Liga 2 preview: Home team members foretelling a victory when CSM Iaşi host Dunărea Călăraşi

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Fri 22.April
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu (11310 seats)

The stage is set for Liga 2 and CSM Iaşi - Dunărea Călăraşi. In this super-preview you'll find stats, results, analysis, tendencies and stories!

Insights:
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have yet to win a game away.

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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CSM Iaşi form and stats

CSM Iaşi have played 9 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for CSM Iaşi bring valid hopes of a third.

The Iaşi coach Enache and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Metaloglobus.

Before that, CSM Iaşi had a home game versus Dacia Unirea Brăila which ended with a victory 1-0.

The Iaşi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Dunărea Călăraşi form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dunărea Călăraşi so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-7 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Dunărea Călăraşi have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Voluntari game.

Dunărea Călăraşi are looking to quickly end their 672 minutes long goal drought in the Liga 2.

Călăraşi's previous game was their home loss versus Metaloglobus (0-3).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Dacia Unirea Brăila's place.

Nobody expects Dunărea Călăraşi to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath seven times before, with the overall statistics of won zero, draw one and lost six. When defeated, six matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Dunărea Călăraşi are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Dunărea Călăraşi concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H meeting ended Dunărea Călăraşi - Iaşi 2-3, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four CSM Iaşi victories, zero draws and one Dunărea Călăraşi win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSM IaşiS. Camara
S. Camara
11 goals
Dunărea CălăraşiA. Stoica
A. Stoica
4 goals

CSM Iaşi missing players

Dunărea Călăraşi missing players

CSM Iaşi Dunărea Călăraşi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 10 3 Played P 3 12 23
8 4 2 Won W 0 0 1
6 2 1 Drew D 2 3 4
8 4 0 Lost L 1 9 18
27 11 5 Scored S 3 5 12
22 9 2 Conceded C 4 30 62
82% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 91%
59% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 78%
36% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 65%
32% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 39%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 26%
41% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 30%
41% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 9%
36% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 75% 70%
 
4.5 4.9 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.3 2.8
4.5 3.4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.9 5.4
3 3 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.4 1.6
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 11 20.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 4.9 4.8
3.7 4.5 8.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.7 1.4
27% 24% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 48%
 
10.6 9.1 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 13.3 11.9
4.2 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.1 5.6
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • CSM Iaşi have scored more than double the goals of Dunărea Călăraşi.
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have yet to win a game 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 Petrolul 52 19 16 1 2 41 7 10 9 1 0 21 1 9 7 0 2 20 6 34 49
2 Universitatea Cluj 19 14 0 5 34 14 10 9 0 1 21 4 9 5 0 4 13 10 20 42
3 Hermannstadt 19 12 5 2 41 15 10 7 1 2 26 10 9 5 4 0 15 5 26 41
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 19 11 4 4 31 13 10 6 3 1 16 5 9 5 1 3 15 8 18 37
5 Concordia Chiajna 19 10 6 3 18 10 10 5 5 0 10 4 9 5 1 3 8 6 8 36
6 Unirea Slobozia 19 9 6 4 33 13 9 5 2 2 10 5 10 4 4 2 23 8 20 33
7 Csikszereda 19 10 3 6 32 23 9 4 2 3 14 11 10 6 1 3 18 12 9 33
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 9 5 5 43 14 9 5 2 2 26 6 10 4 3 3 17 8 29 32
9 Unirea Dej 19 8 4 7 17 16 10 6 2 2 13 8 9 2 2 5 4 8 1 28
10 Metaloglobus 19 8 4 7 22 23 9 4 2 3 12 12 10 4 2 4 10 11 -1 28
11 CSM Iaşi 19 7 4 8 25 21 9 3 2 4 10 9 10 4 2 4 15 12 4 25
12 Ripensia Timişoara 19 6 7 6 18 19 10 2 5 3 8 11 9 4 2 3 10 8 -1 25
13 Şirineaşa 19 6 6 7 16 20 9 4 3 2 7 8 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 24
14 Viitorul Selimbar 19 6 5 8 18 26 10 6 2 2 14 11 9 0 3 6 4 15 -8 23
15 ASU Poli Timişoara 19 6 3 10 19 27 9 2 2 5 9 14 10 4 1 5 10 13 -8 21
16 Brașov Steagul Renașt 19 3 5 11 16 32 10 3 1 6 11 21 9 0 4 5 5 11 -16 14
17 Unirea Constanța 19 3 2 14 18 54 9 1 1 7 6 23 10 2 1 7 12 31 -36 11
18 Dunărea Călăraşi 19 1 4 14 12 50 9 1 1 7 7 24 10 0 3 7 5 26 -38 7
19 Dacia Unirea Brăila 19 0 2 17 7 53 9 0 2 7 2 24 10 0 0 10 5 29 -46 2
20 Astra 19 5 4 10 21 32 10 3 1 6 11 17 9 2 3 4 10 15 -11 -1

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.