Match preview National Division: Sheriff - Sfîntul Gheorghe at Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena

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Competition: Moldova National Division
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena (14300 seats)

It's advantage Sheriff so far with their 1st position in the National Division table, welcoming Sfîntul Gheorghe who are placed 4th.

Insights:
  • Sheriff have the most scored goals (89) in National Division
  • Sheriff have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sfîntul Gheorghe have scored away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Sheriff form and stats

Sheriff, who have the most scored goals (89) in National Division, have been outstanding at home so far in the National Division with 13 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. Sheriff has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Petrocub defeat 173 days ago.

Sheriff are confident in defense, having played 639 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sheriff are returning here after visiting Speranta Nisporeni in a National Division game and winning with a 10-0 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Dacia-Buiucani.

As mentioned above, Sheriff "killed" Speranta Nisporeni in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Sheriff always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena with 56 goals in 15 league games. Defensively Sheriff have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sfîntul Gheorghe form and stats

Sfîntul Gheorghe have an excellent away record in the National Division so far with 9-2-3 from 14 games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Gheorghe are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Speranta Nisporeni at their stadium, the result 3-0.

Gheorghe has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 14 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sheriff - Sfîntul Gheorghe 4-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sheriff ten wins, zero draws and Sfîntul Gheorghe zero victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Sheriff missing players

Sfîntul Gheorghe missing players

Sheriff Sfîntul Gheorghe
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 15 3 Played P 3 14 28
25 13 2 Won W 0 9 17
2 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
1 0 0 Lost L 2 3 7
89 56 13 Scored S 1 26 50
6 2 0 Conceded C 4 13 31
93% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
71% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 79% 82%
61% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
43% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 39%
32% 53% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 18%
18% 13% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 46%
79% 87% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 36%
11% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 21% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.1 17.7 19.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 11.2 11.8
6.5 7.8 9.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 5.5 6
46% 42% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 33% 31%
Key stats in National Division this season:
  • Sheriff have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sheriff have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheriff have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheriff have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sfîntul Gheorghe have scored away.
  • Sheriff have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in National Division
  • Sheriff have the fewest conceded goals (6) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the most clean sheets (13) at home in National Division
  • Sheriff have the most clean sheets (22) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the most points (41) at home in National Division
  • Sheriff have the most scored goals (56) at home in National Division
  • Sheriff have the most scored goals (89) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the most scored goals in the second half (57) in National Division
  • Sheriff have the the best goal difference (+54) at home in National Division
  • Sheriff have the the best goal difference (+83) in National Division
  • Sheriff is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 28 25 2 1 89 6 15 13 2 0 56 2 13 12 0 1 33 4 83 77
2 Petrocub 28 20 6 2 69 16 14 11 2 1 34 6 14 9 4 1 35 10 53 66
3 Milsami 28 16 7 5 53 22 14 8 3 3 28 11 14 8 4 2 25 11 31 55
4 Sfîntul Gheorghe 28 17 4 7 50 31 14 8 2 4 24 18 14 9 2 3 26 13 19 55
5 Dinamo-Auto 28 10 9 9 46 45 14 6 5 3 25 14 14 4 4 6 21 31 1 39
6 Dacia-Buiucani 28 9 8 11 32 36 15 6 5 4 24 20 13 3 3 7 8 16 -4 35
7 Floresti 27 5 5 17 24 65 13 4 2 7 14 30 14 1 3 10 10 35 -41 20
8 Speranta Nisporeni 27 4 7 16 26 61 14 1 4 9 11 35 13 3 3 7 15 26 -35 19
9 Zimbru 27 3 5 19 19 51 13 2 1 10 10 24 14 1 4 9 9 27 -32 14
10 Codru Lozova 27 1 3 23 18 93 12 1 2 9 9 31 15 0 1 14 9 62 -75 6