Ripensia Timişoara have recuperated after their 1-1-fixture vs Şirineaşa and are looking forward to face Progresul Spartac. Here's all the facts and figures!
- Progresul Spartac have the fewest points (8) at home in Liga 2
- Ripensia Timişoara have yet to win a game away.
This promises to be an appealing fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Progresul Spartac form and stats
Progresul Spartac's struggle is real here at Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 1 with only 8 points collected from 10 Liga 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-4. Progresul Spartac are slowly digging their own grave here at Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 1 with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.
Progresul are returning here after visiting Unirea Constanța and winning with a 9-0 scoreline. Radu, Marica, Şandru (2), Tudorache and Lixandru scored the goal(s). This was their first victory after 15 consecutive league matches without winning! As indicated by the result mentioned above, Progresul Spartac played a great game against Unirea Constanța and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Ahead of that match, Progresul Spartac lost 1-4 at home to Brașov Steagul Renașt.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Progresul here at Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 1 in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). Progresul Spartac have conceded 15 from these games.
Ripensia Timişoara form and stats
There's been little loot from Ripensia Timişoara's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 10 away games in the Liga 2. Ripensia Timişoara only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Timişoara have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Ripensia Timişoara's last game was the home draw against Şirineaşa (1-1).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Dumbravita's place.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ripensia Timişoara playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 1 away win, 3 draws and 2 home wins.
Timişoara are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 10 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Ripensia Timişoara in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Progresul Spartac - Ripensia Timişoara 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Tudorache 5 goals | M. Şandru 4 goals |  N. Șofran 4 goals |
Progresul Spartac missing players
Ripensia Timişoara missing players
| Progresul Spartac | Ripensia Timişoara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 27 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 32 | 19 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 86% | 82% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 71% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 64% |
| 57% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 41% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 64% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 45% |
| 29% | 18% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 38% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 64% | 45% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.7 | 10.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 12.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 39% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 12% | 21% |
| 9 | 9.3 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
- Progresul Spartac have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Progresul Spartac have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ripensia Timişoara have scored away.
- Progresul Spartac have the fewest points (8) at home in Liga 2
- Ripensia Timişoara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ripensia Timişoara 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 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | CSM Iasi | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Otelul | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Unirea Dej | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Unirea Slobozia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Concordia Chiajna | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Brașov Steagul Renașt | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | CSM Slatina | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Csikszereda | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 12 | Şirineaşa | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Viitorul Şelimbăr | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Dumbravita | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Metaloglobus | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Progresul Spartac | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Ripensia Timişoara | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 18 | FCM Baia Mare | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 13 |
| 20 | Unirea Constanța | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 31 | -34 | 12 |
