Liga 2 preview: Can Ripensia Timişoara edge out victory against Comuna Recea?

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sun 28.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Electrica (1000 seats)

Ripensia Timişoara and Comuna Recea have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Liga 2.

Insights:
  • Ripensia Timişoara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga 2
  • Comuna Recea have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Liga 2

Ripensia Timişoara and Comuna Recea should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ripensia Timişoara form and stats

Ripensia Timişoara have played 8 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Timişoara, who won 1-0 against CSM Slatina (placed 19th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Şirineaşa (0-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Timişoara have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost zero.

Timişoara has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Timişoara have conceded 11 goals.

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Comuna Recea form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Comuna Recea so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).

A. Burdeț, M. Coman (2) and A. Mărieș scored in Comuna Recea's previous match, the home game against Şcolar Reşiţa that ended 6-0. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against SSC Farul wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

As you can tell from the results above, Comuna was very dominant against Şcolar Reşiţa, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with A. Burdeț, M. Coman (2) and A. Mărieș providing the goals.

We have checked recent matches where Comuna have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were one victory, zero draws and one defeat.

The attacking power of Comuna when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Comuna, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Ripensia Timişoara missing players

Comuna Recea missing players

Ripensia Timişoara Comuna Recea
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 8 3 Played P 2 8 19
7 4 1 Won W 0 1 6
3 1 1 Drew D 1 2 5
9 3 1 Lost L 1 5 8
19 10 3 Scored S 1 7 30
32 11 5 Conceded C 3 16 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 84%
42% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 47%
26% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 32%
16% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 32%
37% 38% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 47%
21% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 26%
42% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.2 10.1 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 9.4 8.4
4.5 5.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.6 3.5
23% 26% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 45%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • All of Comuna Recea's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Comuna Recea have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Comuna Recea have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Comuna Recea have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Liga 2
  • Comuna Recea have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Liga 2
  • Comuna Recea haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ripensia Timişoara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga 2
  • Ripensia Timişoara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Şirineaşa 19 10 3 6 31 25 11 5 2 4 17 17 8 5 1 2 14 8 6 33
2 U Craiova 1948 18 8 8 2 28 15 9 5 3 1 16 6 9 3 5 1 12 9 13 32
3 ASU Poli Timişoara 18 8 8 2 18 12 10 6 3 1 10 4 8 2 5 1 8 8 6 32
4 Universitatea Cluj 19 10 2 7 23 18 9 6 1 2 12 8 10 4 1 5 11 10 5 32
5 SSC Farul 20 9 5 6 24 20 9 4 2 3 10 11 11 5 3 3 14 9 4 32
6 Dunărea Călăraşi 19 9 5 5 24 22 8 4 3 1 12 8 11 5 2 4 12 14 2 32
7 Metaloglobus 19 9 4 6 25 13 9 5 3 1 17 5 10 4 1 5 8 8 12 31
8 Mioveni 19 8 7 4 18 10 8 1 4 3 4 6 11 7 3 1 14 4 8 31
9 Rapid Bucuresti 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 3 2 17 13 9 4 1 4 13 14 3 31
10 Csikszereda 19 8 6 5 22 15 9 4 2 3 10 7 10 4 4 2 12 8 7 30
11 Petrolul 52 18 8 4 6 28 15 10 3 2 5 12 11 8 5 2 1 16 4 13 28
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 19 7 3 9 19 32 8 4 1 3 10 11 11 3 2 6 9 21 -13 24
14 Comuna Recea 19 6 5 8 30 30 11 5 3 3 23 14 8 1 2 5 7 16 0 23
15 Unirea Slobozia 19 6 4 9 16 25 11 3 4 4 7 12 8 3 0 5 9 13 -9 22
16 Concordia Chiajna 19 5 6 8 21 21 9 4 2 3 13 8 10 1 4 5 8 13 0 21
17 Sporting Turnu 15 4 7 4 23 19 7 2 4 1 11 10 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 19
18 Şcolar Reşiţa 19 5 4 10 11 28 9 3 2 4 7 12 10 2 2 6 4 16 -17 19
19 CSM Slatina 19 5 3 11 19 25 10 4 1 5 8 11 9 1 2 6 11 14 -6 18
20 Aerostar Bacău 18 2 4 12 18 32 10 1 2 7 10 19 8 1 2 5 8 13 -14 10
21 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 19 2 4 13 17 42 9 1 1 7 8 21 10 1 3 6 9 21 -25 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.