This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, boom and bust leading to mid-table positions so far. Get ready for Metalul Buzău - Sporting Lieşti!
- Metalul Buzău have the most matches over the total-line (2) in 3. Liga: Series 2
- Metalul Buzău have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Lieşti have scored away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Metalul Buzău and Sporting Lieşti.
This stadium has artifical turf, which is not Sporting Lieşti's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Sporting Lieşti have performed like this: Played one match earning 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats with the goal difference 1-1 (scored/conceded).
Metalul Buzău form and stats
When playing at home in the 3. Liga: Series 2, Metalul Buzău have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Metalul enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sportul Chiscani's place. The match ended 6-2. As mentioned above, Metalul Buzău "killed" Sportul Chiscani in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
1-1 away at Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat before that.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Metalul Buzău, as the 3. Liga: Series 2 home game vs Aerostar Bacau is only four days away.
It's goals goals goals for Metalul who have scored 19 goals from 5 league home games. On the other hand, Metalul Buzău have conceded 6 goals.
Sporting Lieşti form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga: Series 2. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Lieşti are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Home advantage was not enough for Lieşti in their previous game, as they lost their 3. Liga: Series 2-match, hosting Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat, 0-1.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Faurei.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sporting Lieşti manager I. Niculcea as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Dinamo Bacau.
The visiting Sporting Lieşti have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. For Lieşti, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Sporting Lieşti - Metalul Buzău 1-0. Previous three meetings between these squads: Metalul won one, Sporting Lieşti triumphed in one and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Metalul Buzău missing players
Sporting Lieşti missing players
| Metalul Buzău | Sporting Lieşti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 75% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 50% | 80% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 75% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 3.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11 | 17 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4 |
- All of Metalul Buzău's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Metalul Buzău have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- 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.
- Metalul Buzău have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Lieşti have scored away.
- Metalul Buzău have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Metalul Buzău have the most matches over the total-line (2) in 3. Liga: Series 2
- Metalul Buzău have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Metalul Buzău haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Lieşti have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sporting Lieşti haven’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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Focsani | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 32 |
| 2 | Otelul | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 31 |
| 3 | Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Metalul Buzău | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 23 |
| 5 | Sporting Lieşti | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Aerostar Bacau | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Viitorul Ianca | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 17 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bacau | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -20 | 7 |
| 9 | Faurei | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | -27 | 7 |
| 10 | Sportul Chiscani | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 36 | -53 | 0 |