Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Şcolar Reşiţa fight SCM Gloria Buzau

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Fri 30.April
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Mircea Chivu (12500 seats)

Şcolar Reşiţa hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 18th position in the Liga 2 table. Visiting SCM Gloria Buzau holds 12th place with 26 pts.

Insights:
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga 2
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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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Şcolar Reşiţa form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Şcolar Reşiţa, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga 2, have to build on here at Stadionul Mircea Chivu in the Liga 2.

Şcolar are confident in defense, having played 191 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A nice win for Şcolar last time playing, versus Concordia Chiajna. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with E. Višņakovs scoring for the victors. In the game before, an away victory match versus Aerostar Bacău with a 2-0 scoreline.

Şcolar aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Mircea Chivu in the league, with only 7 goals from 10 games. On the other hand, Şcolar Reşiţa have conceded 14 goals.

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SCM Gloria Buzau form and stats

Playing away, SCM Gloria Buzau have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga 2 this season.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Petrolul 52 that ended 1-1.

Gloria have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by SCM Gloria Buzau in these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: SCM Gloria Buzau - Şcolar 0-1. Last two meetings between the teams: Şcolar Reşiţa won two, SCM Gloria Buzau won zero and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Şcolar Reşiţa missing players

SCM Gloria Buzau missing players

Şcolar Reşiţa SCM Gloria Buzau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 7 Played P 1 11 23
7 4 4 Won W 1 3 8
4 2 1 Drew D 0 5 10
12 6 2 Lost L 0 3 5
15 9 7 Scored S 2 15 29
31 15 6 Conceded C 0 16 23
87% 92% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 87%
57% 67% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 78%
30% 33% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 30%
13% 8% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 13%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 9%
22% 25% 14% BTTS BTTS 0% 64% 52%
39% 33% 57% Clean Sheets C S 100% 27% 35%
52% 50% 43% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.5 2.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.9 2.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.3 11.7 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9 9.4
3 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.5 3.1
22% 24% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 40%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • SCM Gloria Buzau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 2
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga 2
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) 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 Dunarea Calarasi 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 Şirineaşa 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 Timisoara 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 Şcolar Reşiţa 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 Bacău 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.