Ripensia Timişoara vs Sporting Turnu: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Electrica (1000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Ripensia Timişoara have their presumed home advantage while Sporting Turnu are ahead 6 points in the Liga 2 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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Ripensia Timişoara form and stats

Ripensia Timişoara must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Liga 2 games here at Stadionul Electrica.

A good away victory last time out for Timişoara, who won 2-1 against Pandurii Targu Jiu (placed 21st). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Soimii Lipova.

Ripensia Timişoara has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.

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Sporting Turnu form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2.

Turnu are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Liga 2 against Şcolar Reşiţa (placed 15th). A 0-0 draw at CSM Slatina (after extra-time)'s stadium before that.

Sporting Turnu delivered their win in the match against Şcolar Reşiţa already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!

Turnu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Turnu are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Sporting TurnuA. Voinea
A. Voinea
14 goals
Sporting TurnuS. Pană
S. Pană
9 goals

Ripensia Timişoara missing players

Sporting Turnu missing players

Ripensia Timişoara Sporting Turnu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 3 5 9
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 4
0 0 0 Drew D 2 2 3
5 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
7 4 0 Scored S 3 8 18
17 3 2 Conceded C 1 2 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 89%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 78%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 56%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 56%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 44%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 20% 56%
12% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 60% 33%
50% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 3.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 3 3 3
 
65 30 13 Total Shots T S 22 49 102
30 15 3 Shots on Target S O 10 23 41
23% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 44%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • All of Ripensia Timişoara's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ripensia Timişoara has the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Liga 2
  • Ripensia Timişoara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ripensia Timişoara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Turnu has the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga 2
  • Sporting Turnu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Sporting Turnu have scored more than double the goals of Ripensia Timişoara.

  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 8 6 2 0 22 9 4 4 0 0 13 3 4 2 2 0 9 6 13 20
2 Metaloglobus 9 5 4 0 13 5 5 2 3 0 6 2 4 3 1 0 7 3 8 19
3 Universitatea Cluj 9 5 2 2 13 6 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 3 1 1 7 3 7 17
4 ASU Poli Timisoara 8 5 2 1 7 3 4 3 1 0 5 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 17
5 Sporting Turnu 9 4 3 2 18 11 4 2 1 1 10 9 5 2 2 1 8 2 7 15
6 Unirea Slobozia 9 4 2 3 11 10 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 2 0 2 6 6 1 14
7 Petrolul 52 8 4 1 3 15 7 4 1 0 3 6 4 4 3 1 0 9 3 8 13
8 Dunarea Calarasi 7 4 1 2 11 8 3 2 0 1 6 4 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 13
9 Rapid Bucuresti 7 4 1 2 14 12 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 2 0 2 7 8 2 13
10 SSC Farul 8 4 1 3 11 10 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 3 0 1 7 4 1 13
11 Mioveni 8 2 4 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 3 1 0 10
12 Concordia Chiajna 9 2 3 4 15 14 4 2 0 2 8 4 5 0 3 2 7 10 1 9
13 SCM Gloria Buzau 7 2 3 2 8 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 5 4 1 9
14 Ripensia Timişoara 8 3 0 5 7 17 3 2 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 4 3 14 -10 9
15 Şcolar Reşiţa 8 2 2 4 4 13 4 0 1 3 1 9 4 2 1 1 3 4 -9 8
16 Csikszereda 7 2 1 4 8 9 4 1 1 2 4 4 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 7
17 Sirineasa 6 2 1 3 10 13 5 1 1 3 6 10 1 1 0 0 4 3 -3 7
18 Comuna Recea 8 2 1 5 12 18 5 1 1 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 3 7 -6 7
19 CSM Slatina 7 2 0 5 6 10 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 3 2 5 -4 6
20 Aerostar Bacau 8 1 0 7 8 15 4 1 0 3 5 7 4 0 0 4 3 8 -7 3
21 Pandurii Targu Jiu 8 1 0 7 5 21 3 0 0 3 2 9 5 1 0 4 3 12 -16 3

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.