Full preview: Odorheiu Secuiesc favourite to beat Sepsi II at Stadionul Municipal

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 5
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5000 seats)

It's a new 3. Liga: Series 5 campaign and Odorheiu Secuiesc are impatient to get competitive here at Stadionul Municipal. Sepsi II are coming to visit and this should be a stirring season kickoff.

Insights:
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sepsi II have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Odorheiu Secuiesc nor Sepsi II as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Odorheiu Secuiesc form and stats

The previous season, Odorheiu Secuiesc's league results were 11 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses, results that produced 10th spot in the 3. Liga: Series 5. In these 30 matches they scored 41 goals and let in 40. Performing as the home side in the former season Odorheiu Secuiesc produced 6-1-8 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 20 conceded.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Odorheiu Secuiesc friendly games in pre-season: Odorheiu played two friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Odorheiu Secuiesc scored 2 goals and conceded 3 in these two games.

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Sepsi II form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sepsi II performed last season in the 3. Liga: Series 5: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 28 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 0 and lost 5 with 12/17 goals scored/conceded.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Sepsi II have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two fixtures.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Odorheiu Secuiesc - Sepsi II 1-3 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - zero - four (Odorheiu wins - draws - Sepsi II wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Odorheiu Secuiesc missing players

Sepsi II missing players

Odorheiu Secuiesc Sepsi II
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
25 13 0 Played P 0 13 25
19 11 0 Won W 0 4 10
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
4 1 0 Lost L 0 8 12
55 36 0 Scored S 0 16 33
21 10 0 Conceded C 0 28 40
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 96%
80% 85% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 85% 72%
52% 62% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 54% 52%
36% 54% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 46% 40%
16% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 31% 20%
48% 54% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 54% 56%
40% 46% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 16%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 32%
 
5.6 4.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.9 4.3
3.4 3.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.1 5.1
2.9 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.1 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
13.5 16.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.6 10.9
5.9 7.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.3 4.8
33% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 28%
 
6.5 6.1 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.4 9.6
3.1 2.8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.6 4.2
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 5 this season:
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sepsi II have scored away.
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sepsi II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sepsi II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Read more about 3. Liga: Series 5

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.