SSC Farul vs Universitatea Cluj match preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Farul (15500 seats)

It's advantage SSC Farul so far with their 7th position in the Liga 2 table, welcoming Universitatea Cluj who are placed 8th.

Insights:
  • SSC Farul haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj 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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SSC Farul form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 2, SSC Farul have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.

Ahead of that match, Farul won a home game hosting Comuna Recea (3-1).

The Farul fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Farul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Universitatea Cluj form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 2 matches, Universitatea Cluj have produced an overall stat of 4-1-5 so far.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Ripensia Timisoara's place.

Universitatea Cluj have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Universitatea have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Universitatea Cluj - Farul 0-3. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for SSC Farul, zero draws and two wins for Universitatea Cluj. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

SSC FarulA. Cruceru
A. Cruceru
5 goals
SSC FarulA. Stoica
A. Stoica
5 goals

SSC Farul missing players

Universitatea Cluj missing players

SSC Farul Universitatea Cluj
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 4 12 24
11 5 0 Won W 2 5 12
6 3 2 Drew D 0 1 3
7 3 1 Lost L 2 6 9
31 14 4 Scored S 4 16 32
24 13 5 Conceded C 4 14 25
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
71% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 67%
42% 36% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 50%
17% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 12%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
54% 55% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 54%
29% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 29%
21% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.4 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 2.6 2.5
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.5 11.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7.9 9.2
4.8 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.6
25% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 43% 39%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • SSC Farul haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Universitatea Cluj have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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.