Hermannstadt vs Petrolul 52 match preview: Even contest expected at Stadionul Municipal

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 10.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (8200 seats)

This should be quite a game, with Hermannstadt in 4th and Petrolul 52 in 3rd. Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game.
  • Petrolul 52 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga 1

Hermannstadt and Petrolul 52 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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Hermannstadt form and stats

3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Hermannstadt so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Hermannstadt bring valid hopes of a third.

The Hermannstadt goalkeeper Vlad Ionut Mutiu is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga 1.

A good away victory last time out for Hermannstadt, who won 1-0 against Arges (placed 6th). Paraschiv has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. First-class!

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Universitatea Craiova in a game that was won 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hermannstadt have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Hermannstadt have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Municipal with 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Hermannstadt have conceded only 2 goals.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Petrolul 52 playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. Having won their last three away games Petrolul 52 has no reason to fear anyone.

The followers enjoyed Petrolul 52's previous game versus Botosani (placed 8th), a 2-1 win played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Chindia Targoviste.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Petrolul 52 in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Petrolul 52, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The visiting Petrolul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - two - zero (Hermannstadt wins - draws - Petrolul 52 wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

HermannstadtD. Paraschiv
D. Paraschiv
5 goals
HermannstadtB. Alhassan
B. Alhassan
4 goals
Petrolul 52G. Grozav
G. Grozav
3 goals

Hermannstadt missing players

Petrolul 52 missing players

Hermannstadt Petrolul 52
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 0 4 9
4 3 1 Won W 0 3 5
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
11 7 1 Scored S 0 5 9
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 7
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 89%
62% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 44%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 22%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 11%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 33%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 44%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 33%
 
2.6 2.2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.8 3
5.2 5.8 9 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.8 7.2
2.1 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.8 8.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 7.7
4.1 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3
33% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 33%
 
10.6 9.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.5 9.8
3.5 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.2
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Hermannstadt have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game.
  • Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hermannstadt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hermannstadt have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Hermannstadt haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Petrolul 52 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Petrolul 52 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Petrolul 52 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Liga 1
  • Petrolul 52 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Petrolul 52 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Petrolul 52 is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Rapid Bucuresti 9 7 0 2 10 4 4 4 0 0 6 1 5 3 0 2 4 3 6 21
2 SSC Farul 9 5 3 1 16 9 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 2 1 1 9 6 7 18
3 Petrolul 52 9 5 2 2 9 7 5 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 17
4 Hermannstadt 8 4 4 0 11 5 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 1 3 0 4 3 6 16
5 Universitatea Craiova 8 4 2 2 11 9 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 14
6 Arges 9 4 1 4 9 11 5 3 0 2 7 5 4 1 1 2 2 6 -2 13
7 CFR Cluj 7 4 0 3 13 9 5 3 0 2 10 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 12
8 Botosani 8 3 3 2 8 7 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 2 1 2 4 4 1 12
9 UTA Arad 9 3 3 3 8 10 4 3 1 0 7 3 5 0 2 3 1 7 -2 12
10 U Craiova 1948 9 3 2 4 11 10 4 2 0 2 5 4 5 1 2 2 6 6 1 11
11 Sepsi 9 2 4 3 9 7 4 1 1 2 5 3 5 1 3 1 4 4 2 10
12 Voluntari 9 2 2 5 6 10 5 1 2 2 3 2 4 1 0 3 3 8 -4 8
13 FCSB 7 1 4 2 9 12 4 1 3 0 7 6 3 0 1 2 2 6 -3 7
14 Mioveni 9 1 3 5 5 13 4 0 2 2 2 5 5 1 1 3 3 8 -8 6
15 Universitatea Cluj 9 0 4 5 5 11 4 0 2 2 2 4 5 0 2 3 3 7 -6 4
16 Chindia Targoviste 8 0 3 5 9 15 3 0 1 2 3 6 5 0 2 3 6 9 -6 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.