Delightful dogfight as daring SSC Farul duels with determined Csikszereda

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Farul

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, SSC Farul in 8th and Csikszereda in 9th place.

Insights:
  • SSC Farul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Csikszereda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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SSC Farul form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 2, SSC Farul have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.

Farul's previous game was a Romania Cup match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Academica Clinceni. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Şcolar Reşiţa.

The victory against Academica Clinceni came after A. Banyoi's winning goal. The SSC Farul manager I. Zicu was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 64th minute.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Farul have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost zero.

Farul has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Farul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Csikszereda form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Csikszereda playing as the away team in the Liga 2 this season. Visiting Csikszereda has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Csikszereda's previous game was their home loss versus UTA Arad (0-2). Before that, Csikszereda secured a home win against Universitatea Cluj with the score 2-1.

Csikszereda are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and four defeats. From a total of six matches.

The visiting Csikszereda have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. 6 goals have been conceded by Csikszereda in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

FarulV. Lică
V. Lică
5 goals
SSC FarulA. Cruceru
A. Cruceru
5 goals
SSC FarulA. Stoica
A. Stoica
5 goals

SSC Farul missing players

Csikszereda missing players

SSC Farul Csikszereda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 6 13
6 2 0 Won W 0 2 5
2 2 1 Drew D 2 2 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 2 4
15 6 1 Scored S 1 6 14
13 7 3 Conceded C 1 6 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 92%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 62%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 31%
8% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
58% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 54%
33% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 38%
8% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 17% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.7 2.3
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.3 13.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.8 9.8
5.5 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.4
23% 21% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 32%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Csikszereda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SSC Farul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 7 6 0 24 10 7 5 2 0 15 4 6 2 4 0 9 6 14 27
2 Dunarea Calarasi 13 7 3 3 18 13 6 4 1 1 9 5 7 3 2 2 9 8 5 24
3 ASU Poli Timisoara 13 6 6 1 14 9 7 4 3 0 7 2 6 2 3 1 7 7 5 24
4 Sirineasa 13 7 2 4 24 20 8 4 1 3 14 14 5 3 1 1 10 6 4 23
5 Rapid Bucuresti 13 7 2 4 20 20 7 4 2 1 10 8 6 3 0 3 10 12 0 23
6 Metaloglobus 14 6 4 4 16 10 7 3 3 1 9 4 7 3 1 3 7 6 6 22
7 SCM Gloria Buzau 13 5 5 3 16 11 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 2 4 1 9 6 5 20
8 SSC Farul 12 6 2 4 15 13 6 2 2 2 6 7 6 4 0 2 9 6 2 20
9 Csikszereda 13 5 4 4 14 12 7 3 2 2 8 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 2 19
10 Petrolul 52 13 5 3 5 20 14 8 2 2 4 11 10 5 3 1 1 9 4 6 18
11 Sporting Turnu 14 4 6 4 22 18 6 2 3 1 10 9 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 18
12 Mioveni 13 4 6 3 9 6 6 1 3 2 2 3 7 3 3 1 7 3 3 18
13 Universitatea Cluj 12 5 2 5 15 11 4 2 1 1 6 3 8 3 1 4 9 8 4 17
14 CSM Slatina 13 5 2 6 13 14 7 4 0 3 7 8 6 1 2 3 6 6 -1 17
15 Unirea Slobozia 13 4 3 6 12 18 7 2 3 2 5 7 6 2 0 4 7 11 -6 15
16 Ripensia Timişoara 10 5 0 5 12 19 4 3 0 1 8 5 6 2 0 4 4 14 -7 15
17 Şcolar Reşiţa 13 4 3 6 7 16 6 2 1 3 4 10 7 2 2 3 3 6 -9 15
18 Comuna Recea 13 4 2 7 19 25 8 3 2 3 16 14 5 1 0 4 3 11 -6 14
19 Concordia Chiajna 14 3 3 8 17 19 6 3 0 3 10 6 8 0 3 5 7 13 -2 12
20 Aerostar Bacau 13 2 2 9 16 24 7 1 1 5 9 15 6 1 1 4 7 9 -8 8
21 Pandurii Targu Jiu 14 1 2 11 10 31 6 0 1 5 3 12 8 1 1 6 7 19 -21 5

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.