The visiting SSC Farul side should be favourites in this visit to Pandurii Târgu Jiu, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 20 league games this season.
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have the most conceded goals (42) in Liga 2
- SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting SSC Farul have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 0-0-3 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga 2 this season. Pandurii Târgu Jiu, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Liga 2, have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu. The Pandurii manager C. Cojocaru might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The fans are hoping that Pandurii Târgu Jiu will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Liga 2 game against Metaloglobus. Ahead of that match, Pandurii Târgu Jiu lost 0-3 at home to Ripensia Timişoara.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Pandurii here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Pandurii with 21 goals conceded in these matches.
SSC Farul form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of SSC Farul playing as the away team in the Liga 2 this season.
Prior to that result Farul won their away game at CSM Slatina. The scoreline was 3-1.
Farul find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Pandurii - SSC Farul 0-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Pandurii Târgu Jiu wins - draws - SSC Farul wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cruceru 5 goals | A. Stoica 5 goals |
Pandurii Târgu Jiu missing players
SSC Farul missing players
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | SSC Farul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 57 | 27 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 72% |
| 64% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 44% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 60% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 56% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 28% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6.4 | 8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.8 | 11.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 26% | 21% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 22% | 25% |
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have the most conceded goals (21) at home in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have the most conceded goals (42) in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Liga 2
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Sirineasa | 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 Timisoara | 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 Bacău | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 10 |