Liga 2 preview: Can Mioveni edge out victory against SCM Gloria Buzau?

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Fri 06.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Orăşenesc (10000 seats)

3rd position in the Liga 2 table for Mioveni so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed SCM Gloria Buzau visits Stadionul Orăşenesc.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Mioveni form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 2, Mioveni have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Mioveni, their manager C. Niculescu and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Mioveni shared the glory with Arges in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Sirineasa with the scoreline 0-2.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mioveni have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost three.

The Mioveni fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. Mioveni's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats

Playing away, SCM Gloria Buzau have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 2 this season. The last three matches for SCM Gloria Buzau have all ended in a draw.

SCM Gloria Buzau's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Universitatea Cluj that finished 2-2. Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Ripensia Timisoara.

It looked so good for SCM Gloria Buzau vs Universitatea Cluj, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

SCM Gloria Buzau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and three defeats. From a total of four matches.

SCM Gloria Buzau find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. SCM Gloria Buzau have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Mioveni and SCM Gloria Buzau have met before this season: SCM Gloria Buzau - Mioveni 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

 V. Munteanu
V. Munteanu
9 goals
MioveniA. Hergheligiu
A. Hergheligiu
6 goals
Mioveni
V. Balint
6 goals

Mioveni missing players

SCM Gloria Buzau missing players

Mioveni SCM Gloria Buzau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 5 10 22
10 5 0 Won W 1 3 9
8 3 2 Drew D 0 2 5
4 3 2 Lost L 4 5 8
36 21 3 Scored S 5 11 34
22 15 6 Conceded C 11 15 27
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
77% 91% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 77%
36% 55% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 60% 55%
27% 36% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 27%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 10% 14%
45% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 60% 50%
41% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 30% 36%
18% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 20% 23%
 
6 7.1 8.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.4 5.1
5.4 3.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.3 4.1
2.3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
257 148 47 Total Shots T S 34 78 244
103 53 11 Shots on Target S O 10 28 85
34% 40% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 40%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Mioveni have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mioveni haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have won significantly less corners away then at 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 UTA Arad 23 15 5 3 52 13 12 11 1 0 31 1 11 4 4 3 21 12 39 50
2 Sporting Turnu 22 11 6 5 38 25 11 7 4 0 21 9 11 4 2 5 17 16 13 39
3 Mioveni 22 10 8 4 36 22 11 5 3 3 21 15 11 5 5 1 15 7 14 38
4 Arges 23 10 8 5 32 25 12 6 4 2 20 14 11 4 4 3 12 11 7 38
5 Petrolul 52 23 10 8 5 24 19 12 6 4 2 14 6 11 4 4 3 10 13 5 38
6 Rapid Bucuresti 22 10 7 5 32 19 11 6 4 1 16 6 11 4 3 4 16 13 13 37
7 Sirineasa 23 10 6 7 34 27 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 4 3 4 17 14 7 36
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 23 10 5 8 37 27 12 6 3 3 23 12 11 4 2 5 14 15 10 35
9 Metaloglobus 22 9 7 6 26 21 11 6 3 2 13 4 11 3 4 4 13 17 5 34
10 SSC Farul 22 9 6 7 27 19 10 9 1 0 21 4 12 0 5 7 6 15 8 33
11 Dunarea Calarasi 23 9 6 8 31 31 12 6 3 3 19 15 11 3 3 5 12 16 0 33
12 ASU Poli Timisoara 22 8 8 6 19 11 12 4 6 2 9 4 10 4 2 4 10 7 8 32
13 Ripensia Timisoara 23 7 9 7 34 35 11 5 2 4 20 16 12 2 7 3 14 19 -1 30
14 Universitatea Cluj 22 5 12 5 28 24 10 3 6 1 15 9 12 2 6 4 13 15 4 27
15 Csikszereda 23 6 7 10 17 31 11 4 6 1 13 13 12 2 1 9 4 18 -14 25
16 Concordia Chiajna 22 6 6 10 19 29 11 6 3 2 13 11 11 0 3 8 6 18 -10 24
17 Scolar Resita 22 5 6 11 29 36 11 4 2 5 16 20 11 1 4 6 13 16 -7 21
18 Sportul Snagov 21 2 3 16 18 55 11 2 2 7 14 28 10 0 1 9 4 27 -37 9
19 Pandurii Targu Jiu 22 1 5 16 10 49 10 0 4 6 3 15 12 1 1 10 7 34 -39 8
20 Juventus Bucuresti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6

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.