Can Sporting Lieşti beat Metalul Buzău?

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 1
Date: Sat 04.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the 3. Liga: Series 1 table so far. Here's the Sporting Lieşti - Metalul Buzău latest:

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!

This stadium uses grass, unlike Metalul Buzău's home stadium. The visitors last 19 games on grass have ended in 9 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses.

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Sporting Lieşti form and stats

4 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Sporting Lieşti have to build on here. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sporting Lieşti to get some points in this home game. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Sporting Lieşti as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

The fans are hoping that Sporting Lieşti will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-5 away loss in the 3. Liga: Series 1 game against Targu Secuiesc. Prior to that, an away loss at Foresta Suceava.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat are coming to town in four days.

Sporting Lieşti have scored 7 goals here in 11 matches, not a lot. Sporting Lieşti have only conceded 10 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Metalul Buzău form and stats

Metalul Buzău have only collected 8 points from their away games after 2-2-7 (11 played). Bitter travels for Metalul Buzău as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat.

Metalul Buzău are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the 3. Liga: Series 1 against Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat. Before that, Metalul Buzău secured a home win against Targu Secuiesc with the score 4-1.

After this away game Metalul Buzău return home for a 3. Liga: Series 1 game against Otelul. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metalul Buzău as they have only managed to score 6 times from 11 away games. In the opposite end, Metalul Buzău have conceded 17 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Metalul Buzău - Sporting Lieşti 1-1. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 0 wins for Sporting Lieşti, 1 draw and 0 wins for Metalul Buzău.

Sporting Lieşti missing players

Metalul Buzău missing players

Sporting Lieşti Metalul Buzău
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
24 11 2 Played 2 11 24
10 4 1 Won 1 2 10
3 1 0 Drew 1 2 5
11 6 1 Lost 0 7 9
35 7 3 Scored 2 6 32
29 10 2 Conceded 1 17 31
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 100% 91% 96%
79% 55% 100% Over 1.5 50% 64% 71%
38% 9% 50% Over 2.5 0% 36% 46%
21% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 18% 21%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 12%
38% 9% 50% BTTS 50% 27% 50%
33% 45% 50% Clean Sheets 50% 27% 21%
33% 55% 0% Failed To Score 0% 55% 33%
 
3 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 5.2
3 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 3
1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1

Sporting Lieşti
All 3. Liga: Series 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
30-03-19 3. Sporting Lieşti 0 - 2 Botoşani II
06-04-19 3. Şomuz Fălticeni 0 - 5 Sporting Lieşti
10-04-19 3. Sporting Lieşti 0 - 1 Focsani
13-04-19 3. Foresta Suceava 3 - 1 Sporting Lieşti
26-04-19 3. Targu Secuiesc 5 - 2 Sporting Lieşti
04-05-19 3. Sporting Lieşti 15:00 Metalul Buzău
08-05-19 3. Sporting Lieşti 16:00 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat
11-05-19 3. Otelul 16:00 Sporting Lieşti
18-05-19 3. Sporting Lieşti 16:00 Stiinta Miroslava
25-05-19 3. Paşcani 16:00 Sporting Lieşti
Metalul Buzău
All 3. Liga: Series 2 3. Liga: Series 1 Romania Cup
All Home Away
30-03-19 3. Metalul Buzău 6 - 2 Şomuz Fălticeni
06-04-19 3. Focsani 3 - 0 Metalul Buzău
10-04-19 3. Metalul Buzău 1 - 1 Foresta Suceava
20-04-19 3. Metalul Buzău 4 - 1 Targu Secuiesc
26-04-19 3. Metalul Buzău 1 - 0 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat
04-05-19 3. Sporting Lieşti 15:00 Metalul Buzău
08-05-19 3. Metalul Buzău 16:00 Otelul
11-05-19 3. Stiinta Miroslava 16:00 Metalul Buzău
18-05-19 3. Metalul Buzău 16:00 Paşcani
25-05-19 3. Sanatatea Darabani 16:00 Metalul Buzău

  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 23 20 3 0 70 13 12 11 1 0 42 9 11 9 2 0 28 4 57 63
2 Otelul 24 15 4 5 40 21 12 9 1 2 24 8 12 6 3 3 16 13 19 49
3 Bucovina Radauti 22 15 2 5 42 16 11 9 1 1 26 3 11 6 1 4 16 13 26 47
4 Focsani 23 12 7 4 33 18 11 7 2 2 20 8 12 5 5 2 13 10 15 43
5 Foresta Suceava 24 12 7 5 45 30 13 9 3 1 32 12 11 3 4 4 13 18 15 43
6 Ştiinţa Miroslava 24 14 1 9 36 30 12 9 0 3 20 11 12 5 1 6 16 19 6 43
7 Metalul Buzău 24 10 5 9 32 31 13 8 3 2 26 14 11 2 2 7 6 17 1 35
8 Sporting Lieşti 24 10 3 11 35 29 11 4 1 6 7 10 13 6 2 5 28 19 6 33
9 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 23 9 3 11 29 28 11 5 1 5 16 11 12 4 2 6 13 17 1 30
10 Targu Secuiesc 24 8 5 11 35 41 12 6 3 3 26 14 12 2 2 8 9 27 -6 29
11 Şomuz Fălticeni 24 8 3 13 25 49 13 5 2 6 13 21 11 3 1 7 12 28 -24 27
12 Paşcani 23 6 4 13 23 35 11 3 3 5 8 16 12 3 1 8 15 19 -12 22
13 Botoşani II 22 6 3 13 26 39 11 2 2 7 11 18 11 4 1 6 15 21 -13 21
14 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat 24 4 6 14 25 40 12 4 4 4 19 18 12 0 2 10 6 22 -15 18
15 Sanatatea Darabani 24 2 2 20 19 76 12 2 2 8 13 34 12 0 0 12 6 42 -57 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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