Plopeni fights Sepsi II in 3. Liga: Series 5 battle

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Competition: Romania 3. Liga: Series 5
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Plopeni in 5th and Sepsi II in 4th place.

Insights:
  • Plopeni have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in 3. Liga: Series 5
  • Sepsi II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Plopeni form and stats

When playing at home in the 3. Liga: Series 5, Plopeni have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.

Plopeni have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Plopeni have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sepsi II form and stats

The visitors are W4-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga: Series 5. Sepsi II seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

As mentioned above, Sepsi was the only team on the pitch versus Odorheiu Secuiesc in their previous game, winning 6-2. This could be a tougher task.

Sepsi find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sepsi have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sepsi II - Plopeni 0-0.

Plopeni missing players

Sepsi II missing players

Plopeni Sepsi II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 1 8 16
6 4 1 Won W 0 4 7
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
7 2 0 Lost L 1 4 7
21 13 2 Scored S 1 10 27
18 5 0 Conceded C 3 14 24
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 81%
38% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 69%
25% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 31%
19% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 25%
38% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 50%
44% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 31%
31% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
5.4 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.4 12
2.9 3.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.8 5.1
35% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 25%
Key stats in 3. Liga: Series 5 this season:
  • Plopeni have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Plopeni have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in 3. Liga: Series 5
  • Plopeni have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in 3. Liga: Series 5
  • Sepsi II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sepsi II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Corona Brasov 16 13 3 0 34 9 8 8 0 0 19 4 8 5 3 0 15 5 25 42
2 SR Municipal Brasov 16 7 5 4 34 24 8 3 3 2 16 10 8 4 2 2 18 14 10 26
3 Blejoi Vispesti 16 7 3 6 28 29 8 4 0 4 15 17 8 3 3 2 13 12 -1 24
4 Sepsi II 16 7 2 7 27 24 8 3 2 3 17 10 8 4 0 4 10 14 3 23
5 Plopeni 16 6 3 7 21 18 8 4 2 2 13 5 8 2 1 5 8 13 3 21
6 Olimpic Cetate 16 6 3 7 22 21 8 4 2 2 15 8 8 2 1 5 7 13 1 21
7 Targu Secuiesc 16 6 3 7 18 29 8 4 0 4 12 14 8 2 3 3 6 15 -11 21
8 Astra II 16 6 2 8 25 25 8 3 1 4 13 10 8 3 1 4 12 15 0 20
9 Odorheiu Secuiesc 16 5 4 7 23 23 8 1 4 3 12 10 8 4 0 4 11 13 0 19
10 Kids Tampa Brasov 16 3 0 13 11 41 8 2 0 6 7 16 8 1 0 7 4 25 -30 9

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.