Liga 1 preview: Can Sepsi edge out victory against Voluntari?

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Fri 25.October
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Liga 1, Sepsi holding 10th place and Voluntari lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Sepsi and Voluntari 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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Sepsi form and stats

With {1 Liga 1 wins}, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Sepsi are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The Sepsi fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga 1 game also here at Stadionul Municipal: A 2-3 defeat against Astra (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Botosani that finished 1-1.

The Sepsi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Sepsi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Voluntari form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Voluntari, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Liga 1, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

Voluntari has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hermannstadt for a Liga 1 game that ended a draw (0-0). A loss against Chindia Targoviste was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Voluntari when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Voluntari as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Voluntari's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 16 goals in 6 travels.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Voluntari - Sepsi 0-0. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Sepsi, 3 draws and 3 wins for Voluntari. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

SepsiG. Karanović
G. Karanović
4 goals
SepsiG. Vașvari
G. Vașvari
3 goals / 1 assists
SepsiN. Carnat
N. Carnat
2 goals / 1 assists

Sepsi missing players

Voluntari missing players

Sepsi Voluntari
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
9 3 0 Drew D 1 1 3
2 2 0 Lost L 0 4 9
13 8 3 Scored S 0 5 8
11 7 0 Conceded C 0 16 26
77% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 77%
62% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 69%
23% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 83% 69%
15% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 31%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 15%
54% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 46%
38% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 17% 23%
31% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 54%
 
4.2 3.7 2 Corners For (avg) C F 2 3.5 4.2
5.2 5.7 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4.2 4.5
2.1 2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 4
Key stats this season:
  • Sepsi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Voluntari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Voluntari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Voluntari have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Sepsi
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Home vs low
21-09-19 L1 Sepsi 3 - 0 Hermannstadt
26-09-19 RC Ripensia Timisoara 1 - 4 Sepsi
30-09-19 L1 CSM Iasi 1 - 1 Sepsi
04-10-19 L1 Botosani 1 - 1 Sepsi
20-10-19 L1 Sepsi 2 - 3 Astra
25-10-19 L1 Sepsi 19:30 Voluntari
31-10-19 RC Sepsi 17:15 Astra
03-11-19 L1 FCSB 20:00 Sepsi
09-11-19 L1 Sepsi 01:00 Gaz Metan Medias
23-11-19 L1 Viitorul 01:00 Sepsi
Voluntari
All Liga 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs low
21-09-19 L1 Voluntari 1 - 2 Academica Clinceni
24-09-19 RC Concordia Chiajna 2 - 3 Voluntari
27-09-19 L1 Dinamo Bucuresti 2 - 1 Voluntari
07-10-19 L1 Voluntari 0 - 1 Chindia Targoviste
18-10-19 L1 Hermannstadt 0 - 0 Voluntari
25-10-19 L1 Sepsi 19:30 Voluntari
31-10-19 RC Voluntari 20:00 Universitatea Craiova
03-11-19 L1 Voluntari 15:30 Botosani
09-11-19 L1 Astra 01:00 Voluntari
23-11-19 L1 CSM Iasi 01:00 Voluntari

  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 8 3 2 31 11 7 6 1 0 19 2 6 2 2 2 12 9 20 27
2 Viitorul 13 7 4 2 29 15 7 6 1 0 23 7 6 1 3 2 6 8 14 25
3 Universitatea Craiova 13 7 2 4 18 14 7 4 1 2 9 6 6 3 1 2 9 8 4 23
4 CSM Iasi 13 5 6 2 18 11 7 4 3 0 11 3 6 1 3 2 7 8 7 21
5 Gaz Metan Medias 13 6 3 4 22 19 7 4 2 1 15 9 6 2 1 3 7 10 3 21
6 Astra 13 5 4 4 17 16 6 3 3 0 11 8 7 2 1 4 6 8 1 19
7 FCSB 13 5 3 5 16 19 7 2 2 3 9 12 6 3 1 2 7 7 -3 18
8 Dinamo Bucuresti 13 5 2 6 18 21 6 4 1 1 12 6 7 1 1 5 6 15 -3 17
9 Botosani 13 3 7 3 18 21 6 1 4 1 9 9 7 2 3 2 9 12 -3 16
10 Sepsi 13 2 9 2 13 11 6 1 3 2 8 7 7 1 6 0 5 4 2 15
11 Chindia Targoviste 13 4 3 6 16 19 6 2 1 3 6 9 7 2 2 3 10 10 -3 15
12 Hermannstadt 13 3 3 7 11 22 6 3 1 2 6 6 7 0 2 5 5 16 -11 12
13 Academica Clinceni 13 2 4 7 16 26 6 1 3 2 6 10 7 1 1 5 10 16 -10 10
14 Voluntari 13 1 3 9 8 26 7 0 2 5 3 10 6 1 1 4 5 16 -18 6

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