CSA Steaua Bucureşti vs Metalul Buzău: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 4
Competition: Fri 30.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Baza ARCOM (1000 seats)

2nd position in the 3. Liga: Series 4 table for CSA Steaua Bucureşti so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 4th-placed Metalul Buzău visits Baza ARCOM.

Insights:
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the most scored goals (22) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metalul Buzău have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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CSA Steaua Bucureşti form and stats

Seven points from three 3. Liga: Series 4 home games is a great start for CSA Steaua Bucureşti, who are hoping to build on that form here at Baza ARCOM. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Bucureşti has recorded two wins in a row here at Baza ARCOM, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Goals decide football matches and Bucureşti are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. CSA Steaua Bucureşti have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Metalul Buzău form and stats

Metalul Buzău are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 3. Liga: Series 4, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Metalul find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Metalul Buzău have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Metalul Buzău - Bucureşti 2-2, played this season.

CSA Steaua Bucureşti missing players

Metalul Buzău missing players

CSA Steaua Bucureşti Metalul Buzău
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 2 8 16
13 6 1 Won W 0 1 6
3 2 1 Drew D 0 4 6
0 0 0 Lost L 2 3 4
42 19 1 Scored S 2 9 23
8 3 0 Conceded C 7 13 18
94% 88% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
81% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 81%
56% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
44% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 19%
25% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 6%
44% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 50%
56% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
6% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.5 10.4
4.3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.2 4.1
62% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 35% 38%
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 4 this season:
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have not yet lost a game.
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metalul Buzău have scored away.
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the fewest conceded goals (2) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the most clean sheets (6) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the most scored goals (22) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti have the the best goal difference (+20) in 3. Liga: Series 4
  • CSA Steaua Bucureşti is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Progresul Spartac 8 7 0 1 13 4 3 2 0 1 6 3 5 5 0 0 7 1 9 21
2 CSA Steaua Bucureşti 7 6 1 0 22 2 3 2 1 0 7 1 4 4 0 0 15 1 20 19
3 FCSB II 8 5 3 0 18 5 5 4 1 0 13 3 3 1 2 0 5 2 13 18
4 Metalul Buzău 7 3 2 2 9 6 4 2 1 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 11
5 Tunari 7 3 1 3 6 5 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 10
6 Voluntari II 8 2 3 3 9 11 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 1 2 1 2 3 -2 9
7 Dinamo Bucureşti II 7 2 1 4 12 12 3 2 0 1 8 2 4 0 1 3 4 10 0 7
8 Rapid Bucuresti II 8 2 1 5 7 11 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 1 0 3 5 6 -4 7
9 Concordia Chiajna II 8 2 0 6 8 25 3 1 0 2 6 7 5 1 0 4 2 18 -17 6
10 Baloteşti 8 0 0 8 2 25 5 0 0 5 1 14 3 0 0 3 1 11 -23 0

Read more about 3. Liga: Series 4

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.