Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 2: Rapid Bucuresti vs ASU Poli Timişoara Liga 2 preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Thu 13.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 2 (600 seats)

4th position in the Liga 2 table for Rapid Bucuresti so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed ASU Poli Timişoara visits Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 2.

Insights:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ASU Poli Timişoara have scored away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 2, Rapid Bucuresti, who have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2, have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as U Craiova 1948 are coming to town in two days.

A decent goal production from Bucuresti in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats

Playing away, ASU Poli Timişoara have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga 2 this season. Timişoara has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Dunărea Călăraşi.

A quick return to home after this game, as Timişoara are hosting Mioveni in the Liga 2 only two days away.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, ASU Poli Timişoara have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Rapid Bucuresti and ASU Poli Timişoara have met before this season: ASU Poli Timişoara - Rapid Bucuresti 1-2. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Bucuresti, one draw and zero wins for ASU Poli Timişoara. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

ASU Poli TimişoaraM. Axente
M. Axente
8 goals
Rapid BucurestiC. Hlistei
C. Hlistei
7 goals
Rapid BucurestiM. Drăghiceanu
M. Drăghiceanu
5 goals

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

ASU Poli Timişoara missing players

Rapid Bucuresti ASU Poli Timişoara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 5 12 26
14 7 2 Won W 1 2 10
5 4 1 Drew D 1 6 9
8 2 0 Lost L 3 4 7
46 24 7 Scored S 1 8 23
36 15 4 Conceded C 7 15 24
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 75% 81%
81% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 54%
63% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 27%
37% 38% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 12%
22% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
56% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 31%
30% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 42% 46%
22% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 58% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.2 10.8 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 4.4 6.9 8.1
3.8 4.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.9 2.7
45% 41% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 35% 33%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ASU Poli Timişoara have scored away.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2

  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 Dunărea Călăraşi 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 Timişoara 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 Timisoara 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 Targu Jiu 20 3 4 13 18 42 10 2 1 7 9 21 10 1 3 6 9 21 -24 13
21 Aerostar Bacau 19 2 4 13 19 37 10 1 2 7 10 19 9 1 2 6 9 18 -18 10

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.