Ripensia Timişoara vs Juventus Bucureşti betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Stadionul Ciarda Roșie

It's no vacation for neither Ripensia Timişoara nor Juventus Bucureşti 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.

Ripensia Timişoara form and stats

Overall Liga 2 stats at home this season for Ripensia Timişoara are 3-0-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Ripensia Timişoara's last game was hosting Juventus Bucureşti (placed 19th) and winning 7-2. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Pandurii Targu Jiu the opponent.

As mentioned above, Ripensia Timişoara "killed" Juventus Bucureşti in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Ripensia Timişoara are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: W1-D0-L0.

The Ripensia Timişoara manager A. Pelici has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. Ripensia Timişoara are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 6 played).

Juventus Bucureşti form and stats

Juventus Bucureşti, who have the most conceded goals (33) in Liga 2, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Liga 2, after 1-0-6 (7 played). Football is a nightmare at the moment for Juventus Bucureşti who have suffered through a nine match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters. A depressing five defeats in a row for Juventus Bucureşti in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus ASU Poli Timişoara.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Juventus Bucureşti, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-7 versus Ripensia Timişoara (placed 11th). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Csikszereda.

A huge disappointment for Juventus Bucureşti in their last match (vs Ripensia Timişoara). Leading 1-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all points were lost in a 2-7 defeat. Juventus Bucureşti lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 2-7 beating and focus on this one.

You'll want to know how Juventus Bucureşti managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found eight similar matches resulting in 2 away wins, 1 draw and 5 home wins.

Goals are few and far between in Juventus Bucureşti's away league games. Only 3 goals from 7 travels. Juventus Bucureşti are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches. There are big problems for the Juventus Bucureşti defense as they have conceded 21 goals in 7 away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Ripensia Timişoara - Juventus Bucureşti 7-2 played earlier this season. Ripensia Timişoara-Juventus Bucureşti H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Ripensia Timişoara 1 win, Juventus Bucureşti 0 wins, 2 draws. 1 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

A. Voinea 9 goals

A. Zaluschi 5 goals

V. Chera 2 goals

Ripensia Timişoara missing players

Juventus Bucureşti missing players