Sporting Lieşti fights Viitorul Ianca in 3. Liga: Series 2 battle

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 2
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Comunal (2500 seats)

Sporting Lieşti and Viitorul Ianca have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 3. Liga: Series 2.

Insights:
  • Sporting Lieşti have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Viitorul Ianca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in 3. Liga: Series 2

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sporting Lieşti form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Comunal as Sporting Lieşti have scored 15 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the 3. Liga: Series 2 are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadionul Comunal after three straight home wins.

As you see from the result above, Lieşti suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

The Sporting Lieşti manager I. Niculcea has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. Lieşti are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Comunal in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.

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Viitorul Ianca form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 3. Liga: Series 2 travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Avantul Valea Marului was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

Viitorul are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Viitorul have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Viitorul Ianca - Lieşti 4-2 entered in the official records.

Sporting Lieşti missing players

Viitorul Ianca missing players

Sporting Lieşti Viitorul Ianca
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 1 7 15
8 5 1 Won W 1 3 7
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 4
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 4
29 15 5 Scored S 2 9 32
23 5 0 Conceded C 1 7 18
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
87% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
73% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 47%
47% 29% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 33%
27% 14% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
53% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 53%
33% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 27%
20% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 9
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 50%
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 2 this season:
  • Sporting Lieşti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting Lieşti have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in 3. Liga: Series 2
  • Sporting Lieşti haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Viitorul Ianca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in 3. Liga: Series 2

  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 15 11 2 2 49 11 7 6 1 0 31 3 8 5 1 2 18 8 38 35
2 Dacia Unirea Brăila 15 10 2 3 45 15 8 4 2 2 21 11 7 6 0 1 24 4 30 32
3 Focsani 15 7 6 2 33 17 8 3 3 2 19 12 7 4 3 0 14 5 16 27
4 Sporting Lieşti 15 8 2 5 29 23 7 5 1 1 15 5 8 3 1 4 14 18 6 26
5 Viitorul Ianca 15 7 4 4 32 18 8 4 1 3 23 11 7 3 3 1 9 7 14 25
6 Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat 15 7 3 5 22 20 7 5 0 2 12 6 8 2 3 3 10 14 2 24
7 CSM Bacau 15 4 4 7 12 24 8 3 2 3 9 11 7 1 2 4 3 13 -12 16
8 Avantul Valea Marului 15 3 1 11 9 29 7 1 1 5 3 13 8 2 0 6 6 16 -20 10
9 Sportul Chiscani 15 2 2 11 7 52 7 0 2 5 4 22 8 2 0 6 3 30 -45 8
10 Faurei 15 1 4 10 11 40 8 1 2 5 6 12 7 0 2 5 5 28 -29 5

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.