Open game expected at Stadionul Municipal: Hermannstadt vs SSC Farul preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (8200 seats)

It's the premier game of the new campaign for Hermannstadt and SSC Farul. The leaf is blank, the possibilities infinite.

SSC Farul could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only three sleeps ago.

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Hermannstadt form and stats

In the previous season, Hermannstadt's league statistics were 11 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, results that produced 11th spot in the Liga 1. From these 30 matches they scored {30 goals} and gave away 29. Appearing at their own stadium in the previous season Hermannstadt delivered 6-3-6 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 14 conceded.

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 12 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Hermannstadt have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Hermannstadt have scored {1 goals} and conceded 1 time.

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SSC Farul form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Farul in the national league as they took home the Liga 1 trophy. The championship was secured after 19 wins, 7 draws and only 4 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 7, drew 5 and lost 3.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with SSC Farul playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 2 SSC Farul wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Farul have another game away from home in just three sleeps, a Champions League fixture versus Sheriff. A grim fixture list for the guests!

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. SSC Farul have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats from five fixtures.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Hermannstadt one win, one draw and SSC Farul zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two encounters. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Balaure with 2 goals scored against SSC Farul in these 2 games.

Hermannstadt missing players

SSC Farul missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hermannstadt SSC Farul
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 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%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Hermannstadt Last season SSC Farul
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 19   Played P   20 40
15 7   Won W   8 25
11 5   Drew D   8 10
13 7   Lost L   4 5
40 22   Scored S   28 76
36 18   Conceded C   25 41
90% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
62% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 85%
33% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 52%
8% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 25%
3% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 15%
41% 47%   BTTS BTTS   70% 60%
36% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 32%
33% 32%   Failed to Score F T   15% 15%
 
3.6 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.4
4.4 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 3.8
2 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
8.5 8.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.3 12.1
3.3 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 5
31% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 38%
 
9.8 9.3   Shots against (avg) S A   13.4 10.3
4 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 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 Botosani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CFR Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSM Iasi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hermannstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Otelul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Petrolul 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rapid Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sepsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SSC Farul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 U Craiova 1948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Universitatea Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 UTA Arad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 Botosani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CFR Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSM Iasi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hermannstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Otelul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Petrolul 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rapid Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sepsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SSC Farul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 U Craiova 1948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Universitatea Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 UTA Arad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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