Football tips: Sporting Lieşti vs Focsani - predictions and betting guide

Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 1
Date: Wed 10.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sporting Lieşti in 7th and Focsani in 6th place.

Sporting Lieşti and Focsani 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.

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Sporting Lieşti form and stats

The story so far for Sporting Lieşti at their home stadium is 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sporting Lieşti to get some points in this home game. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sporting Lieşti, their manager I. Niculcea and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The Sporting Lieşti fans got no joy from their last match, a 3. Liga: Series 1 game also here: A 0-2 defeat against Botoşani II. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bucovina Radauti (1-2).

Sporting Lieşti have scored 7 goals here in 10 matches, not a lot. Sporting Lieşti are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.

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Focsani form and stats

Playing away, Focsani have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats so far this season. Two points from the last two away games for Focsani, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Targu Secuiesc in their previous outing. The 3. Liga: Series 1 match ended in a draw 1-1. A 2-2 draw at Foresta Suceava's stadium before that.

Focsani are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 10 games. Focsani have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Focsani - Sporting Lieşti 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 3 Sporting Lieşti victories, 2 draws and 0 Focsani wins.

Sporting Lieşti missing players

Focsani missing players

Sporting Lieşti Focsani
Total Home Statistic Away Total
20 10 Played 10 19
27 7 Scored 11 26
20 9 Conceded 10 17
95% 90% Over 0.5 100% 100%
80% 60% Over 1.5 80% 79%
30% 10% Over 2.5 20% 32%
10% 0% Over 3.5 10% 11%
10% 0% Over 4.5 0% 5%
35% 10% Both teams to score 60% 53%
35% 50% Clean Sheet 30% 42%
35% 50% Failed To Score 10% 5%
Key stats this season:
  • Focsani hasn't played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 17 2 0 55 10 10 9 1 0 34 7 9 8 1 0 21 3 45 53
2 Otelul 21 15 4 2 38 15 10 9 1 0 23 4 11 6 3 2 15 11 23 49
3 Bucovina Radauti 18 12 1 5 35 14 9 7 1 1 22 3 9 5 0 4 13 11 21 37
4 Ştiinţa Miroslava 19 12 1 6 30 23 10 8 0 2 18 10 9 4 1 4 12 13 7 37
5 Foresta Suceava 19 9 5 5 33 25 10 7 2 1 24 9 9 2 3 4 9 16 8 32
6 Focsani 19 8 7 4 26 17 9 5 2 2 15 7 10 3 5 2 11 10 9 31
7 Sporting Lieşti 20 9 3 8 27 20 10 4 1 5 7 9 10 5 2 3 20 11 7 30
8 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 19 8 2 9 23 19 9 4 1 4 13 10 10 4 1 5 10 9 4 26
9 Metalul Buzău 19 7 4 8 26 26 9 5 2 2 14 10 10 2 2 6 6 14 0 25
10 Targu Secuiesc 20 6 4 10 25 33 10 4 3 3 18 11 10 2 1 7 7 22 -8 22
11 Şomuz Fălticeni 18 6 2 10 17 37 10 4 2 4 8 11 8 2 0 6 7 20 -20 20
12 Botoşani II 19 5 3 11 22 34 10 2 2 6 11 16 9 3 1 5 11 18 -12 18
13 Paşcani 19 5 2 12 16 29 9 3 1 5 4 12 10 2 1 7 12 17 -13 17
14 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat 20 4 4 12 21 33 10 4 2 4 16 15 10 0 2 8 5 18 -12 16
15 Sanatatea Darabani 19 2 2 15 16 56 10 2 2 6 12 24 9 0 0 9 4 32 -40 8
16 Roman 8 0 0 8 3 22 3 0 0 3 1 7 5 0 0 5 2 15 -19 0

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