It's a new born 3. Liga - Final Stages campaign and Metalul Buzău are impatient to get on the pitch here at Teren Sintetic Cornel Negoescu. Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt are visiting and this looks to be a stirring season kickoff.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Metalul Buzău and Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt.
Metalul Buzău form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Metalul Buzău as they were promoted from 3. Liga: Series 2 last season. Happy days that were secured through 13 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from 18 games. The team scored 31 goals at home last season and conceded 5. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt form and stats
A job perfectly done for Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt last season as they secured promotion from 3. Liga: Series 1. With a grand total of 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 3 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt - Metalul 1-1 was the output when these two sides last did battle, also in this season. Last three meetings involving these contenders: Metalul Buzău won two, Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt were winners in zero and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.
Metalul Buzău missing players
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt missing players
| Metalul Buzău | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metalul Buzău | Last season | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 60 | 42 | Scored | S | 22 | 57 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 19 | 37 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 74% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 63% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 37% | ||
| 19% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 26% | ||
| 37% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 78% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 19% | ||
| 22% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 4% | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 109% | 135% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 140% | 153% | ||
| 2.4 | 0.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 1 | 0.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | Metalul Buzău | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| 3 | Unirea Branistea | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Aerostar Bacau | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 34 |
| 5 | Focsani | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| 6 | Sporting Liesti | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Viitorul Ianca | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 19 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bacau | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -13 | 16 |
| 9 | Vointa Limpezis | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 35 | -45 | 5 |
| 10 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 47 | -67 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Foresta Suceava | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | Bucovina Radauti | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 37 |
| 3 | Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 33 |
| 4 | CSM Bacau | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 | Stiinta Miroslava | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Somuz Falticeni | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Viitorul Darabani | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -23 | 16 |
| 8 | Rapid Brodoc | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -19 | 14 |
| 9 | Csikszereda II | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -27 | 10 |
| 10 | Dante Botosani | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -26 | 6 |