It's advantage Metalurgistul Cugir so far with their 3rd position in the 3. Liga: Series 4 table, welcoming Unirea Alba Iulia who are placed 9th.
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.
Metalurgistul Cugir form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Metalurgistul as Metalurgistul Cugir has scored 22 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).The home team returns to Stadionul Metalurgistul after sharing the points with Millenium Giarmata (placed 12th) on their last time out; the 3. Liga: Series 4 game ended 0-0. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Hunedoara.
Goals decide football matches and Metalurgistul Cugir are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 matches. Metalurgistul Cugir's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times.
Unirea Alba Iulia form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Unirea Alba Iulia as they have only collected 9 points from their 9 away games. Unirea Alba Iulia only has 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.Unirea Alba Iulia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Millenium Giarmata (placed 12th) in their previous match; a 3. Liga: Series 4 game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hunedoara wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
Unirea Alba Iulia have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, 9 away games. In the opposite end, Unirea Alba Iulia have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Unirea Alba Iulia - Metalurgistul Cugir 0-0 played earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 1 Metalurgistul Cugir victory, 2 draws and 1 Unirea Alba Iulia win.Top Goalscorers
Metalurgistul Cugir missing players
Unirea Alba Iulia missing players
| Metalurgistul Cugir | Unirea Alba Iulia | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | Played | 9 | 18 |
| 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 89% | 89% |
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 83% |
| 74% | 78% | Over 2.5 | 22% | 50% |
| 53% | 56% | Over 3.5 | 22% | 39% |
| 21% | 22% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 11% |
| 74% | 78% | Both teams to score | 56% | 67% |
| 21% | 22% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 22% |
| 16% | 0% | Failed To Score | 22% | 22% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Soimii Lipova | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 39 |
| 2 | Şcolar Reşiţa | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Dumbrăviţa | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Crişul Chişineu Criş | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | Naţional Sebiş | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Avrig | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Hunedoara | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Ghiroda | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Millenium Giarmata | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Industria Galda de Jos | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Cetate Deva | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | CSM Lugoj | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 31 | -33 | 6 |
| 16 | Ocna Mureș | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -45 | 2 |