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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 12.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4600 seats)

Preview: 18 points stand between the participants ahead of this match, FCSB the superior team. Can Voluntari strike back?

Insights:
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Liga 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Voluntari form and stats

The story so far in the Liga 1 for Voluntari at their home stadium (Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Voluntari to get some points in this home game.

Voluntari lost their last game at Rapid Bucuresti (placed 3rd) after a 1-4 scoreline.

Before that game, the home loss against CFR Cluj with the scoreline 0-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Voluntari here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Voluntari have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FCSB form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. A great winning streak in away games for FCSB as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Universitatea Cluj have they travelled home without three points.

It's the second away game in a row for FCSB, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus CFR Cluj (placed 1st) last time out.

A loss against SSC Farul was the result prior to that, in a home game.

FCSB have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

FCSB have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when facing Voluntari.

The squads have played each other previously this season, with the match result FCSB - Voluntari 1-1 written in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

FCSBA. Compagno
A. Compagno
9 goals
VoluntariA. Nemec
A. Nemec
6 goals
VoluntariV. Damaşcan
V. Damaşcan
6 goals

Voluntari missing players

FCSB missing players

Voluntari FCSB
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
6 4 0 Won W 1 7 13
8 3 1 Drew D 1 1 5
10 5 2 Lost L 1 4 6
21 11 1 Scored S 3 16 40
27 9 3 Conceded C 3 12 28
88% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
58% 42% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 79%
38% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 46%
12% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 33%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 21%
42% 17% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 62%
33% 42% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 29%
38% 58% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 8%
 
3.8 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 5
4.5 4.6 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.5 4.2
2.2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.6 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.4 9 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 11.1 12.8
2.9 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 5.3 6
30% 32% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 25% 28%
 
13.1 11.6 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 9.6 9.6
4.7 3.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • FCSB have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Liga 1
  • FCSB have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FCSB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 16 2 6 38 20 12 8 0 4 20 10 12 8 2 2 18 10 18 50
2 SSC Farul 23 14 6 3 45 24 11 8 2 1 24 7 12 6 4 2 21 17 21 48
3 Rapid Bucuresti 24 13 6 5 34 20 12 9 3 0 24 9 12 4 3 5 10 11 14 45
4 FCSB 24 13 5 6 40 28 12 6 4 2 24 16 12 7 1 4 16 12 12 44
5 Universitatea Craiova 23 12 5 6 29 22 12 8 2 2 19 11 11 4 3 4 10 11 7 41
6 Sepsi 23 9 6 8 36 21 11 4 2 5 17 8 12 5 4 3 19 13 15 33
7 Petrolul 52 23 9 3 11 22 27 12 5 3 4 13 12 11 4 0 7 9 15 -5 30
8 Chindia Targoviste 24 7 7 10 27 33 12 3 5 4 14 17 12 4 2 6 13 16 -6 28
9 U Craiova 1948 23 7 6 10 27 25 12 5 2 5 15 11 11 2 4 5 12 14 2 27
10 Botosani 23 6 9 8 20 34 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 3 4 5 9 23 -14 27
11 Voluntari 24 6 8 10 21 27 12 4 3 5 11 9 12 2 5 5 10 18 -6 26
12 Hermannstadt 24 9 7 8 27 24 12 5 2 5 17 13 12 4 5 3 10 11 3 25
13 Arges 24 6 7 11 19 34 12 4 3 5 11 16 12 2 4 6 8 18 -15 25
14 Universitatea Cluj 24 5 8 11 16 29 12 4 5 3 10 9 12 1 3 8 6 20 -13 23
15 UTA Arad 24 4 8 12 21 34 12 3 4 5 14 17 12 1 4 7 7 17 -13 20
16 Mioveni 24 3 7 14 17 37 12 1 5 6 6 13 12 2 2 8 11 24 -20 16

Read more about Liga 1

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.