With their 3 point dominance in the league standings, Otelul regulars yearn to see their gladiators get full points from this game versus Dinamo Bucureşti.
- Otelul have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga 1
- Dinamo Bucureşti have the fewest scored goals (7) in Liga 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Otelul and Dinamo Bucureşti.
Otelul form and stats
0-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Otelul so far this season. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Stadionul Oţelul, but a victory now would be sweet for Otelul.
Otelul are confident in defense, having played 217 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Otelul are returning here after guesting SCM Zalau in a Romania Cup fixture and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting U Craiova 1948.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 Otelul have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have had two goals or less.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Otelul here at Stadionul Oţelul in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Otelul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats
1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dinamo Bucureşti in their Liga 1 matches away. It's a growing despair in Dinamo Bucureşti as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Bucureşti have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 339 minutes ago. Gregório was the goal scorer.
Dinamo Bucureşti delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against U Craiova 1948 in their previous game; a Romania Cup fixture.
A 0-2 loss hosting SSC Farul before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dinamo Bucureşti playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Dinamo Bucureşti wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Bucureşti find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. The Dinamo Bucureşti manager Burca has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Otelul won one game, one match ended with a tie and Dinamo Bucureşti managed eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pop 4 goals |   G. Almeida Gregório 3 goals |  J. Cisotti 2 goals |
Otelul missing players
Dinamo Bucureşti missing players
| Otelul | Dinamo Bucureşti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 40% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| 5.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 11.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 26% | 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 19% |
| 11.4 | 8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17.2 | 12.6 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
- All of Dinamo Bucureşti's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dinamo Bucureşti have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Dinamo Bucureşti have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dinamo Bucureşti have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dinamo Bucureşti have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Bucureşti have the fewest scored goals (7) in Liga 1
- Dinamo Bucureşti have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Liga 1
- Dinamo Bucureşti have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dinamo Bucureşti haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Otelul have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga 1
- Otelul have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Liga 1
- Otelul have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | U Craiova 1948 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | SSC Farul | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Otelul | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 16 | Botosani | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
