
5 Dinamo-Auto 20 7 3 10 25 53 10 2 3 5 9 22 10 5 0 5 16 31 -28 24
6 CSF Balti 20 6 2 12 25 33 9 2 0 7 11 18 11 4 2 5 14 15 -8 20
7 Zimbru 20 5 4 11 26 33 12 4 3 5 19 14 8 1 1 6 7 19 -7 19
8 Floresti 19 0 0 19 12 61 10 0 0 10 9 31 9 0 0 9 3 30 -49 -6