This match features two teams living in the basement of the Liga 2, Pandurii Târgu Jiu holding 19th place and Şcolar Reşiţa lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu form and stats
Pandurii Târgu Jiu's results here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu - Teren II in the Liga 2 have been very modest with 0 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 13 attempts. With nine home games in a row without a win, the Pandurii Târgu Jiu fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the ASU Poli Timisoara game long ago, can be stopped today.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 673 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Lü Yuefeng).
Pandurii Târgu Jiu faced defeat in their previous match, away at ASU Poli Timisoara (0-1). Preceding that match was the home game against Sporting Turnu that was lost 0-1.
The defeat against ASU Poli Timisoara was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored seven minutes into stoppage time (by M. Axente).
The lack of attacking qualities in Pandurii Târgu Jiu means that they have only scored 2 goals in 9 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Pandurii Târgu Jiu have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Şcolar Reşiţa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Şcolar Reşiţa so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-6 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Şcolar Reşiţa have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Soimii Lipova game. Şcolar Reşiţa are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the SCM Gloria Buzau fixture.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga 2 home defeat versus Mioveni with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Universitatea Cluj.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Şcolar Reşiţa as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Şcolar Reşiţa have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Şcolar Reşiţa - Pandurii Târgu Jiu 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Pandurii Târgu Jiu zero wins, one draw and Şcolar Reşiţa one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Ene 6 goals |  D. Săulescu 5 goals |  M. Coman 3 goals |
Pandurii Târgu Jiu missing players
Şcolar Reşiţa missing players
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Şcolar Reşiţa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 41 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 35 |
| 80% | 56% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 55% | 22% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 76% |
| 50% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 52% |
| 40% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 24% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| 25% | 11% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 71% |
| 25% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 70% | 89% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 24% |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 96 | 41 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 68 | 81 | 171 |
| 41 | 17 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 26 | 61 |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 36% |
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2)
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu has the most conceded goals in the first half (22)
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have yet to win a game at home.
- Şcolar Reşiţa have scored more than double the goals of Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
- Şcolar Reşiţa have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Mioveni | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Argeş | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Sporting Turnu | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Metaloglobus | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Dunarea Calarasi | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Şirineaşa | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | SSC Farul | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timisoara | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 15 | Csikszereda | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Concordia Chiajna | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 17 | Şcolar Reşiţa | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 18 |
| 18 | Sportul Snagov | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 27 | -34 | 9 |
| 19 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -32 | 8 |
| 20 | Juventus Bucuresti | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 6 |