Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Concordia Chiajna fight ASU Poli Timişoara

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sun 28.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Concordia (5123 seats)

Struggling Concordia Chiajna will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying ASU Poli Timişoara in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Concordia Chiajna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have the most clean sheets (11) in Liga 2

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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Concordia Chiajna form and stats

4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 2 numbers at home for Concordia Chiajna so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Concordia.

Concordia Chiajna are confident in defense, having played 418 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Concordia, who won 1-0 against Aerostar Bacău (placed 20th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Petrolul 52.

Concordia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Concordia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Concordia in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.

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ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats

Playing away, ASU Poli Timişoara, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Liga 2, have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga 2 this season. It's been quite a sequence of draws for Timişoara when traveling as their last four away games have all ended all square. Not since the Şirineaşa match has the points been distributed unevenly.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Pandurii Târgu Jiu (placed 21st) in their previous outing. The Liga 2 match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Metaloglobus.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Timişoara have scored 8 goals in 8 league games away. 8 goals have been conceded by Timişoara in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Concordia Chiajna won one, ASU Poli Timişoara won zero and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ASU Poli TimişoaraM. Axente
M. Axente
8 goals

Concordia Chiajna missing players

ASU Poli Timişoara missing players

Concordia Chiajna ASU Poli Timişoara
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 4 8 18
5 4 1 Won W 0 2 8
6 2 1 Drew D 4 5 8
8 3 1 Lost L 0 1 2
21 13 3 Scored S 3 8 18
21 8 3 Conceded C 3 8 12
84% 78% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 78%
53% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 50%
37% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 25% 17%
26% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 11%
16% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
47% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 28%
26% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 61%
42% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.9 11.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 7.6 8.6
3.3 4.4 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.5 3.1
33% 32% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 40% 32%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have the most clean sheets (11) in Liga 2
  • Concordia Chiajna have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 +/- P
1 Şirineaşa 19 10 3 6 31 25 11 5 2 4 17 17 8 5 1 2 14 8 6 33
2 U Craiova 1948 18 8 8 2 28 15 9 5 3 1 16 6 9 3 5 1 12 9 13 32
3 ASU Poli Timişoara 18 8 8 2 18 12 10 6 3 1 10 4 8 2 5 1 8 8 6 32
4 Universitatea Cluj 19 10 2 7 23 18 9 6 1 2 12 8 10 4 1 5 11 10 5 32
5 SSC Farul 20 9 5 6 24 20 9 4 2 3 10 11 11 5 3 3 14 9 4 32
6 Dunărea Călăraşi 19 9 5 5 24 22 8 4 3 1 12 8 11 5 2 4 12 14 2 32
7 Metaloglobus 19 9 4 6 25 13 9 5 3 1 17 5 10 4 1 5 8 8 12 31
8 Mioveni 19 8 7 4 18 10 8 1 4 3 4 6 11 7 3 1 14 4 8 31
9 Rapid Bucuresti 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 3 2 17 13 9 4 1 4 13 14 3 31
10 Csikszereda 19 8 6 5 22 15 9 4 2 3 10 7 10 4 4 2 12 8 7 30
11 Petrolul 52 18 8 4 6 28 15 10 3 2 5 12 11 8 5 2 1 16 4 13 28
12 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 6 8 5 21 20 10 4 4 2 11 7 9 2 4 3 10 13 1 26
13 Ripensia Timişoara 19 7 3 9 19 32 8 4 1 3 10 11 11 3 2 6 9 21 -13 24
14 Comuna Recea 19 6 5 8 30 30 11 5 3 3 23 14 8 1 2 5 7 16 0 23
15 Unirea Slobozia 19 6 4 9 16 25 11 3 4 4 7 12 8 3 0 5 9 13 -9 22
16 Concordia Chiajna 19 5 6 8 21 21 9 4 2 3 13 8 10 1 4 5 8 13 0 21
17 Sporting Turnu 15 4 7 4 23 19 7 2 4 1 11 10 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 19
18 Şcolar Reşiţa 19 5 4 10 11 28 9 3 2 4 7 12 10 2 2 6 4 16 -17 19
19 CSM Slatina 19 5 3 11 19 25 10 4 1 5 8 11 9 1 2 6 11 14 -6 18
20 Aerostar Bacău 18 2 4 12 18 32 10 1 2 7 10 19 8 1 2 5 8 13 -14 10
21 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 19 2 4 13 17 42 9 1 1 7 8 21 10 1 3 6 9 21 -25 10

Read more about Liga 2

The Liga II, also spelled Liga 2, is the second highest level in Romanian football. It is also known by the sponsorship name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Liga II has 20 teams each playing 38 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted directly, while the bottom five are relegated. Third place gets to play a promotion play-off.