Liga 2: Otelul thought to subdue FCM Baia Mare

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Tue 15.November
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Oţelul (13932 seats)

The lights are on for Liga 2 and Otelul - FCM Baia Mare. In this preview and prediction you'll get stats, scores, numbercrunching, trends and stories!

Insights:
  • Otelul have not yet lost a game at home.
  • FCM Baia Mare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Otelul form and stats

17 points is a decent return from 7 Liga 2 games here at Stadionul Oţelul for Otelul. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

The home followers saw a 0-0 draw vs FCSB in the Romania Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Unirea Slobozia (0-1).

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 8 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

The Otelul fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Otelul have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FCM Baia Mare form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FCM Baia Mare so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Romania Cup home defeat versus Hermannstadt with 2-3 on the scoreboard.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Progresul Spartac in the Liga 2.

Goals are few and far between in FCM Baia Mare's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 7 travels. In the opposite end, Baia have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

OtelulG. Cârjan
G. Cârjan
6 goals
FCM Baia MareF. Chitaş
F. Chitaş
3 goals
OtelulJ. Cisotti
J. Cisotti
2 goals

Otelul missing players

FCM Baia Mare missing players

Otelul FCM Baia Mare
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 3 Played P 1 7 13
6 5 3 Won W 0 1 3
4 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
3 0 0 Lost L 0 4 5
14 10 6 Scored S 1 3 15
11 5 3 Conceded C 1 11 20
85% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
54% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 85%
31% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 46%
15% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
8% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 29% 54%
31% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 15%
38% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 57% 31%
 
6 6.9 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.6 4.5
3.6 2.7 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.3 4.6
2.6 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.9 9.4 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 11.1 11.8
3.4 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 4
32% 43% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 14% 29%
 
7.2 6.9 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.9 10.8
2.7 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.3 5.2
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • FCM Baia Mare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FCM Baia Mare have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FCM Baia Mare haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Otelul have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Otelul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Otelul have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FCM Baia Mare have scored away.
  • Otelul have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 14 10 2 2 29 14 7 5 1 1 14 7 7 5 1 1 15 7 15 32
2 Unirea Slobozia 14 8 4 2 24 8 7 4 2 1 8 1 7 4 2 1 16 7 16 28
3 Csikszereda 14 7 4 3 20 9 6 4 1 1 11 3 8 3 3 2 9 6 11 25
4 CSM Iasi 14 7 4 3 17 10 6 5 1 0 8 1 8 2 3 3 9 9 7 25
5 SCM Gloria Buzau 14 7 4 3 21 16 7 5 2 0 10 4 7 2 2 3 11 12 5 25
6 Unirea Dej 14 7 4 3 24 20 8 4 2 2 14 11 6 3 2 1 10 9 4 25
7 Otelul 13 6 4 3 14 11 7 5 2 0 10 5 6 1 2 3 4 6 3 22
8 Dinamo Bucuresti 14 6 3 5 16 15 7 3 1 3 10 9 7 3 2 2 6 6 1 21
9 CSM Slatina 14 5 5 4 15 9 6 3 1 2 8 4 8 2 4 2 7 5 6 20
10 Brasov Steagul Renast 14 5 5 4 17 13 7 3 4 0 10 4 7 2 1 4 7 9 4 20
11 Viitorul Selimbar 14 4 6 4 12 12 8 2 6 0 9 4 6 2 0 4 3 8 0 18
12 Concordia Chiajna 14 5 2 7 16 14 8 2 1 5 6 9 6 3 1 2 10 5 2 17
13 Ripensia Timisoara 14 4 4 6 13 13 6 4 1 1 11 4 8 0 3 5 2 9 0 16
14 Sirineasa 14 5 0 9 15 24 8 4 0 4 11 13 6 1 0 5 4 11 -9 15
15 FCM Baia Mare 13 3 5 5 15 20 6 2 3 1 12 9 7 1 2 4 3 11 -5 14
16 Progresul Spartac 14 3 5 6 13 19 8 1 3 4 7 14 6 2 2 2 6 5 -6 14
17 Metaloglobus 14 4 1 9 12 17 6 2 0 4 5 7 8 2 1 5 7 10 -5 13
18 Dumbravita 14 4 1 9 15 32 6 2 0 4 6 13 8 2 1 5 9 19 -17 13
19 Unirea Constanta 14 4 0 10 12 31 7 3 0 4 8 13 7 1 0 6 4 18 -19 12
20 ASU Poli Timisoara 14 1 5 8 8 21 8 1 3 4 5 10 6 0 2 4 3 11 -13 8

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.