Balanced ball game between ASU Poli Timişoara and Metaloglobus expected

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Wed 16.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

ASU Poli Timişoara will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Metaloglobus.

The visiting Metaloglobus played their last game only four days ago, a Liga 2 match.

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ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats

With {1 Liga 2 wins}, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, ASU Poli Timişoara are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The ASU Poli Timişoara supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Argeş in Liga 2 and win 3-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Şirineaşa and winning 4-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how ASU Poli Timişoara have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 1 Lost 3.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for ASU Poli Timişoara as they are travelling to their away game against UTA Arad in the Liga 2. That match is three days after this one.

The lack of attacking qualities in ASU Poli Timişoara means that they have only scored 3 goals in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. ASU Poli Timişoara have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Metaloglobus form and stats

2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Metaloglobus in their Liga 2 matches away.

Metaloglobus are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga 2 against Sporting Turnu (placed 1st). Before that, Metaloglobus travelled to Concordia Chiajna and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Metaloglobus playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were 0 Metaloglobus wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Şcolar Reşiţa in just three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Metaloglobus's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. In the opposite end, Metaloglobus have conceded 8 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 3 - 0 - 1 (ASU Poli Timişoara wins - draws - Metaloglobus wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

O. Herea
10 goals
C. Herea
3 goals
I. Mera
2 goals

ASU Poli Timişoara missing players

Metaloglobus missing players

ASU Poli Timişoara Metaloglobus
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
10 6 1 Played P 1 5 11
3 1 0 Won W 0 2 5
3 3 0 Drew D 1 2 3
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 3
10 3 0 Scored S 1 9 16
6 2 1 Conceded C 1 8 11
70% 50% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
40% 17% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 73%
30% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 55%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 18%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 9%
10% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 36%
50% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 45%
70% 83% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 27%
 
4.5 5.5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.6 4.4
6 6.3 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 3.6 3.3
2.7 3.2 5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2.6 2.5
2 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats This season:
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • All of Metaloglobus's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Metaloglobus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metaloglobus have scored at least twice as many goals away as ASU Poli Timişoara have scored home.
  • Metaloglobus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

ASU Poli Timişoara
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 2 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
11-09-19 RC Şcolar Reşiţa 1 - 0 ASU Poli Timişoara
14-09-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara 0 - 0 SSC Farul
21-09-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara 0 - 0 Şcolar Reşiţa
28-09-19 L2 Şirineaşa 1 - 4 ASU Poli Timişoara
05-10-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara 3 - 0 Argeş
16-10-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara 12:00 Metaloglobus
19-10-19 L2 UTA Arad 08:00 ASU Poli Timişoara
26-10-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara 08:00 Dunărea Călăraşi
02-11-19 L2 Petrolul 52 09:00 ASU Poli Timişoara
09-11-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara - Csikszereda
Metaloglobus
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 2 3. Liga: Series 2 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-09-19 L2 Juventus Bucureşti 2 - 3 Metaloglobus
26-09-19 RC Metaloglobus 0 - 2 FCSB
29-09-19 L2 Metaloglobus 0 - 0 Rapid Bucuresti
05-10-19 L2 Concordia Chiajna 1 - 1 Metaloglobus
12-10-19 L2 Metaloglobus 1 - 0 Sporting Turnu
16-10-19 L2 ASU Poli Timişoara 12:00 Metaloglobus
19-10-19 L2 Metaloglobus 08:00 Şcolar Reşiţa
26-10-19 L2 Şirineaşa 08:00 Metaloglobus
02-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 09:00 Argeş
09-11-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau - Metaloglobus

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting Turnu 11 8 1 2 22 7 6 6 0 0 13 2 5 2 1 2 9 5 15 25
2 Mioveni 11 6 5 0 19 5 5 2 3 0 9 4 6 4 2 0 10 1 14 23
3 UTA Arad 8 6 1 1 26 5 5 4 1 0 17 1 3 2 0 1 9 4 21 19
4 SCM Gloria Buzau 10 6 1 3 19 9 5 4 0 1 12 3 5 2 1 2 7 6 10 19
5 Metaloglobus 11 5 3 3 16 11 6 3 1 2 7 3 5 2 2 1 9 8 5 18
6 Petrolul 52 10 5 3 2 11 10 4 1 2 1 4 4 6 4 1 1 7 6 1 18
7 Rapid Bucuresti 9 5 2 2 13 9 5 3 1 1 8 5 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 17
8 Şirineaşa 11 5 2 4 16 14 6 3 1 2 7 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 2 17
9 Argeş 10 5 1 4 13 13 5 3 0 2 7 7 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 16
10 SSC Farul 11 4 3 4 8 8 5 4 1 0 5 0 6 0 2 4 3 8 0 15
11 Concordia Chiajna 10 3 4 3 9 12 6 3 2 1 7 7 4 0 2 2 2 5 -3 13
12 ASU Poli Timişoara 10 3 3 4 10 6 6 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 0 2 7 4 4 12
13 Universitatea Cluj 10 3 3 4 13 10 4 2 1 1 8 3 6 1 2 3 5 7 3 12
14 Dunărea Călăraşi 10 3 3 4 13 15 4 1 1 2 6 7 6 2 2 2 7 8 -2 12
15 Şcolar Reşiţa 10 3 3 4 12 16 6 3 1 2 10 12 4 0 2 2 2 4 -4 12
16 Ripensia Timişoara 11 3 3 5 12 19 5 2 0 3 6 10 6 1 3 2 6 9 -7 12
17 Csikszereda 10 2 4 4 10 15 5 1 4 0 9 6 5 1 0 4 1 9 -5 10
18 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 11 1 3 7 7 22 5 0 2 3 2 9 6 1 1 4 5 13 -15 6
19 Juventus Bucureşti 11 2 0 9 6 25 5 1 0 4 5 11 6 1 0 5 1 14 -19 6
20 Sportul Snagov 11 0 2 9 4 28 5 0 1 4 1 10 6 0 1 5 3 18 -24 2

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