CSM Iaşi supporters put their faith in manager Grozavu to deliver victory against SCM Gloria Buzau

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Fri 31.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu (11310 seats)

CSM Iaşi reset their brains and bodies for another game after their 1-1 result against SCM Gloria Buzau, a game they learned a lot from. Will they show it against SCM Gloria Buzau?

Insights:
  • CSM Iaşi is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga 2
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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CSM Iaşi form and stats

Home games in the Liga 2 have been a walk in the park for CSM Iaşi so far, with 25 points won from 9 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. CSM Iaşi has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus SCM Gloria Buzau last time out and are looking for a win here.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Otelul with a 2-1 scoreline.

Both teams on the scoresheet! That has been the case in 5 league matches in a row for this side. Will it happen again?

A decent goal production from Iaşi in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively CSM Iaşi have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 2 matches, SCM Gloria Buzau have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far. SCM Gloria Buzau are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Gloria has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to CSM Iaşi for a 1-1 draw. Strange stuff; the scoreline 1-1 has been on "repeat" three times in a row!

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Dinamo Bucuresti.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of SCM Gloria Buzau when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 3 and winning 0 games.

Low on goals? 10 of this club's latest 13 league rounds have seen two goals or less.

The visiting SCM Gloria Buzau have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. In the opposite end, Gloria have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: CSM Iaşi - SCM Gloria Buzau 1-1. Head to head statistics (for the prior three meetings): Iaşi won one game, one match ended in a draw and SCM Gloria Buzau have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / three.

Top Goalscorers

CSM IaşiC. Hlistei
C. Hlistei
7 goals
SCM Gloria BuzauA. Boiciuc
A. Boiciuc
7 goals
CSM IaşiG. Vașvari
G. Vașvari
6 goals

CSM Iaşi missing players

SCM Gloria Buzau missing players

CSM Iaşi SCM Gloria Buzau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 11 21
13 8 3 Won W 1 2 8
5 2 1 Drew D 3 6 9
3 0 0 Lost L 0 3 4
33 17 8 Scored S 6 15 29
16 4 2 Conceded C 5 16 23
86% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
67% 60% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 76%
52% 30% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 38%
24% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 29%
5% 10% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 10%
52% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 91% 76%
43% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
19% 10% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 14%
 
4.3 5.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.9 4.7
3.7 2.3 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.7 4.4
2.4 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.4 13.8 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11.5 11.4
5 6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.7 4.5
32% 28% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 31%
 
8.5 6.4 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.5 8.6
3 2.7 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.4 3.7
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • CSM Iaşi have not yet lost a game at home.
  • CSM Iaşi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSM Iaşi have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Liga 2
  • CSM Iaşi have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga 2
  • CSM Iaşi have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Liga 2
  • CSM Iaşi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • CSM Iaşi is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga 2
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau haven’t played a single 0-0 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 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 19 12 4 3 37 18 10 6 2 2 18 9 9 6 2 1 19 9 19 40
2 CSM Iaşi 19 12 4 3 30 14 9 8 1 0 16 3 10 4 3 3 14 11 16 40
3 Otelul 19 10 6 3 21 12 10 8 2 0 15 5 9 2 4 3 6 7 9 36
4 Unirea Dej 19 8 8 3 30 25 10 4 4 2 16 13 9 4 4 1 14 12 5 32
5 Unirea Slobozia 19 8 7 4 30 17 10 4 5 1 13 6 9 4 2 3 17 11 13 31
6 Dinamo Bucuresti 19 9 4 6 27 18 9 4 2 3 17 10 10 5 2 3 10 8 9 31
7 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 8 7 4 27 21 10 6 3 1 14 7 9 2 4 3 13 14 6 31
8 Concordia Chiajna 19 9 2 8 22 17 10 4 1 5 9 10 9 5 1 3 13 7 5 29
9 Brasov Steagul Renast 19 7 7 5 26 20 9 4 4 1 15 8 10 3 3 4 11 12 6 28
10 CSM Slatina 19 6 9 4 18 11 9 3 4 2 9 5 10 3 5 2 9 6 7 27
11 Csikszereda 19 7 5 7 25 18 9 4 2 3 15 9 10 3 3 4 10 9 7 26
12 Sirineasa 19 8 1 10 22 28 10 5 0 5 14 15 9 3 1 5 8 13 -6 25
13 Viitorul Selimbar 19 6 6 7 19 22 10 2 6 2 10 9 9 4 0 5 9 13 -3 24
14 Dumbravita 19 7 3 9 24 34 9 4 1 4 12 15 10 3 2 5 12 19 -10 24
15 Metaloglobus 19 6 3 10 18 22 9 4 1 4 10 8 10 2 2 6 8 14 -4 21
16 Progresul Spartac 19 3 8 8 17 28 10 1 5 4 8 15 9 2 3 4 9 13 -11 17
17 Ripensia Timisoara 19 4 4 11 16 23 9 4 1 4 12 9 10 0 3 7 4 14 -7 16
18 FCM Baia Mare 19 3 7 9 18 29 9 2 4 3 14 13 10 1 3 6 4 16 -11 16
19 ASU Poli Timisoara 19 2 7 10 13 29 10 2 3 5 8 14 9 0 4 5 5 15 -16 13
20 Unirea Constanta 19 4 0 15 15 49 9 3 0 6 9 18 10 1 0 9 6 31 -34 12

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.