The Liga 2 league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Şirineaşa and Petrolul 52 are placed 14th and 4th respectively.
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.
Şirineaşa form and stats
Şirineaşa have played three Liga 2 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The Şirineaşa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-4 to U Craiova 1948 here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu in a Liga 2 match. Before that match, a win away at Comuna Recea.
A goal frenzy last time out for Şirineaşa, with a total of 6 goals in the match against U Craiova 1948. Fun stuff to watch!
Şirineaşa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu with 5 goals in 3 league matches. As for conceded goals, Şirineaşa's unpleasant statistic is 8 goals surrendered.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
Petrolul 52, who have the the best goal difference (+8) in Liga 2, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Liga 2.
Petrolul 52 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Dunărea Călăraşi proved too strong as Petrolul slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadionul Ilie Oană. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Csikszereda.
6 goals so far away for Petrolul 52, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Şirineaşa-Petrolul 52 H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Şirineaşa zero wins, Petrolul 52 three wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Rusu 12 goals |
Şirineaşa missing players
Petrolul 52 missing players
| Şirineaşa | Petrolul 52 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 8 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | 32 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 22 | 61 |
| 20 | 14 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 45% | 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 39% |
- Petrolul 52 has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga 2
- Petrolul 52 has the the best goal difference (+5) away in Liga 2
- Petrolul 52 has the the best goal difference (+8) in Liga 2
- Şirineaşa has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Liga 2
- Şirineaşa has the most conceded goals (8) at home in Liga 2
| Şirineaşa | Last season | Petrolul 52 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 30 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 83% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 79% | ||
| 74% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 59% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | ||
| 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 9% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 43% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 38% | ||
| 39% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 45% | ||
| 35% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 177 | 124 | Total Shots | T S | 167 | 357 | ||
| 62 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 120 | ||
| 45% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Petrolul 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Concordia Chiajna | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Sporting Turnu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Universitatea Cluj | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Şcolar Reşiţa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Metaloglobus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Mioveni | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Şirineaşa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Csikszereda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Unirea Slobozia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | CSM Slatina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Aerostar Bacău | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Comuna Recea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 20 | Ripensia Timişoara | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
| 21 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 0 |