Liga 2 preview: Can Rapid Bucuresti edge out victory against SCM Gloria Buzau?

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Regie

The managers D. Pancu and I. Stan are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga 2 league table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 2, Rapid Bucuresti have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.

Rapid Bucuresti are returning here after visiting Argeş in a Liga 2 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Dunărea Călăraşi.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Rapid Bucuresti as they have a new game in only four days, a Romania Cup match thankfully also at home. CSM Iasi are visiting.

Rapid Bucuresti are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 attempts. From these home matches, Rapid Bucuresti have conceded only 3 goals.

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SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats

The seven points SCM Gloria Buzau have gathered from their first three away trips in the Liga 2 is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Visiting SCM Gloria Buzau has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The supporters enjoyed SCM Gloria Buzau's previous game versus Juventus Bucureşti (placed 15th), a Liga 2 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Pandurii Târgu Jiu that ended 0-0.

SCM Gloria Buzau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of one match.

SCM Gloria Buzau find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. SCM Gloria Buzau are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

 
V. Alexandru
6 goals
 
D. Huiban
3 goals
 
M. Ioniţă
2 goals

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

SCM Gloria Buzau missing players

Rapid Bucuresti SCM Gloria Buzau
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Away vs top Away Total
7 4 0 Played 0 3 7
4 2 0 Won 0 2 5
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost 0 0 1
10 5 0 Scored 0 4 14
7 3 0 Conceded 0 1 3
86% 75% 0% Over 0.5 0% 67% 86%
71% 50% 0% Over 1.5 0% 67% 71%
57% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 33% 29%
29% 25% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 14%
57% 50% 0% BTTS 0% 33% 14%
43% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 67% 71%
14% 25% 0% Failed to Score 0% 33% 29%
 
4.1 5.8 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3.7 6.6
4.3 3.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 3.7 3.7
3 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.3 1.7
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have not yet lost a game away.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Rapid Bucuresti
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 1 Liga 2 3. Liga: Series 2 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-08-19 RC Rapid Bucuresti 2 - 1 Juventus Bucureşti
01-09-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 1 - 2 Rapid Bucuresti
07-09-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti 1 - 2 Şirineaşa
11-09-19 RC Rapid Bucuresti 3 - 0 Dunărea Călăraşi
15-09-19 L2 Argeş 0 - 2 Rapid Bucuresti
21-09-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti 08:00 SCM Gloria Buzau
25-09-19 RC Rapid Bucuresti 13:30 CSM Iasi
28-09-19 L2 Metaloglobus 08:00 Rapid Bucuresti
05-10-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti - UTA Arad
12-10-19 L2 Dunărea Călăraşi - Rapid Bucuresti
SCM Gloria Buzau
All Liga 2 3. Liga: Series 1 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-08-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 0 - 2 SCM Gloria Buzau
28-08-19 RC Metalul Buzău 0 - 0 SCM Gloria Buzau
31-08-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau 0 - 2 Mioveni
07-09-19 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0 - 0 SCM Gloria Buzau
14-09-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau 2 - 0 Juventus Bucureşti
21-09-19 L2 Rapid Bucuresti 08:00 SCM Gloria Buzau
28-09-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau 08:00 Concordia Chiajna
05-10-19 L2 Sporting Turnu - SCM Gloria Buzau
12-10-19 L2 SCM Gloria Buzau - ASU Poli Timişoara
16-10-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa - SCM Gloria Buzau

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting Turnu 7 6 1 0 16 2 4 4 0 0 9 1 3 2 1 0 7 1 14 19
2 SCM Gloria Buzau 7 5 1 1 14 3 4 3 0 1 10 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 11 16
3 Mioveni 7 4 3 0 10 4 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 3 1 0 5 1 6 15
4 UTA Arad 6 4 1 1 15 3 4 3 1 0 11 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 12 13
5 Rapid Bucuresti 7 4 1 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 13
6 Argeş 7 4 0 3 9 7 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 12
7 Şirineaşa 7 3 2 2 6 6 4 2 1 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 11
8 Concordia Chiajna 7 3 2 2 6 8 4 3 0 1 5 5 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 11
9 Metaloglobus 7 3 1 3 11 8 4 2 0 2 6 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 10
10 Petrolul 52 5 3 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 6 2 1 10
11 SSC Farul 7 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 2 2 1 4 0 9
12 Şcolar Reşiţa 7 2 2 3 9 8 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 8
13 Dunărea Călăraşi 7 2 2 3 8 11 3 1 1 1 5 6 4 1 1 2 3 5 -3 8
14 Ripensia Timişoara 7 2 2 3 8 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 5 7 -3 8
15 Juventus Bucureşti 7 2 0 5 2 10 3 1 0 2 1 5 4 1 0 3 1 5 -8 6
16 ASU Poli Timişoara 7 1 2 4 3 5 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 3 -2 5
17 Csikszereda 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 1 2 0 6 3 3 0 0 3 0 6 -3 5
18 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 7 1 2 4 3 10 3 0 2 1 0 3 4 1 0 3 3 7 -7 5
19 Universitatea Cluj 6 1 0 5 5 10 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 4 2 8 -5 3
20 Sportul Snagov 6 0 0 6 1 21 3 0 0 3 0 8 3 0 0 3 1 13 -20 0

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