National Division match preview: Sfîntul Gheorghe versus Sheriff

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Competition: Moldova National Division
Date: Sat 26.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Suruceni Stadium (1500 seats)

The managers S. Cebotari and Z. Zekić are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the National Division league table.

Sfîntul Gheorghe and Sheriff should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Happy, happy days for Sheriff who are already winners of the National Division. This could affect their motivation.

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Sfîntul Gheorghe form and stats

24 points is a decent return from 12 National Division games here at Suruceni Stadium for Sfîntul Gheorghe. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

The Sfîntul Gheorghe fans got no joy from their last match, a National Division game also here at Suruceni Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Petrocub (placed 3rd). Before that match, a win away at Codru Lozova.

Sfîntul Gheorghe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 attempts. From these home matches, Sfîntul Gheorghe have conceded only 7 goals.

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Sheriff form and stats

Sheriff's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sheriff, who have the most scored goals (55) in National Division, collect 27 points from their 12 away matches in the National Division. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Sheriff who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Petrocub. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Petrocub game have they lost an away game, meaning Sheriff has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Milsami (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The National Division match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Dinamo-Auto.

The Sheriff manager Z. Zekić has got the team scoring on the road, with 25 away goals in 12 league matches. Sheriff are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sheriff - Sfîntul Gheorghe 2-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sfîntul Gheorghe 0 wins, 2 draws and Sheriff 8 victories. As for goals, 9 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SheriffJ. Kendysh
J. Kendysh
12 goals
SheriffR. Tambe
R. Tambe
8 goals
Sfîntul GheorgheD. Mandricenco
D. Mandricenco
6 goals

Sfîntul Gheorghe missing players

Sheriff missing players

Sfîntul Gheorghe Sheriff
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
25 12 0 Played P 0 12 25
15 7 0 Won W 0 8 20
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 3
5 2 0 Lost L 0 1 2
37 14 0 Scored S 0 25 55
24 7 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
92% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 92%
76% 58% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 80%
52% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 58% 60%
20% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 16%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
32% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 24%
52% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 68%
24% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 16%
 
3.6 3.8 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 3.7 4.5
3.3 3.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 2.5 2.3
1.8 1.7 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 1.1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Sheriff have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheriff have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Sfîntul Gheorghe
All National Division Division A Club Friendlies
All Home Away Home vs top
24-08-19 ND Sheriff 2 - 1 Sfîntul Gheorghe
01-09-19 ND Zimbru 0 - 1 Sfîntul Gheorghe
15-09-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 1 - 0 Dinamo-Auto
20-09-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 3 - 0 Milsami
29-09-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 0 - 0 Speranta Nisporeni
06-10-19 ND Codru Lozova 0 - 4 Sfîntul Gheorghe
20-10-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 0 - 2 Petrocub
26-10-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 14:00 Sheriff
02-11-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 12:00 Zimbru
09-11-19 ND Dinamo-Auto 12:00 Sfîntul Gheorghe
Sheriff
All Champions League National Division Europa League
All Home Away Away vs top
24-08-19 ND Sheriff 2 - 1 Sfîntul Gheorghe
31-08-19 ND Sheriff 2 - 0 Codru Lozova
14-09-19 ND Petrocub 0 - 0 Sheriff
21-09-19 ND Speranta Nisporeni 0 - 0 Sheriff
28-09-19 ND Zimbru 1 - 2 Sheriff
06-10-19 ND Sheriff 2 - 0 Dinamo-Auto
19-10-19 ND Milsami 1 - 1 Sheriff
26-10-19 ND Sfîntul Gheorghe 14:00 Sheriff
02-11-19 ND Codru Lozova 12:00 Sheriff
09-11-19 ND Sheriff 12:00 Petrocub

  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 25 20 3 2 55 8 13 12 0 1 30 4 12 8 3 1 25 4 47 63
2 Sfîntul Gheorghe 25 15 5 5 37 24 12 7 3 2 14 7 13 8 2 3 23 17 13 50
3 Petrocub 25 13 6 6 30 18 12 5 5 2 15 9 13 8 1 4 15 9 12 45
4 Milsami 25 9 9 7 27 23 13 4 5 4 15 14 12 5 4 3 12 9 4 36
5 Dinamo-Auto 25 10 4 11 33 35 13 6 2 5 20 15 12 4 2 6 13 20 -2 34
6 Speranta Nisporeni 25 7 9 9 24 30 12 3 4 5 9 15 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 30
7 Zimbru 25 3 6 16 14 39 12 1 3 8 8 20 13 2 3 8 6 19 -25 15
8 Codru Lozova 25 0 4 21 8 51 13 0 1 12 4 29 12 0 3 9 4 22 -43 4

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