Football match preview: CSM Bacău vs Bucovina Radauti

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 1
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

Both CSM Bacău and Bucovina Radauti are itching for points in this match, in spite of the guesting team having a 12 point advantage so far.

Insights:
  • CSM Bacău have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in 3. Liga: Series 1
  • Bucovina Radauti have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in 3. Liga: Series 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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CSM Bacău form and stats

CSM Bacău have played three 3. Liga: Series 1 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Bacău, who played 1-1 against SJ Vaslui. That match was also played at this venue

1-1 away at Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt before that.

Bacău have scored 1 goal here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Bacău are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Bucovina Radauti form and stats

Things could have gone better for Bucovina Radauti in their 3. Liga: Series 1 away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right. Two points from the last two away games for Bucovina, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Home advantage was not enough for Bucovina Radauti in their previous game, as they lost their 3. Liga: Series 1-match, hosting Dante Botoşani, 0-4. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Dante Botoşani was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Hușana Huși.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bucovina as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Bucovina are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.

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CSM Bacău missing players

Bucovina Radauti missing players

CSM Bacău Bucovina Radauti
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 2 3 8
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
4 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 1 0 Scored S 2 2 9
9 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 7
86% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 33% 62%
71% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 62%
43% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 38%
14% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 67% 50%
29% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 50%
 
4.6 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 6
6 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 6
3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6 9
3 1.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 5
27% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 36%
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 1 this season:
  • Bucovina Radauti have not yet lost a game away.
  • Bucovina Radauti have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in 3. Liga: Series 1
  • CSM Bacău have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in 3. Liga: Series 1
  • CSM Bacău have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • CSM Bacău have yet to win a 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 Dante Botoşani 8 6 2 0 14 3 3 2 1 0 4 2 5 4 1 0 10 1 11 20
2 Şomuz Fălticeni 8 5 2 1 10 5 5 4 1 0 7 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 17
3 Bucovina Radauti 8 4 3 1 9 7 5 3 1 1 7 6 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 15
4 Foresta Suceava 8 4 1 3 11 11 4 3 0 1 7 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 0 13
5 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 8 3 2 3 9 5 4 2 1 1 7 2 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 11
6 Hușana Huși 8 3 2 3 6 9 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 2 0 3 3 7 -3 11
7 Ştiinţa Miroslava 8 2 3 3 7 8 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 -1 9
8 SJ Vaslui 8 1 3 4 5 11 3 0 2 1 1 4 5 1 1 3 4 7 -6 6
9 CSM Bacău 7 0 3 4 5 9 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 1 3 4 7 -4 3
10 Pascani 7 0 1 6 8 16 4 0 0 4 4 10 3 0 1 2 4 6 -8 1

Read more about 3. Liga: Series 1

The Liga III, also spelled Liga 3, is the third highest tier of football in Romania. It is divided into five divisions and each has 16 teams for a total of 80 contestants. The season runs from August to May and each team plays 30 fixtures. The top team of the league table in each division is promoted.