Only three points good enough for Sporting Turnu in Pandurii Târgu Jiu game

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Liga 2 game of the season. Sporting Turnu look forward to welcoming Pandurii Târgu Jiu in front of their home support.

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 Sporting Turnu and Pandurii Târgu Jiu.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Pandurii Târgu Jiu when playing on grass are 10 wins, 11 draws and 24 defeats from 45 matches. They have scored 52 goals and conceded 78 times in these games.

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Sporting Turnu form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Sporting Turnu are 1-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). Ever since the SR Municipal Brasov game Sporting Turnu has been unbeatable here producing six straight wins. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of eight straight victories regardless of arena.

Sporting Turnu's last game was hosting Pandurii Târgu Jiu and winning 2-0. Previous to that game, a 3. Liga: Series 3 home match hosting Hermannstadt II in a game that was won 9-1.

Everyone expects Sporting Turnu to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 27 games: 20 home wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Sporting Turnu have won with at least two goals margin 12 times in similar situations.

Early season goal statistics from Sporting Turnu's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Pandurii Târgu Jiu form and stats

Pandurii Târgu Jiu have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 3 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Sporting Turnu. A 0-2 defeat away at Universitatea Cluj before that.

Nobody expects Pandurii Târgu Jiu to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 26 times before, with the overall statistics of won 6, draw 8 and lost 12. When defeated, 8 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

It's early days yet, but Pandurii Târgu Jiu has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels so far (1 game).

Let's have a look at how Pandurii Târgu Jiu performed last season in the Liga 2: Serie 1: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 8 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded 65 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 24/39 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Sporting Turnu - Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2-0. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 1 - 0 - 0 (Sporting Turnu wins - draws - Pandurii Târgu Jiu wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Sporting Turnu missing players

Pandurii Târgu Jiu missing players

Sporting Turnu Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Total Home Home vs no_table Statistic Away vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 100%
 
8 8 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 8 8
1 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Sporting Turnu Last season Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
25 13   Played   19 38
19 11   Won   3 12
5 2   Drew   5 8
1 0   Lost   11 18
71 46   Scored   24 57
12 5   Conceded   39 65
92% 92%   Over 0.5   100% 97%
72% 77%   Over 1.5   89% 89%
56% 54%   Over 2.5   68% 53%
40% 54%   Over 3.5   42% 34%
28% 38%   Over 4.5   21% 21%
40% 38%   BTTS   68% 55%
60% 62%   Clean Sheets   11% 24%
8% 8%   Failed To Score   21% 24%
 
5 0   Corners For (avg)   4.1 4.5
1.5 0   Corners Against (avg)   5.8 5.4
1.5 0   Yellow Cards (avg)   3.1 2.6
0 0   Red Cards   2 4
Key stats last season:
  • Pandurii Târgu Jiu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pandurii Târgu Jiu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sporting Turnu have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sporting Turnu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting Turnu have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Sporting Turnu have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Sporting Turnu
All Liga 2 3. Liga: Series 3 Romania Cup
All Home Away
07-05-19 3. Filiasi 1 - 4 Sporting Turnu
11-05-19 3. Sporting Turnu 6 - 0 CS U Craiova II
18-05-19 3. Sporting Rosiori 0 - 3 Sporting Turnu
24-05-19 3. Sporting Turnu 9 - 1 Hermannstadt II
03-08-19 L2 Sporting Turnu 2 - 0 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
10-08-19 L2 Juventus Bucureşti 08:00 Sporting Turnu
17-08-19 L2 Sporting Turnu 08:00 Rapid Bucuresti
24-08-19 L2 Concordia Chiajna - Sporting Turnu
31-08-19 L2 Sporting Turnu - SSC Farul
07-09-19 L2 Sporting Turnu - ASU Poli Timişoara
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
All Liga 2: Serie 1 Liga 1 Liga 2 Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-05-19 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0 - 2 Chindia Târgovişte
19-05-19 L2 Şirineaşa 1 - 2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
25-05-19 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1 - 0 ASU Poli Timişoara
01-06-19 L2 Universitatea Cluj 2 - 0 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
03-08-19 L2 Sporting Turnu 2 - 0 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
10-08-19 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 08:00 ASU Poli Timişoara
17-08-19 L2 Şcolar Reşiţa 08:00 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
24-08-19 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu - Şirineaşa
31-08-19 L2 Argeş - Pandurii Târgu Jiu
07-09-19 L2 Pandurii Târgu Jiu - SCM Gloria Buzau

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 UTA Arad 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Şcolar Reşiţa 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Sporting Turnu 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Concordia Chiajna 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Mioveni 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Şirineaşa 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
15 ASU Poli Timişoara 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Juventus Bucureşti 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Sportul Snagov 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Universitatea Cluj 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Dunărea Călăraşi 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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