Balanced ball game between CSM Iaşi and Hermannstadt expected

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 23.Jul
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu (11310 seats)

Game week two of the Liga 1 campaign and the teams have taken their learnings from the first game. Here's the CSM Iaşi - Hermannstadt pre-match guide:

CSM Iaşi and Hermannstadt should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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CSM Iaşi form and stats

The season before, CSM Iaşi's league statistics were 12 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, producing 2nd place in the Liga 2. Over these 19 matches they scored {30 goals} and conceded 14. Playing as the home team in the previous season CSM Iaşi managed 8-1-0 (win-draw-lost) with {16 goals} and 3 conceded.

No payout for Iaşi in their previous match, an away game at CFR Cluj that ended in defeat 0-2.

Ahead of that match, CSM Iaşi won a home game hosting Dinamo Bucuresti (4-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Iaşi perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with CSM Iaşi as a small favourite), we find 4 games. CSM Iaşi has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

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Hermannstadt form and stats

Let's have a look at how Hermannstadt performed last season in the Liga 1: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 8 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded {29 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 5 with 12/15 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for Hermannstadt in their previous game as they lost hosting SSC Farul, 0-1.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Universitatea Cluj.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Hermannstadt in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Hermannstadt, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Iaşi victories, three draws and four Hermannstadt wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSM IaşiS. Harrison
S. Harrison
9 goals
CSM IaşiC. Hlistei
C. Hlistei
8 goals
CSM IaşiA. Roman
A. Roman
7 goals

CSM Iaşi missing players

Hermannstadt missing players

Total First Half Second Half
CSM Iaşi Hermannstadt
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 9
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
12 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 10
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
CSM Iaşi Last season Hermannstadt
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 14   Played P   20 39
17 11   Won W   8 15
9 3   Drew D   6 11
3 0   Lost L   6 13
50 28   Scored S   18 40
22 6   Conceded C   18 36
83% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 90%
69% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 62%
52% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 33%
31% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 8%
10% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
55% 43%   BTTS BTTS   35% 41%
41% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 36%
21% 14%   Failed to Score F T   35% 33%
 
4.1 5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 3.6
4.1 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.4
2.4 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2
1 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.5 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 8.5
4.6 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.3
38% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 31%
 
7.6 5.5   Shots against (avg) S A   10.3 9.8
2.9 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FCSB 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 SSC Farul 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Otelul 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 UTA Arad 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Universitatea Cluj 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Petrolul 52 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rapid Bucuresti 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Sepsi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Dinamo Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Botosani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hermannstadt 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 U Craiova 1948 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 CSM Iaşi 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CSM Iaşi 10 5 5 0 20 8 5 3 2 0 12 3 5 2 3 0 8 5 12 60
2 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 10 3 3 4 16 18 5 3 2 0 12 5 5 0 1 4 4 13 -2 52
3 Otelul 10 4 1 5 8 13 5 3 0 2 6 6 5 1 1 3 2 7 -5 49
4 Dinamo Bucuresti 10 4 3 3 16 12 5 2 2 1 8 4 5 2 1 2 8 8 4 46
5 SCM Gloria Buzau 10 2 5 3 9 11 5 2 3 0 5 3 5 0 2 3 4 8 -2 42
6 Unirea Dej 10 1 5 4 2 9 5 1 2 2 2 5 5 0 3 2 0 4 -7 40
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 U Craiova 1948 9 4 4 1 13 7 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 1 3 0 4 2 6 36
2 Voluntari 9 4 5 0 17 11 5 2 3 0 7 4 4 2 2 0 10 7 6 34
3 Petrolul 52 9 5 1 3 9 9 5 3 0 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 5 6 0 34
4 Universitatea Cluj 9 5 1 3 12 9 5 3 0 2 8 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 33
5 Botosani 9 4 3 2 10 5 5 3 2 0 7 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 31
6 Hermannstadt 9 4 3 2 10 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 6 3 3 31
7 UTA Arad 9 3 3 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 2 6 6 1 26
8 Arges 9 3 1 5 10 11 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 1 0 4 4 7 -1 24
9 Chindia Targoviste 9 2 1 6 7 12 4 1 1 2 6 7 5 1 0 4 1 5 -5 23
10 Mioveni 9 0 0 9 1 19 4 0 0 4 0 7 5 0 0 5 1 12 -18 11

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FCSB 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 SSC Farul 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Otelul 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 UTA Arad 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Universitatea Cluj 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Petrolul 52 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rapid Bucuresti 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Sepsi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Dinamo Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Botosani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hermannstadt 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 U Craiova 1948 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 CSM Iaşi 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.