Liga 1 fixture preview and statistics: FCSB fight SSC Farul

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 14.March
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Naţională (55600 seats)

Liga 1: Two teams who have done superbly thus far. Learn more on FCSB - SSC Farul with this comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • FCSB have the most points from losing position (16) in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1

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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FCSB form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 15 Liga 1 games here at Arena Naţională for FCSB. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

A nice win for FCSB last time playing, versus Voluntari. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Popescu scoring for the victors.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Argeş (0-1).

There will be little rest for FCSB after this match as they are travelling to Argeş for a Liga 1 game in only four days.

FCSB are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (38 goals in 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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SSC Farul form and stats

4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of SSC Farul playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.

SSC Farul lost away at Universitatea Craiova (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Botoşani.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CFR Cluj in just four days.

SSC Farul find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. SSC Farul are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest reported meeting involving both these teams is the FCSB - SSC Farul 0-2 played earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the previous two meetings): FCSB won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and SSC Farul got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two

Top Goalscorers

SSC FarulJ. Betancor Sánchez
J. Betancor Sánchez
15 goals
FCSBF. Tănase
F. Tănase
11 goals
SSC FarulA. Petre
A. Petre
8 goals

FCSB missing players

SSC Farul missing players

FCSB SSC Farul
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 3 15 30
18 11 2 Won W 0 4 14
8 3 1 Drew D 0 5 6
4 1 0 Lost L 3 6 10
54 38 9 Scored S 1 18 42
28 18 5 Conceded C 4 13 21
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
67% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 60%
53% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 13% 23%
33% 53% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
23% 33% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
50% 73% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 23%
40% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 47%
20% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 47% 40%
 
5.1 4.9 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 5.7 5.5
3 2.7 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 3.7 3.9
2.2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.1 13.5 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 10.7 11
5 6.1 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.7 4.3
36% 42% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 32% 33%
 
8.5 8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 8.3 8.4
3.4 3.2 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 2.9 2.8
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • FCSB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FCSB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FCSB have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SSC Farul have scored away.
  • FCSB have the most points from losing position (16) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals (38) at home in Liga 1
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Liga 1
  • FCSB haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CFR Cluj 30 24 4 2 48 16 15 13 2 0 26 7 15 11 2 2 22 9 32 76
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 15 11 3 1 38 18 15 7 5 3 16 10 26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 15 10 3 2 30 9 15 6 3 6 25 20 26 54
4 SSC Farul 30 14 6 10 42 21 15 10 1 4 24 8 15 4 5 6 18 13 21 48
5 Argeş 30 14 6 10 28 22 15 7 3 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 15 11 6 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 15 9 3 3 21 11 15 4 5 6 10 16 4 47
7 Botoşani 30 11 13 6 33 28 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 46
8 UTA Arad 30 9 13 8 24 20 15 6 5 4 12 9 15 3 8 4 12 11 4 40
9 Rapid Bucuresti 30 9 13 8 34 31 15 5 7 3 14 10 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 40
10 Sepsi 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 6 5 4 19 14 15 3 7 5 14 15 4 39
11 Chindia Târgovişte 30 8 11 11 23 23 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 5 4 6 12 9 0 35
12 U Craiova 1948 30 8 9 13 31 35 15 5 5 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 17 19 -4 33
13 Mioveni 30 6 11 13 19 36 15 4 6 5 10 14 15 2 5 8 9 22 -17 29
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 4 5 21 24 66 15 4 3 8 17 28 15 0 2 13 7 38 -42 17
15 Academica Clinceni 30 3 5 22 21 64 15 2 3 10 12 30 15 1 2 12 9 34 -43 14
16 Gaz Metan Mediaş 30 6 6 18 21 46 15 2 6 7 11 21 15 4 0 11 10 25 -25 10

Read more about Liga 1

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.