Soccer betting preview: Voluntari welcomes Gaz Metan Mediaş in what could be a tight duel

Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Sun 14.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4700 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 13th and the visitors in 11th place.

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

Overall stats at home this season for Voluntari, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Liga 1, are 3-5-5 (wins-draw-losses).

The home team returns to Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu after sharing the points with Dunarea Calarasi on their last time out; the Liga 1 game ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Concordia Chiajna with a 2-1 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Voluntari perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Voluntari as a small favourite), we find four games. Voluntari has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Voluntari have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu with 20 goals in 13 matches. Voluntari have conceded 20 from these games.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

Gaz Metan Mediaş have only collected 12 points from their away games after 2-6-5 (13 played). The fact that Gaz Metan Mediaş have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Gaz Metan Mediaş, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The supporters enjoyed Gaz Metan Mediaş's previous game versus Botoşani, a Liga 1 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus CSM Iasi at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Gaz Metan Mediaş in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Gaz Metan Mediaş, 9 draws and 6 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gaz Metan Mediaş as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games. As opposed to that, Gaz Metan Mediaş have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Gaz Metan Mediaş - Voluntari 2-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Voluntari won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Gaz Metan Mediaş has 5 wins.

Top Goalscorers

A. Tudorie
7 goals / 3 assists
A. Laïdouni
6 goals / 3 assists
R. Gadze
6 goals

Voluntari missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

Voluntari Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home Statistic Away Total
30 14 Played 15 30
37 22 Scored 13 33
49 21 Conceded 17 34
93% 93% Over 0.5 87% 87%
87% 86% Over 1.5 73% 73%
53% 57% Over 2.5 33% 40%
33% 36% Over 3.5 7% 17%
13% 21% Over 4.5 0% 7%
63% 71% Both teams to score 47% 50%
17% 21% Clean Sheet 27% 30%
27% 14% Failed To Score 40% 33%
Key stats this season:
  • Voluntari is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 CFR Cluj 26 15 9 2 39 16 13 5 7 1 19 10 13 10 2 1 20 6 23 54
2 FCSB 26 14 7 5 49 29 13 9 2 2 26 12 13 5 5 3 23 17 20 49
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 43 24 13 7 4 2 20 9 13 6 2 5 23 15 19 45
4 Astra 26 11 9 6 36 23 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 5 5 3 16 11 13 42
5 Viitorul 26 11 5 10 26 27 13 6 2 5 14 11 13 5 3 5 12 16 -1 38
6 Sepsi 26 10 7 9 32 25 13 6 2 5 17 12 13 4 5 4 15 13 7 37
7 Botoşani 26 9 9 8 31 33 13 5 3 5 14 17 13 4 6 3 17 16 -2 36
8 CSM Iaşi 26 10 4 12 28 38 13 5 3 5 14 15 13 5 1 7 14 23 -10 34
9 Hermannstadt 26 9 5 12 25 28 13 5 3 5 14 12 13 4 2 7 11 16 -3 32
10 Dinamo Bucureşti 26 8 8 10 29 37 13 6 4 3 18 13 13 2 4 7 11 24 -8 32
11 Gaz Metan Mediaş 26 7 10 9 25 32 13 5 4 4 16 16 13 2 6 5 9 16 -7 31
12 Dunărea Călăraşi 26 4 12 10 16 25 13 3 5 5 11 15 13 1 7 5 5 10 -9 24
13 Voluntari 26 4 9 13 30 46 13 3 5 5 20 20 13 1 4 8 10 26 -16 21
14 Concordia Chiajna 26 4 6 16 19 45 13 1 5 7 9 22 13 3 1 9 10 23 -26 18