Liga 2 match preview: Metaloglobus versus UTA Arad

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Sun 17.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Metaloglobus (1000 seats)

A key match in Liga 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 5th position and the visitors placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

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.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting UTA Arad have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 11-12-17 (win-draw-loss) from 40 matches.

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Metaloglobus form and stats

Metaloglobus have played 9 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Metaloglobus's previous game was a Liga 2 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus SSC Farul (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting SCM Gloria Buzau and winning 2-1.

Metaloglobus are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 attempts. Metaloglobus have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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UTA Arad form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 2 matches, UTA Arad, who have the most scored goals (37) in Liga 2, have produced an overall stat of 3-3-1 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for UTA Arad as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. UTA Arad has drawn their two previous away games.

UTA Arad are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Liga 2 against SCM Gloria Buzau (placed 10th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Argeş that ended 0-0.

The schedule is very tough for UTA Arad now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga 2 game at Rapid Bucuresti is waiting in only three days.

The UTA Arad manager L. Balint has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. UTA Arad have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 1 - 2 - 1 (Metaloglobus wins - draws - UTA Arad wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

UTA AradC. Rus
C. Rus
11 goals
MetaloglobusO. Herea
O. Herea
10 goals
UTA AradV. Buhăcianu
V. Buhăcianu
9 goals

Metaloglobus missing players

UTA Arad missing players

Metaloglobus UTA Arad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 3 Played P 3 7 15
8 5 1 Won W 1 3 10
5 2 1 Drew D 2 3 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
21 9 2 Scored S 4 14 37
14 3 2 Conceded C 1 8 9
88% 78% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 93%
59% 33% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 87%
41% 22% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 60%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 27%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 20%
35% 11% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 71% 40%
47% 78% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 29% 60%
29% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 7%
 
4.2 4.4 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 3.7 4.1 5.9
3.4 3 2.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 6.4 3.9
2.6 2.7 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4.3 3.3 2.3
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Metaloglobus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • UTA Arad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • UTA Arad have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Metaloglobus
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 2 Romania Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
19-10-19 L2 Metaloglobus 1 - 0 Şcolar Reşiţa
26-10-19 L2 Şirineaşa 1 - 0 Metaloglobus
02-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 0 - 0 Argeş
09-11-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau 1 - 2 Metaloglobus
13-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 1 - 0 SSC Farul
17-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 13:00 UTA Arad
23-11-19 L2 Dunărea Călăraşi 10:00 Metaloglobus
30-11-19 L2 Petrolul 52 10:00 Metaloglobus
07-12-19 L2 Metaloglobus 10:00 Csikszereda
22-02-20 L2 Ripensia Timişoara 10:00 Metaloglobus
UTA Arad
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 2 Romania Cup
All Home Away Away on grass Away vs top
27-10-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 2 - 3 UTA Arad
03-11-19 L2 UTA Arad 2 - 0 Şirineaşa
06-11-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 1 - 1 UTA Arad
09-11-19 L2 Argeş 0 - 0 UTA Arad
13-11-19 L2 UTA Arad 3 - 0 SCM Gloria Buzau
17-11-19 L2 Metaloglobus 13:00 UTA Arad
20-11-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti 13:00 UTA Arad
24-11-19 L2 UTA Arad 10:30 SSC Farul
30-11-19 L2 Dunărea Călăraşi 10:00 UTA Arad
07-12-19 L2 UTA Arad 10:00 Petrolul 52

