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

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Fri 07.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu (4600 seats)

A total of twelve games are finished and Voluntari are 6 points on top of Mioveni. What will the score be?

Insights:
  • Voluntari have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Liga 1
  • Mioveni have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Liga 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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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 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Voluntari travelled for their previous game, a trip to Universitatea Craiova that ended 1-1.

Before that, Voluntari had a home game versus U Craiova 1948 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 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Voluntari have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Defensively Voluntari have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mioveni form and stats

Mioveni have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 1-1-4 (6 played).

Mioveni played 2-2 against U Craiova 1948 in their previous match.

Previously, the Romania Cup victory away at Scolar Resita. We have checked recent matches where Mioveni have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mioveni's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Voluntari victories, one draw and one Mioveni win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

VoluntariA. Nemec
A. Nemec
3 goals
VoluntariD. Florea
D. Florea
2 goals
MioveniE. Scarlatache
E. Scarlatache
2 goals

Voluntari missing players

Mioveni missing players

Voluntari Mioveni
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 6 12
3 2 0 Won W 1 1 1
4 2 1 Drew D 1 1 4
5 2 1 Lost L 0 4 7
9 4 0 Scored S 1 4 8
12 2 1 Conceded C 0 10 18
83% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 92%
50% 17% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 58%
33% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 42%
42% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 17%
42% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 50%
 
3.2 3.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 3.4
4.3 5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.8 4.8
2.3 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6.9 6.7 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8.5 8.3
2.6 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.7 3
29% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 25% 22%
 
13.2 12.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 12.3 10.1
4.4 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 5.7 4.7
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Mioveni have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Mioveni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mioveni have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Liga 1
  • Mioveni have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Liga 1
  • Mioveni have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Voluntari have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Liga 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SSC Farul 11 7 3 1 22 10 6 4 2 0 10 3 5 3 1 1 12 7 12 24
2 Rapid Bucuresti 11 8 0 3 12 6 5 5 0 0 8 2 6 3 0 3 4 4 6 24
3 Hermannstadt 10 6 4 0 15 7 5 4 1 0 9 3 5 2 3 0 6 4 8 22
4 CFR Cluj 10 7 0 3 17 9 7 5 0 2 13 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 8 21
5 Universitatea Craiova 11 5 3 3 14 13 7 4 2 1 11 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 1 18
6 Petrolul 52 12 5 2 5 11 13 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 0 3 6 7 -2 17
7 Sepsi 11 4 4 3 18 8 5 2 1 2 12 3 6 2 3 1 6 5 10 16
8 U Craiova 1948 12 4 3 5 14 13 5 3 0 2 6 4 7 1 3 3 8 9 1 15
9 UTA Arad 11 4 3 4 11 13 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 1 2 3 3 8 -2 15
10 Voluntari 12 3 4 5 9 12 6 2 2 2 4 2 6 1 2 3 5 10 -3 13
11 Arges 11 4 1 6 9 15 6 3 0 3 7 6 5 1 1 3 2 9 -6 13
12 Botosani 10 3 3 4 9 16 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 2 1 3 4 11 -7 12
13 Universitatea Cluj 11 2 4 5 7 11 5 1 2 2 3 4 6 1 2 3 4 7 -4 10
14 FCSB 9 1 5 3 11 15 5 1 4 0 8 7 4 0 1 3 3 8 -4 8
15 Mioveni 12 1 4 7 8 18 6 0 3 3 4 8 6 1 1 4 4 10 -10 7
16 Chindia Targoviste 10 0 3 7 10 18 4 0 1 3 4 8 6 0 2 4 6 10 -8 3

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.