A new 3. Liga: Series 2 adventure is ready to start and this is the premier proper match for Otelul and Metalul Buzău. Let's get started!
- Otelul have won all their matches at home so far.
- Otelul have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metalul Buzău have scored away.
Otelul's stadium, Stadionul Oţelul, has a grass surface. Metalul Buzău have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Metalul Buzău when playing on grass; 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from 14 matches. They have scored 19 goals in these games and conceded 21.
Otelul have less rest than Metalul Buzău in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 3. Liga: Series 2 game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Focsani, so at least Otelul are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Otelul form and stats
Otelul could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the 3. Liga: Series 2. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Stadionul Oţelul they witnessed 7 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In total the trophy was secured after W13 - D2 - L3 from 18 games.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Otelul as they have a new game in only three days, a 3. Liga: Series 2 match thankfully also at home. Aerostar Bacău are visiting.
Metalul Buzău form and stats
Let's have a look at how Metalul Buzău performed last season in the 3. Liga: Series 2: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 13 and conceded 12 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 3/9 goals scored/conceded.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Metalul Buzău manager Stan as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Focsani.
Head 2 Head
Metalul Buzău - Otelul 0-3 was the product when this pair of contenders last met, also in this season. Data for the preceeding five meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Otelul, zero draws and one win for Metalul Buzău. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Otelul missing players
Metalul Buzău missing players
| Otelul | Metalul Buzău | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 61 | 41 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 46 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 19 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 82% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 91% | 87% |
| 52% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 52% |
| 39% | 55% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 22% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 52% |
| 65% | 82% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 26% |
| 6.2 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.8 | 20.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.7 | 10.4 |
| 8 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 38% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 9.1 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
- Metalul Buzău haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Otelul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Otelul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Otelul have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metalul Buzău have scored away.
- Otelul have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Otelul have won all their matches at home so far.
- Otelul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
