Petrolul 52 are huge odds-on favourites to win home game vs Unirea Slobozia

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ilie Oană (15073 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! Today's starring antagonists are Petrolul 52 and Unirea Slobozia, victory is the prize and 90 minutes the playing time.

Insights:
  • Petrolul 52 have the the best goal difference (+34) in Liga 2
  • Unirea Slobozia have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Liga 2

It's no vacation for neither Petrolul 52 nor Unirea Slobozia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

9-1-0 is the performance here at Stadionul Ilie Oană so far in the Liga 2, giving Petrolul 52 a total of 28 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results!

A nice win for Petrolul last time playing, versus Unirea Slobozia. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Concordia Chiajna.

Petrolul 52 are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Stadionul Ilie Oană with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history seven earlier games are comparable to this one, and Petrolul 52 has won three times, drawn three and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Petrolul 52 has won by at least two goals three times when in this position.

The Petrolul 52 manager Constantin has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. Petrolul have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Unirea Slobozia form and stats

4-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Unirea Slobozia, who have the most scored goals (23) away in Liga 2, in their Liga 2 matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Unirea Slobozia's last three away games as they have all been lost.

There might be some fixture complaints from Slobozia as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-3 against Petrolul 52.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against CSA Steaua Bucureşti.

Nobody expects Unirea Slobozia to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 22 times before, with the overall statistics of won 14, draw two and lost six. When defeated, three matches have been lost by two or more goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Unirea Slobozia are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Slobozia as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties get together this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Petrolul 52 - Unirea Slobozia 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Petrolul three wins, one draw and Unirea Slobozia zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Petrolul 52S. Diarra
S. Diarra
14 goals
Petrolul 52A. Vajushi
A. Vajushi
6 goals
Unirea SloboziaC. Toma
C. Toma
5 goals

Petrolul 52 missing players

Unirea Slobozia missing players

Petrolul 52 Unirea Slobozia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 13 6 Played P 5 13 24
18 10 4 Won W 0 4 9
3 3 2 Drew D 2 4 8
3 0 0 Lost L 3 5 7
46 24 6 Scored S 1 24 36
10 2 0 Conceded C 6 14 21
88% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 92%
67% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 85% 75%
46% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 25%
25% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 21%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 8%
25% 15% 0% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 33%
67% 85% 100% Clean Sheets C S 20% 38% 46%
21% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 80% 31% 29%
 
4.9 5.3 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.1 5
3.2 3.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 5.9 5.5
1.9 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.4 2.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.6 9.7 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 9.2 10.7
4.6 4.2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 3 3.3
41% 44% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 30% 29%
 
7.1 5.8 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 9.7 7.7
2 1.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 3.8 3
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Petrolul 52 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Petrolul 52 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Petrolul 52 have the most clean sheets (11) at home in Liga 2
  • Petrolul 52 have the most points (28) at home in Liga 2
  • Petrolul 52 have the the best goal difference (+34) in Liga 2
  • Unirea Slobozia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Unirea Slobozia have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Liga 2
  • Unirea Slobozia have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Liga 2
  • Unirea Slobozia have the most scored goals (23) away in Liga 2
  • Unirea Slobozia have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Liga 2
  • Unirea Slobozia 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 Petrolul 52 19 16 1 2 41 7 10 9 1 0 21 1 9 7 0 2 20 6 34 49
2 Universitatea Cluj 19 14 0 5 34 14 10 9 0 1 21 4 9 5 0 4 13 10 20 42
3 Hermannstadt 19 12 5 2 41 15 10 7 1 2 26 10 9 5 4 0 15 5 26 41
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CSA Steaua Bucureşti 19 11 4 4 31 13 10 6 3 1 16 5 9 5 1 3 15 8 18 37
5 Concordia Chiajna 19 10 6 3 18 10 10 5 5 0 10 4 9 5 1 3 8 6 8 36
6 Unirea Slobozia 19 9 6 4 33 13 9 5 2 2 10 5 10 4 4 2 23 8 20 33
7 Csikszereda 19 10 3 6 32 23 9 4 2 3 14 11 10 6 1 3 18 12 9 33
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 9 5 5 43 14 9 5 2 2 26 6 10 4 3 3 17 8 29 32
9 Unirea Dej 19 8 4 7 17 16 10 6 2 2 13 8 9 2 2 5 4 8 1 28
10 Metaloglobus 19 8 4 7 22 23 9 4 2 3 12 12 10 4 2 4 10 11 -1 28
11 CSM Iasi 19 7 4 8 25 21 9 3 2 4 10 9 10 4 2 4 15 12 4 25
12 Ripensia Timisoara 19 6 7 6 18 19 10 2 5 3 8 11 9 4 2 3 10 8 -1 25
13 Sirineasa 19 6 6 7 16 20 9 4 3 2 7 8 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 24
14 Viitorul Selimbar 19 6 5 8 18 26 10 6 2 2 14 11 9 0 3 6 4 15 -8 23
15 ASU Poli Timisoara 19 6 3 10 19 27 9 2 2 5 9 14 10 4 1 5 10 13 -8 21
16 Brasov Steagul Renast 19 3 5 11 16 32 10 3 1 6 11 21 9 0 4 5 5 11 -16 14
17 Unirea Constanta 19 3 2 14 18 54 9 1 1 7 6 23 10 2 1 7 12 31 -36 11
18 Dunarea Calarasi 19 1 4 14 12 50 9 1 1 7 7 24 10 0 3 7 5 26 -38 7
19 Dacia Unirea Braila 19 0 2 17 7 53 9 0 2 7 2 24 10 0 0 10 5 29 -46 2
20 Astra 19 5 4 10 21 32 10 3 1 6 11 17 9 2 3 4 10 15 -11 -1

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.