Match preview Liga 2: Metaloglobus - SSC Farul at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 10.April
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Valentin Stănescu (9513 seats)

Metaloglobus will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 1 point behind SSC Farul.

Insights:
  • Metaloglobus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Metaloglobus and SSC Farul should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Metaloglobus form and stats

Overall Liga 2 stats at home this season for Metaloglobus are 5-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).

The Metaloglobus fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga 2 game also here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu: A 2-4 defeat against Rapid Bucuresti. Before that match, a win away at Unirea Slobozia.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

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

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Metaloglobus as they are travelling to their away game against Comuna Recea in the Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.

Metaloglobus have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu with 19 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Metaloglobus have conceded only 9 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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SSC Farul form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 2 travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. One point away has become something of a habit for Farul who have played out draws in their last three away games.

There were no winners in SSC Farul's previous match, a Liga 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Ripensia Timişoara. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Comuna Recea.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by SSC Farul in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Farul, zero draws and four defeats.

SSC Farul have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Farul are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: SSC Farul - Metaloglobus 1-2. Metaloglobus-SSC Farul H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Metaloglobus four wins, SSC Farul zero wins, zero draws. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MetaloglobusN. Herea
N. Herea
12 goals
MetaloglobusC. Herea
C. Herea
6 goals

Metaloglobus missing players

SSC Farul missing players

Metaloglobus SSC Farul
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 5 11 21
9 5 1 Won W 3 5 9
4 3 0 Drew D 0 3 6
7 2 2 Lost L 2 3 6
27 19 5 Scored S 8 14 25
17 9 7 Conceded C 5 9 21
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
55% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 73% 71%
40% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 45% 38%
15% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
10% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
35% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 55% 52%
40% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 36% 33%
35% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
7.2 8.7 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 12.6 12.1
2.9 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.8 5
47% 54% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 19% 22%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Metaloglobus have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metaloglobus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 Dunarea Calarasi 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 Şirineaşa 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 Timişoara 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 Timişoara 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 Târgu 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.