Open game expected at Stadionul Comunal: Paulesti vs Sepsi II preview

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 5
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Comunal

A new 3. Liga: Series 5 season is about to start and this is the first proper game for Paulesti and Sepsi II. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Paulesti have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sepsi II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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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Paulesti form and stats

Some stats: A review of the 11 latest league matches shows that 10 of them had goals from both teams.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Paulesti, who have participated in one training match. Paulesti have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.

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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 4th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded {27 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 0 and lost 6 with 10/21 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sepsi II playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Sepsi wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Observe that 9 of this side's 11 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Just as the home team, Sepsi II have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Sepsi II wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Paulesti - Sepsi II 1-5. Paulesti-Sepsi II H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Paulesti zero wins, Sepsi II one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Paulesti missing players

Sepsi II missing players

Paulesti Sepsi II
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
21 11 0 Played P 0 10 21
8 5 0 Won W 0 4 8
5 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
8 5 0 Lost L 0 5 9
25 13 0 Scored S 0 16 31
36 19 0 Conceded C 0 26 42
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
86% 82% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 90% 86%
52% 64% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 70% 62%
19% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 48%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 24%
71% 64% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 70% 76%
14% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 5%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 19%
 
3.4 3.9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.9 4.6
4.9 4.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.6 4
2.4 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.5 7.9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.8 13
3.7 3.1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.8 4.6
35% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 37% 34%
 
12.7 11.4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 8.6
5.8 5.6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.2 4.5
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 5 this season:
  • Paulesti have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paulesti haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sepsi II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sepsi II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sepsi II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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.