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 UTA Arad 15 10 4 1 37 9 8 7 1 0 23 1 7 3 3 1 14 8 28 34
2 Petrolul 52 16 9 4 3 20 13 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 4 2 2 8 8 7 31
3 Sporting Turnu 16 9 3 4 31 17 8 6 2 0 17 6 8 3 1 4 14 11 14 30
4 Mioveni 16 8 6 2 28 15 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 4 3 1 12 5 13 30
5 Metaloglobus 17 8 5 4 21 14 9 5 2 2 9 3 8 3 3 2 12 11 7 29
6 Argeş 17 8 4 5 24 21 9 5 2 2 15 12 8 3 2 3 9 9 3 28
7 Rapid Bucuresti 15 7 4 4 22 15 8 4 3 1 10 6 7 3 1 3 12 9 7 25
8 SSC Farul 17 7 4 6 20 15 8 7 1 0 15 2 9 0 3 6 5 13 5 25
9 Şirineaşa 17 7 3 7 21 23 9 5 1 3 11 11 8 2 2 4 10 12 -2 24
10 SCM Gloria Buzau 17 7 2 8 24 20 9 5 1 3 15 6 8 2 1 5 9 14 4 23
11 Dunărea Călăraşi 16 6 4 6 23 23 7 3 1 3 12 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 22
12 Ripensia Timişoara 17 5 7 5 25 26 8 4 1 3 16 14 9 1 6 2 9 12 -1 22
13 Concordia Chiajna 16 6 4 6 15 19 9 6 2 1 11 7 7 0 2 5 4 12 -4 22
14 Csikszereda 17 6 4 7 14 18 8 4 4 0 12 6 9 2 0 7 2 12 -4 22
15 Universitatea Cluj 16 5 6 5 22 18 7 3 3 1 13 7 9 2 3 4 9 11 4 21
16 ASU Poli Timişoara 17 5 6 6 15 11 9 2 5 2 6 4 8 3 1 4 9 7 4 21
17 Şcolar Reşiţa 17 4 4 9 20 28 9 4 2 3 15 17 8 0 2 6 5 11 -8 16
18 Sportul Snagov 16 2 2 12 13 39 8 2 1 5 9 17 8 0 1 7 4 22 -26 8
19 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 16 1 4 11 9 35 7 0 3 4 2 10 9 1 1 7 7 25 -26 7
20 Juventus Bucuresti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 UTA Arad 15 10 4 1 37 9 8 7 1 0 23 1 7 3 3 1 14 8 28 34
2 Petrolul 52 16 9 4 3 20 13 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 4 2 2 8 8 7 31
3 Sporting Turnu 16 9 3 4 31 17 8 6 2 0 17 6 8 3 1 4 14 11 14 30
4 Mioveni 16 8 6 2 28 15 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 4 3 1 12 5 13 30
5 Metaloglobus 17 8 5 4 21 14 9 5 2 2 9 3 8 3 3 2 12 11 7 29
6 Argeş 17 8 4 5 24 21 9 5 2 2 15 12 8 3 2 3 9 9 3 28
7 Rapid Bucuresti 15 7 4 4 22 15 8 4 3 1 10 6 7 3 1 3 12 9 7 25
8 SSC Farul 17 7 4 6 20 15 8 7 1 0 15 2 9 0 3 6 5 13 5 25
9 Şirineaşa 17 7 3 7 21 23 9 5 1 3 11 11 8 2 2 4 10 12 -2 24
10 SCM Gloria Buzau 17 7 2 8 24 20 9 5 1 3 15 6 8 2 1 5 9 14 4 23
11 Dunărea Călăraşi 16 6 4 6 23 23 7 3 1 3 12 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 22
12 Ripensia Timişoara 17 5 7 5 25 26 8 4 1 3 16 14 9 1 6 2 9 12 -1 22
13 Concordia Chiajna 16 6 4 6 15 19 9 6 2 1 11 7 7 0 2 5 4 12 -4 22
14 Csikszereda 17 6 4 7 14 18 8 4 4 0 12 6 9 2 0 7 2 12 -4 22
15 Universitatea Cluj 16 5 6 5 22 18 7 3 3 1 13 7 9 2 3 4 9 11 4 21
16 ASU Poli Timişoara 17 5 6 6 15 11 9 2 5 2 6 4 8 3 1 4 9 7 4 21
17 Şcolar Reşiţa 17 4 4 9 20 28 9 4 2 3 15 17 8 0 2 6 5 11 -8 16
18 Sportul Snagov 16 2 2 12 13 39 8 2 1 5 9 17 8 0 1 7 4 22 -26 8
19 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 16 1 4 11 9 35 7 0 3 4 2 10 9 1 1 7 7 25 -26 7
20 Juventus Bucuresti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6

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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.