Gaz Metan Mediaş favourites for feisty fight facing Academica Clinceni

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (7814 seats)

Both the home- and away side have had problems getting enough points so far, but three lovely points in this important match would certainly help. Get set for Gaz Metan Mediaş - Academica Clinceni!

Insights:
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have the most conceded goals (31) in Liga 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

The story so far in the Liga 1 for Gaz Metan Mediaş at their home stadium (Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The Gaz Metan Mediaş crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Chindia Targoviste here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan in a Romania Cup match.

Heartbreak before that as Mediaş lost 0-2 at U Craiova 1948's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mediaş handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and zero defeats.

Mediaş aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. On the other hand, Mediaş have conceded 7 goals.

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Academica Clinceni form and stats

Academica Clinceni have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Liga 1, after 0-1-6 (7 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Academica, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Sepsi game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Academica aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 193 league minutes without a goal. J. Bautista was the last player to find the net.

The manager I. Chirilă was unhappy after their last game, a Liga 1 match played at their home ground Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1. Academica suffered a 0-3 loss to UTA Arad (placed 6th). Academica did not look prepared in the first half against UTA Arad and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Universitatea Craiova wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Academica have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were three victories, three draws and one defeat.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Academica as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. The Academica defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings with these participants: Mediaş won two, Academica Clinceni triumphed in one and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Academica ClinceniJ. Cascini
J. Cascini
5 goals
Gaz Metan MediaşJ. de Sousa Matias
J. de Sousa Matias
3 goals
MediaşR. Deaconu
R. Deaconu
2 goals

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

Academica Clinceni missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş Academica Clinceni
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 7 3 Played P 2 7 13
3 2 2 Won W 0 0 0
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
8 3 0 Lost L 2 6 10
10 6 3 Scored S 1 5 9
17 7 1 Conceded C 5 21 31
92% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 43% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 85%
46% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 62%
8% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 71% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 43% 23%
46% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 54%
15% 29% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
46% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 46%
 
3.8 3.7 1.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.3 3.7
6.9 5.7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.4 4.4
2.4 2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 2.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.1 8 5.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.6 8.8
2.9 3.1 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.7 2.4
26% 27% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 26% 29%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Academica Clinceni have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Academica Clinceni have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Academica Clinceni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Academica Clinceni have the most conceded goals (21) away in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have the most conceded goals (31) in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Liga 1
  • Academica Clinceni have yet to win a game.
  • Academica Clinceni haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Academica Clinceni is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) 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 13 11 0 2 19 8 7 7 0 0 14 4 6 4 0 2 5 4 11 33
2 Universitatea Craiova 13 8 1 4 23 10 7 5 1 1 17 3 6 3 0 3 6 7 13 25
3 FCSB 12 7 3 2 23 11 6 5 1 0 19 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 12 24
4 Botosani 13 6 6 1 13 9 6 2 3 1 4 4 7 4 3 0 9 5 4 24
5 Voluntari 13 8 0 5 17 15 7 5 0 2 10 5 6 3 0 3 7 10 2 24
6 UTA Arad 13 6 5 2 15 8 7 3 3 1 7 4 6 3 2 1 8 4 7 23
7 Rapid Bucuresti 13 6 4 3 16 10 7 3 1 3 6 5 6 3 3 0 10 5 6 22
8 Arges 13 6 3 4 12 7 6 2 1 3 3 4 7 4 2 1 9 3 5 21
9 SSC Farul 12 5 3 4 15 8 5 5 0 0 13 1 7 0 3 4 2 7 7 18
10 Chindia Targoviste 13 3 5 5 8 9 6 2 2 2 6 5 7 1 3 3 2 4 -1 14
11 U Craiova 1948 13 3 3 7 10 14 6 2 2 2 4 4 7 1 1 5 6 10 -4 12
12 Mioveni 13 3 3 7 7 17 6 1 2 3 2 5 7 2 1 4 5 12 -10 12
13 Gaz Metan Mediaş 13 3 2 8 10 17 7 2 2 3 6 7 6 1 0 5 4 10 -7 11
14 Sepsi 13 1 7 5 10 15 7 1 3 3 7 9 6 0 4 2 3 6 -5 10
15 Dinamo Bucuresti 13 2 2 9 11 29 7 2 2 3 10 11 6 0 0 6 1 18 -18 8
16 Academica Clinceni 13 0 3 10 9 31 6 0 2 4 4 10 7 0 1 6 5 21 -22 3

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.