Liga 1 match research: Voluntari against Argeş

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4600 seats)

This could be an engrossing match as Voluntari have their presumed home advantage, while Argeş are in front by 1 point in the Liga 1 standings.

Insights:
  • Voluntari have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga 1

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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Voluntari form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu as Voluntari have scored 21 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 9-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Voluntari after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The club members are hoping that Voluntari will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against FCSB. Voluntari were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that, Voluntari had a home game versus SSC Farul which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Voluntari have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost zero.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Romania Cup game versus Argeş in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu.

Voluntari are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. Voluntari have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Argeş form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Argeş have produced an overall stat of 7-3-5 so far. It's looking increasingly bleak for Argeş who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Botosani was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Argeş aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 198 league minutes without a goal. Said was the last player to find the net.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus SSC Farul with 0-2 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting CFR Cluj's place.

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

The schedule is very tough for Argeş now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Romania Cup game at Voluntari is waiting in only three days.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Argeş - Voluntari 0-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Voluntari victories, one draw and four Argeş wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

VoluntariV. Raţă
V. Raţă
7 goals
VoluntariA. Nemec
A. Nemec
6 goals
VoluntariC. Costin
C. Costin
5 goals

Voluntari missing players

Argeş missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Voluntari Argeş
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 4 17 34
15 11 3 Won W 3 7 14
8 3 2 Drew D 0 3 6
11 3 1 Lost L 1 7 14
36 25 6 Scored S 5 15 30
35 12 3 Conceded C 3 16 32
82% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
59% 59% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 59% 50%
44% 47% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 24% 26%
21% 24% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 9%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
38% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 24% 29%
35% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 41% 38%
44% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 41% 41%
 
3.7 3.8 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.1 4.2
5 4.6 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 4.2
2.4 2.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
8 8.6 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.6 8.4
3.5 4.3 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.4 3.3
30% 34% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 38% 27%
 
13.3 12.1 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 10.2 9.9
4.4 3.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.4 3.7
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga 1
  • Voluntari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Voluntari have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 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 Argeş 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 Bucureşti 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 Argeş 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 Bucureşti 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.