Liga 2 match preview: Şirineaşa versus Petrolul 52

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu (19128 seats)

6th position in the Liga 2 table for Şirineaşa so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Petrolul 52 visits Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu.

Insights:
  • Şirineaşa have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Liga 2
  • Petrolul 52 have the most scored goals (18) away in Liga 2

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Şirineaşa and Petrolul 52.

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Şirineaşa form and stats

Overall Liga 2 stats at home this season for Şirineaşa are 5-2-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Heartbreak before that as Şirineaşa lost 0-3 at Universitatea Craiova's place.

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Şirineaşa played a great game against Aerostar Bacau and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga 2 game versus Scolar Resita in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu.

Şirineaşa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu with 17 goals in 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Şirineaşa defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (18) away in Liga 2, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Liga 2. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Petrolul, as they have won on their previous two travels.

A 0-1 loss hosting Concordia Chiajna before that.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Liga 2 trip to Unirea Slobozia.

The Petrolul 52 manager O. Grigore has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 9 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Şirineaşa - Petrolul 52 1-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Şirineaşa, one draw and three wins for Petrolul 52. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Petrolul 52S. Arnăutu
S. Arnăutu
11 goals
ŞirineaşaC. Ionică
C. Ionică
7 goals

Şirineaşa missing players

Petrolul 52 missing players

Şirineaşa Petrolul 52
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 1 10 22
11 5 1 Won W 1 7 10
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
9 5 3 Lost L 0 1 7
40 19 4 Scored S 2 19 31
35 21 7 Conceded C 1 5 17
91% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
78% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 59%
70% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 41%
35% 42% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 18%
22% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
70% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 36%
22% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 41%
17% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 2.8 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
12 13.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8 12.2 11.6
5.2 5.9 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5.3 4.5
34% 27% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 36% 32%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Petrolul 52 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Petrolul 52 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Petrolul 52 have the most scored goals (18) away in Liga 2
  • Petrolul 52 have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Liga 2
  • Şirineaşa have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Liga 2
  • Şirineaşa have the most scored goals in the first half (20) 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 Scolar Resita 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 Bacau 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.