After the first round it's Metalul Buzău - Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat 3-3 in points. Who will conquer the points in this second 3. Liga: Series 2 match of the season?
This looks to be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat play their home matches on grass, while this fixture occurs on artifical turf. The latest statistics for Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat when featuring on artifical turf are 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats from four matches. They have created 1 goal and conceded 8 times on these occasions.
Metalul Buzău form and stats
Last season, Metalul Buzău's league stats were 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, resulting in 4th place in the 3. Liga: Series 4. From these nine matches they scored 13 goals and conceded 12. Playing at home in the former season Metalul Buzău delivered 3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 3 conceded. The hosts won their first 3. Liga: Series 2 game here at Teren Sintetic Cornel Negoescu, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Metalul Buzău last season were 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 5 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Metalul Buzău after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Metalul's previous game was a 3. Liga: Series 2 match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Dinamo Bacău (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Metalul Buzău played a great game against Dinamo Bacău and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Preceding that match was a Romania Cup defeat to SCM Gloria Buzau (1-3).Early season league goal statistics from Metalul Buzău's 1 home game: 5 goals, 0 conceded.
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat form and stats
Let's have a look at how Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat performed last season in the 3. Liga: Series 1: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 12/15 goals scored/conceded.
Olimpia go into this game after a win, the home game against Făurei that ended 2-1.
It was a Romania Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Metalul Buzău wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: seven - zero - zero (Metalul wins - draws - Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Metalul Buzău missing players
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat missing players
| Metalul Buzău | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Metalul Buzău | Last season | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 83% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 56% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 6% | ||
| 50% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 28% | ||
| 22% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 17% | ||
| 5.7 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 52% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Metalul Buzău | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Aerostar Bacău | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sporting Lieşti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Focsani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Făurei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Otelul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Viitorul Ianca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Sportul Chiscani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Dinamo Bacău | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 25 |
| 2 | Progresul Spartac | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | FCSB II | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Metalul Buzău | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Tunari | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Voluntari II | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bucureşti II | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Rapid Bucuresti II | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | Concordia Chiajna II | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -18 | 6 |
| 10 | Balotesti | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -27 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Otelul | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 41 | 41 |
| 2 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 37 | 38 |
| 3 | Focsani | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Viitorul Ianca | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Sporting Lieşti | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | CSM Bacau | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 8 | Avantul Valea Marului | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -21 | 13 |
| 9 | Făurei | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 37 | -35 | 8 |
| 10 | Sportul Chiscani | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 38 | -57 | 8 |