This game has been long awaited by followers of both teams, as it's the premier 3. Liga: Series 2 game of the season. Both Metalul Buzău and Focsani are hoping for a positive start to their season.
- Metalul Buzău have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Focsani have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Metalul Buzău form and stats
The previous season, Metalul Buzău's league stats were 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, producing 4th position in the 3. Liga: Series 2. Over these nine matches they scored 13 goals and gave away 12. Playing at home in the previous season Metalul Buzău managed 3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 3 conceded.
Focsani form and stats
Let's have a look at how Focsani performed last season in the 3. Liga: Series 2: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 0 with 18/6 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Focsani - Metalul Buzău 2-0 was the product when these two sides previously met, some time ago this season. Head to head statistics (for the prior eight meetings): Metalul won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Focsani got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / fiveMetalul Buzău missing players
Focsani missing players
| Metalul Buzău | Focsani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | 25 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 17 | 44 |
| 30 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 95% | 91% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 91% | 91% |
| 86% | 82% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 73% | 73% |
| 50% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 55% | 45% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 41% |
| 27% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 50% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 4.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 23% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 8.3 | 7.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
- Focsani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Focsani have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Focsani have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Metalul Buzău have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metalul Buzău have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Metalul Buzău have won significantly less corners at home than away.
