Liga 1 preview: Can SSC Farul edge out victory against Voluntari?

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Farul (15500 seats)

SSC Farul are located at 4th, while Voluntari are loitering 1 points behind in the league table. Will they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1
  • Voluntari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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SSC Farul form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Farul as SSC Farul have scored 24 goals to get 31 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 10-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). Farul has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Hagi and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 298 minutes without scoring a league goal. Petre was the last player to find the net.

No payout for SSC Farul in their previous match, an away game at CFR Cluj that ended in defeat 0-1.

Ahead of that match, SSC Farul lost 0-4 at home to FCSB.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SSC Farul have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost zero.

The Farul fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. SSC Farul are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Farul in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Voluntari form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Voluntari have produced an overall stat of 4-5-6 so far. With the Voluntari losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Voluntari aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 361 league minutes without a goal. Ricardinho was the last player to find the net.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Voluntari, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Universitatea Craiova.

A 0-1 loss hosting CFR Cluj before that.

Voluntari are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and three defeats. From a total of five matches.

Voluntari have another game that requires travelling in just four nights, a Romania Cup match vs Arges. A gruelling fixture list for the visiting team!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Voluntari as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Voluntari have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Voluntari - Farul 1-0. Previous three meetings between these squads: SSC Farul won one, Voluntari triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FarulJ. Betancor Sánchez
J. Betancor Sánchez
15 goals
SSC FarulA. Petre
A. Petre
9 goals
VoluntariV. Raţă
V. Raţă
7 goals

SSC Farul missing players

Voluntari missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SSC Farul Voluntari
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 7 18 37
15 10 3 Won W 0 4 15
7 2 1 Drew D 1 5 8
15 6 0 Lost L 6 9 14
44 24 5 Scored S 1 11 36
32 15 0 Conceded C 13 24 38
89% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 78% 84%
59% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 56% 54%
24% 39% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 39% 41%
11% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 17% 19%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
19% 11% 0% BTTS BTTS 14% 28% 35%
43% 56% 100% Clean Sheets C S 14% 33% 32%
49% 44% 25% Failed to Score F T 86% 61% 49%
 
5.3 5.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.6 3.6
3.9 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.3 5
1.4 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.4
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.5 10.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 7.3 7.9
4 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.6 3.3
30% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 23% 30%
 
9.1 9.4 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 14.3 13.2
3.5 3.5 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.1 5.2 4.4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SSC Farul have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Voluntari have scored away.
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1
  • Voluntari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  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 30 24 4 2 48 16 15 13 2 0 26 7 15 11 2 2 22 9 32 76
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 15 11 3 1 38 18 15 7 5 3 16 10 26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 15 10 3 2 30 9 15 6 3 6 25 20 26 54
4 SSC Farul 30 14 6 10 42 21 15 10 1 4 24 8 15 4 5 6 18 13 21 48
5 Arges 30 14 6 10 28 22 15 7 3 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 15 11 6 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 15 9 3 3 21 11 15 4 5 6 10 16 4 47
7 Botosani 30 11 13 6 33 28 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 46
8 UTA Arad 30 9 13 8 24 20 15 6 5 4 12 9 15 3 8 4 12 11 4 40
9 Rapid Bucuresti 30 9 13 8 34 31 15 5 7 3 14 10 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 40
10 Sepsi 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 6 5 4 19 14 15 3 7 5 14 15 4 39
11 Chindia Targoviste 30 8 11 11 23 23 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 5 4 6 12 9 0 35
12 U Craiova 1948 30 8 9 13 31 35 15 5 5 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 17 19 -4 33
13 Mioveni 30 6 11 13 19 36 15 4 6 5 10 14 15 2 5 8 9 22 -17 29
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 4 5 21 24 66 15 4 3 8 17 28 15 0 2 13 7 38 -42 17
15 Academica Clinceni 30 3 5 22 21 64 15 2 3 10 12 30 15 1 2 12 9 34 -43 14
16 Gaz Metan Medias 30 6 6 18 21 46 15 2 6 7 11 21 15 4 0 11 10 25 -25 2

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 CFR Cluj 30 24 4 2 48 16 15 13 2 0 26 7 15 11 2 2 22 9 32 76
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 15 11 3 1 38 18 15 7 5 3 16 10 26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 15 10 3 2 30 9 15 6 3 6 25 20 26 54
4 SSC Farul 30 14 6 10 42 21 15 10 1 4 24 8 15 4 5 6 18 13 21 48
5 Arges 30 14 6 10 28 22 15 7 3 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 15 11 6 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 15 9 3 3 21 11 15 4 5 6 10 16 4 47
7 Botosani 30 11 13 6 33 28 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 46
8 UTA Arad 30 9 13 8 24 20 15 6 5 4 12 9 15 3 8 4 12 11 4 40
9 Rapid Bucuresti 30 9 13 8 34 31 15 5 7 3 14 10 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 40
10 Sepsi 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 6 5 4 19 14 15 3 7 5 14 15 4 39
11 Chindia Targoviste 30 8 11 11 23 23 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 5 4 6 12 9 0 35
12 U Craiova 1948 30 8 9 13 31 35 15 5 5 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 17 19 -4 33
13 Mioveni 30 6 11 13 19 36 15 4 6 5 10 14 15 2 5 8 9 22 -17 29
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 4 5 21 24 66 15 4 3 8 17 28 15 0 2 13 7 38 -42 17
15 Academica Clinceni 30 3 5 22 21 64 15 2 3 10 12 30 15 1 2 12 9 34 -43 14
16 Gaz Metan Medias 30 6 6 18 21 46 15 2 6 7 11 21 15 4 0 11 10 25 -25 2

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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.