Dunărea Călăraşi vs Mioveni match preview: Even contest expected at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Wed 14.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Central Ion Comşa (10000 seats)

Dunărea Călăraşi and Mioveni are both riding high in the Liga 2 with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Mioveni have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Liga 2

It's no vacation for neither Călăraşi nor Mioveni as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Dunărea Călăraşi form and stats

Dunărea Călăraşi have performed here at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa this season with 5 wins from 9 Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.

Călăraşi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Rapid Bucuresti. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus ASU Poli Timisoara.

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 Călăraşi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost three.

The Călăraşi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Dunărea Călăraşi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mioveni form and stats

Mioveni, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Liga 2, have an excellent away record in the Liga 2 so far with 7-3-1 from 11 games. Mioveni has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Dunărea Călăraşi.

Mioveni aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 185 league minutes without a goal. B. Rusu was the last player to find the net. 255 minutes! That's how long the Mioveni goalkeeper Iustin Alin Popescu and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Mioveni's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Csikszereda that finished 0-0. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting U Craiova 1948.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mioveni playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Mioveni wins, four draws and two defeats.

Mioveni are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). The Mioveni defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 11 games).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Călăraşi - Mioveni 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Dunărea Călăraşi victories, four draws and zero Mioveni wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MioveniG. Rusu
G. Rusu
9 goals

Dunărea Călăraşi missing players

Mioveni missing players

Dunărea Călăraşi Mioveni
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 10 2 Played P 3 11 22
10 5 1 Won W 2 7 9
6 4 1 Drew D 1 3 9
6 1 0 Lost L 0 1 4
27 14 3 Scored S 6 14 23
27 9 2 Conceded C 2 4 11
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 73%
68% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 45% 41%
50% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 36% 27%
23% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
9% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
55% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 27% 32%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 64% 55%
14% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
8.3 9.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 8.5 8.4
3 3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.1 3.1
41% 47% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 35% 32%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Mioveni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mioveni have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mioveni have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Liga 2
  • Mioveni have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Liga 2
  • Mioveni have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Liga 2
  • Mioveni have the most points (24) away in Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 U Craiova 1948 19 9 8 2 30 15 9 5 3 1 16 6 10 4 5 1 14 9 15 35
2 Dunărea Călăraşi 20 10 5 5 26 23 9 5 3 1 14 9 11 5 2 4 12 14 3 35
3 Mioveni 20 9 7 4 23 11 9 2 4 3 9 7 11 7 3 1 14 4 12 34
4 Rapid Bucuresti 20 10 4 6 34 29 10 5 3 2 17 13 10 5 1 4 17 16 5 34
5 Csikszereda 20 9 6 5 23 15 10 5 2 3 11 7 10 4 4 2 12 8 8 33
6 Sirineasa 20 10 3 7 32 27 11 5 2 4 17 17 9 5 1 3 15 10 5 33
7 SSC Farul 20 9 5 6 24 20 9 4 2 3 10 11 11 5 3 3 14 9 4 32
8 Universitatea Cluj 20 10 2 8 24 20 10 6 1 3 13 10 10 4 1 5 11 10 4 32
9 ASU Poli Timisoara 19 8 8 3 18 14 10 6 3 1 10 4 9 2 5 2 8 10 4 32
10 Petrolul 52 19 9 4 6 30 16 10 3 2 5 12 11 9 6 2 1 18 5 14 31
11 Metaloglobus 20 9 4 7 27 17 10 5 3 2 19 9 10 4 1 5 8 8 10 31
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 Timisoara 20 7 4 9 19 32 9 4 2 3 10 11 11 3 2 6 9 21 -13 25
14 Concordia Chiajna 20 6 6 8 23 21 10 5 2 3 15 8 10 1 4 5 8 13 2 24
15 Comuna Recea 20 6 6 8 30 30 11 5 3 3 23 14 9 1 3 5 7 16 0 24
16 Unirea Slobozia 20 6 4 10 16 26 11 3 4 4 7 12 9 3 0 6 9 14 -10 22
17 Sporting Turnu 15 4 7 4 23 19 7 2 4 1 11 10 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 19
18 Scolar Resita 20 5 4 11 11 30 10 3 2 5 7 14 10 2 2 6 4 16 -19 19
19 CSM Slatina 20 5 3 12 19 26 10 4 1 5 8 11 10 1 2 7 11 15 -7 18
20 Pandurii Targu Jiu 20 3 4 13 18 42 10 2 1 7 9 21 10 1 3 6 9 21 -24 13
21 Aerostar Bacau 19 2 4 13 19 37 10 1 2 7 10 19 9 1 2 6 9 18 -18 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.