National Division match preview: Zimbru versus Sheriff

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.

Zimbru form and stats

Zimbru's results here at Stadionul CPTF in the National Division have been very modest with 4 victories, 1 draw and 10 defeats. Zimbru has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadionul CPTF, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Zimbru are traveling soon after this match as the National Division match at Codru Lozova awaits in four days.

Zimbru are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zimbru have conceded 24 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Sheriff form and stats

Sheriff, who have the most scored goals (97) in National Division, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 39 points collected from 14 National Division games. 13 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Things are running smoothly for Sheriff who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 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 seven away matches in a row.

The Sheriff goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 819 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

As mentioned above, Sheriff was the only team on the pitch versus Codru Lozova in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.

After this away game Sheriff return home for a National Division game against Milsami. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Sheriff create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 39 goals in 14 travels. It's worth mentioning that 20 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sheriff's manager Z. Zekić has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Zimbru - Sheriff 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Zimbru victory, zero draws and nine Sheriff wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Zimbru missing players

Sheriff missing players