Dacia Unirea Brăila vs Metalul Buzău: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 2
Competition: Sat 03.December
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (20154 seats)

The guesting Metalul Buzău team are thought to be the strongest party at Dacia Unirea Brăila, as the guests hold a 27 point lead from their 14 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have the fewest scored goals (5) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Metalul Buzău is in the best form (4-1-0) in 3. Liga: Series 2

It should be mentioned that Metalul Buzău play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Metalul Buzău on grass are 8 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 19 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 27-26. You can compare this with overall results below.

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!

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Dacia Unirea Brăila form and stats

Dacia Unirea Brăila's struggle is real here at Stadionul Municipal with only 2 points collected from 7 3. Liga: Series 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-2-5. With seven home 3. Liga: Series 2 games in a row without a win, the Unirea fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

The followers are hoping that Dacia Unirea Brăila will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Viitorul Ianca (placed 7th).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Voința Limpeziș.

Dacia Unirea Brăila aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Municipal in the league, with only {4 goals} from 7 games. As for conceded goals, Unirea's unpleasant statistic is 18 goals surrendered.

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Metalul Buzău form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Metalul Buzău, who have the most clean sheets (3) in 3. Liga: Series 2, playing as the away team in the 3. Liga: Series 2 this season.

Metalul Buzău played 1-1 against Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Unirea Branistea's place.

Metalul Buzău have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Metalul Buzău as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other before in this season, with the final score Metalul Buzău - Unirea 9-1 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Dacia Unirea Brăila one win, zero draws and Metalul Buzău two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Dacia Unirea Brăila missing players

Metalul Buzău missing players

Dacia Unirea Brăila Metalul Buzău
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 2 7 14
0 0 0 Won W 2 4 9
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
12 5 1 Lost L 0 2 3
5 4 1 Scored S 4 10 34
58 18 4 Conceded C 1 5 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
93% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 71%
64% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 50%
64% 43% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
50% 43% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 21%
36% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 43%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 43%
64% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 11 7 7.4
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 7.3 4.8
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.7 12.8
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 6.4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 42% 44%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8 6.2
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.7 2.6
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 2 this season:
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have the fewest points (2) at home in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have the fewest scored goals (5) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have the most conceded goals (58) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have the the worst goal difference (-53) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila have yet to win a game.
  • Dacia Unirea Brăila haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Metalul Buzău have created more than twice as many corners as Dacia Unirea Brăila.
  • Metalul Buzău have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Metalul Buzău have scored more than double the goals of Dacia Unirea Brăila.
  • Metalul Buzău have the most clean sheets (2) away in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Metalul Buzău have the most clean sheets (3) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Metalul Buzău have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Metalul Buzău have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Metalul Buzău is in the best form (4-1-0) in 3. Liga: Series 2

  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 Ramnicu Sarat 14 10 3 1 31 6 7 5 2 0 19 2 7 5 1 1 12 4 25 33
2 Metalul Buzău 14 9 2 3 34 10 7 5 1 1 24 5 7 4 1 2 10 5 24 29
3 Aerostar Bacau 14 8 4 2 43 18 7 4 2 1 25 9 7 4 2 1 18 9 25 28
4 Unirea Branistea 14 9 1 4 23 13 7 5 1 1 10 4 7 4 0 3 13 9 10 28
5 Focsani 14 8 3 3 35 11 7 5 2 0 28 6 7 3 1 3 7 5 24 27
6 Sporting Lieşti 14 6 3 5 22 20 7 3 1 3 10 9 7 3 2 2 12 11 2 21
7 Viitorul Ianca 14 4 3 7 17 26 7 1 1 5 7 15 7 3 2 2 10 11 -9 15
8 Dinamo Bacau 14 3 1 10 17 31 7 1 0 6 4 11 7 2 1 4 13 20 -14 10
9 Voința Limpeziș 14 1 2 11 18 52 7 1 0 6 10 25 7 0 2 5 8 27 -34 5
10 Dacia Unirea Brăila 14 0 2 12 5 58 7 0 2 5 4 18 7 0 0 7 1 40 -53 2

Read more about 3. Liga: Series 2

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.