Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Sporting Lieşti - Otelul match!
Otelul could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Romania Cup game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Dacia Unirea Brăila, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Otelul.
Sporting Lieşti form and stats
The previous season, Sporting Lieşti's league stats were 8 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, providing 6th spot in the 3. Liga: Series 2. During these 18 matches they scored 31 goals and gave away 27. Playing at home in the former season Sporting Lieşti generated 5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 8 conceded.
Otelul form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Otelul in the national league as they took home the 3. Liga: Series 2 trophy. The championship was secured after 13 wins, 2 draws and only 3 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 6, drew 1 and lost 2.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last nine meetings): Lieşti won zero games, three matches ended in a draw and Otelul managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / sevenSporting Lieşti missing players
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| Sporting Lieşti | Otelul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 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% |
| Sporting Lieşti | Last season | Otelul | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Scored | S | 21 | 54 | ||
| 27 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 83% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 61% | ||
| 39% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 50% | ||
| 22% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 50% | ||
| 22% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 6% | ||
| 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 7.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 17.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 50% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dinamo Bacau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Faurei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Focsani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Metalul Buzau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Otelul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sporting Lieşti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sportul Chiscani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Viitorul Ianca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 Brăila | 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 Ramnicu Sarat | 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 | Faurei | 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 |