3. Liga: Series 2 match preview and statistics: Otelul fight Focsani

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 2
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Oţelul (13932 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Otelul and Focsani in this fresh 3. Liga: Series 2 season. Read our match preview!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Otelul form and stats

Otelul have only played one 3. Liga: Series 2 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from 8 matches. In general it's been a long time since Otelul tasted defeat here at Stadionul Oţelul, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.

Preceding that match was a Romania Cup defeat to Focsani (0-1).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Otelul at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Focsani form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first 3. Liga: Series 2 away game of the season. During their previous season 8 away games resulted in 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, a 3. Liga: Series 2 match played at their home ground. Focsani suffered a 2-4 loss to Dacia Unirea Brăila (placed 2nd). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Otelul.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Focsani, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Focsani have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Otelul wins - draws - Focsani wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Otelul missing players

Focsani missing players

Otelul Focsani
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 2 0 Scored S 0 2 8
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 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 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 37
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 18
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 2 this season:
  • Focsani has the most conceded goals in the first half (2) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Focsani has the most scored goals in the first half (2) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Otelul has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in 3. Liga: Series 2
Otelul Last season Focsani
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
16 8   Played P   8 16
9 5   Won W   2 9
3 3   Drew D   2 3
4 0   Lost L   4 4
25 13   Scored S   6 24
20 3   Conceded C   10 14
88% 75%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
88% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 69%
56% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 38%
25% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 25%
12% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
44% 38%   BTTS BTTS   38% 38%
38% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 50%
31% 25%   Failed to Score F T   38% 19%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.7 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
15 0   Total Shots T S   24 28
4 0   Shots on Target S O   9 13
50% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 31%

  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 Râmnicu Sărat 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 9
2 Dacia Unirea Brăila 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 4 6
3 Viitorul Ianca 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Otelul 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
5 Focsani 3 1 1 1 8 7 2 1 0 1 6 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
6 Sporting Lieşti 3 1 1 1 8 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 6 5 1 4
7 CSM Bacău 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
8 Sportul Chiscani 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 -5 3
9 Făurei 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 6 -4 1
10 Avantul Valea Marului 3 0 0 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -6 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 Aerostar Bacau 16 14 0 2 40 10 8 7 0 1 19 6 8 7 0 1 21 4 30 42
2 Foresta Suceava 16 11 2 3 44 20 8 7 1 0 29 3 8 4 1 3 15 17 24 35
3 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 16 10 3 3 34 10 8 7 0 1 25 5 8 3 3 2 9 5 24 33
4 Bucovina Radauti 16 10 2 4 35 13 8 5 1 2 21 8 8 5 1 2 14 5 22 32
5 Focsani 16 9 3 4 24 14 8 7 1 0 18 4 8 2 2 4 6 10 10 30
6 Ştiinţa Miroslava 16 9 2 5 31 20 8 6 1 1 19 8 8 3 1 4 12 12 11 29
7 Otelul 16 9 3 4 25 20 8 5 3 0 13 3 8 4 0 4 12 17 5 26
8 Ozana Targu Neamt 16 7 2 7 30 27 8 5 1 2 15 7 8 2 1 5 15 20 3 23
9 Şomuz Fălticeni 16 5 5 6 20 26 8 3 3 2 9 12 8 2 2 4 11 14 -6 20
10 Sporting Lieşti 16 5 4 7 24 25 8 4 3 1 13 10 8 1 1 6 11 15 -1 19
11 Targu Secuiesc 16 4 5 7 20 22 8 4 2 2 17 7 8 0 3 5 3 15 -2 17
12 Hușana Huși 16 5 2 9 18 25 8 4 1 3 12 9 8 1 1 6 6 16 -7 17
13 Botosani II 16 4 4 8 23 31 8 3 2 3 13 13 8 1 2 5 10 18 -8 16
14 Universitatea Galati 16 2 4 10 15 29 8 1 2 5 8 15 8 1 2 5 7 14 -14 10
15 CSM Bacău 16 2 3 11 7 26 8 2 1 5 4 10 8 0 2 6 3 16 -19 9
16 Paşcani 16 0 0 16 11 83 8 0 0 8 5 41 8 0 0 8 6 42 -72 0

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.