Liga 2 prediction: Unirea Dej should edge out Astra on their own turf

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Fri 22.April
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Unirea (6000 seats)

Turn on the lights for Unirea Dej - Astra! Forget the ups and downs, this match should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Unirea Dej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Unirea Dej form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Unirea as Unirea Dej have scored 13 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Liga 2 are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Unirea Dej in their previous game, a fixture away at Brașov Steagul Renașt that ended with a 2-0 victory.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Şirineaşa (1-2).

Everyone expects Unirea Dej to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 20 games: seven home wins, seven draws and six defeats. Unirea have won with at least two goals margin four times in similar situations.

Unirea Dej has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, Unirea Dej have conceded only 8 goals.

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Astra form and stats

There's been little loot from Astra's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Liga 2. Astra only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Astra are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 20 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Universitatea Cluj game.)

The manager Movilă was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stadionul Marin Anastasovici. Astra suffered a 1-2 loss to Unirea Constanța.

A 0-5 defeat away at SCM Gloria Buzau before that.

The visiting Astra have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Astra have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Astra - Unirea Dej 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

UnireaM. Manole
M. Manole
8 goals
Unirea DejA. Pop
A. Pop
3 goals

Unirea Dej missing players

Astra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Unirea Dej Astra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 5 10 22
10 6 2 Won W 0 2 5
4 2 1 Drew D 1 3 4
8 3 0 Lost L 4 5 13
22 14 4 Scored S 4 10 23
19 10 1 Conceded C 15 20 42
86% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 91%
32% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 60% 59%
9% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 30% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 20% 18%
32% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 80% 64%
45% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 18%
36% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 10% 18%
 
4 4.5 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 2.8 2.8
4.5 3.7 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 9.3 7.7
2.3 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.5 12.7 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.1 7.1
4.5 5.3 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 2.8
22% 24% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 39%
 
9.8 9 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 20.8 20.8 17.1
3.3 3 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 7.8 6.6
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Astra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Astra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Unirea Dej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Petrolul 52 19 16 1 2 41 7 10 9 1 0 21 1 9 7 0 2 20 6 34 49
2 Universitatea Cluj 19 14 0 5 34 14 10 9 0 1 21 4 9 5 0 4 13 10 20 42
3 Hermannstadt 19 12 5 2 41 15 10 7 1 2 26 10 9 5 4 0 15 5 26 41
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 19 11 4 4 31 13 10 6 3 1 16 5 9 5 1 3 15 8 18 37
5 Concordia Chiajna 19 10 6 3 18 10 10 5 5 0 10 4 9 5 1 3 8 6 8 36
6 Unirea Slobozia 19 9 6 4 33 13 9 5 2 2 10 5 10 4 4 2 23 8 20 33
7 Csikszereda 19 10 3 6 32 23 9 4 2 3 14 11 10 6 1 3 18 12 9 33
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 9 5 5 43 14 9 5 2 2 26 6 10 4 3 3 17 8 29 32
9 Unirea Dej 19 8 4 7 17 16 10 6 2 2 13 8 9 2 2 5 4 8 1 28
10 Metaloglobus 19 8 4 7 22 23 9 4 2 3 12 12 10 4 2 4 10 11 -1 28
11 CSM Iaşi 19 7 4 8 25 21 9 3 2 4 10 9 10 4 2 4 15 12 4 25
12 Ripensia Timişoara 19 6 7 6 18 19 10 2 5 3 8 11 9 4 2 3 10 8 -1 25
13 Şirineaşa 19 6 6 7 16 20 9 4 3 2 7 8 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 24
14 Viitorul Selimbar 19 6 5 8 18 26 10 6 2 2 14 11 9 0 3 6 4 15 -8 23
15 ASU Poli Timişoara 19 6 3 10 19 27 9 2 2 5 9 14 10 4 1 5 10 13 -8 21
16 Brașov Steagul Renașt 19 3 5 11 16 32 10 3 1 6 11 21 9 0 4 5 5 11 -16 14
17 Unirea Constanța 19 3 2 14 18 54 9 1 1 7 6 23 10 2 1 7 12 31 -36 11
18 Dunărea Călăraşi 19 1 4 14 12 50 9 1 1 7 7 24 10 0 3 7 5 26 -38 7
19 Dacia Unirea Brăila 19 0 2 17 7 53 9 0 2 7 2 24 10 0 0 10 5 29 -46 2
20 Astra 19 5 4 10 21 32 10 3 1 6 11 17 9 2 3 4 10 15 -11 -1

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Petrolul 52 19 16 1 2 41 7 10 9 1 0 21 1 9 7 0 2 20 6 34 49
2 Universitatea Cluj 19 14 0 5 34 14 10 9 0 1 21 4 9 5 0 4 13 10 20 42
3 Hermannstadt 19 12 5 2 41 15 10 7 1 2 26 10 9 5 4 0 15 5 26 41
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 19 11 4 4 31 13 10 6 3 1 16 5 9 5 1 3 15 8 18 37
5 Concordia Chiajna 19 10 6 3 18 10 10 5 5 0 10 4 9 5 1 3 8 6 8 36
6 Unirea Slobozia 19 9 6 4 33 13 9 5 2 2 10 5 10 4 4 2 23 8 20 33
7 Csikszereda 19 10 3 6 32 23 9 4 2 3 14 11 10 6 1 3 18 12 9 33
8 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 9 5 5 43 14 9 5 2 2 26 6 10 4 3 3 17 8 29 32
9 Unirea Dej 19 8 4 7 17 16 10 6 2 2 13 8 9 2 2 5 4 8 1 28
10 Metaloglobus 19 8 4 7 22 23 9 4 2 3 12 12 10 4 2 4 10 11 -1 28
11 CSM Iaşi 19 7 4 8 25 21 9 3 2 4 10 9 10 4 2 4 15 12 4 25
12 Ripensia Timişoara 19 6 7 6 18 19 10 2 5 3 8 11 9 4 2 3 10 8 -1 25
13 Şirineaşa 19 6 6 7 16 20 9 4 3 2 7 8 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 24
14 Viitorul Selimbar 19 6 5 8 18 26 10 6 2 2 14 11 9 0 3 6 4 15 -8 23
15 ASU Poli Timişoara 19 6 3 10 19 27 9 2 2 5 9 14 10 4 1 5 10 13 -8 21
16 Brașov Steagul Renașt 19 3 5 11 16 32 10 3 1 6 11 21 9 0 4 5 5 11 -16 14
17 Unirea Constanța 19 3 2 14 18 54 9 1 1 7 6 23 10 2 1 7 12 31 -36 11
18 Dunărea Călăraşi 19 1 4 14 12 50 9 1 1 7 7 24 10 0 3 7 5 26 -38 7
19 Dacia Unirea Brăila 19 0 2 17 7 53 9 0 2 7 2 24 10 0 0 10 5 29 -46 2
20 Astra 19 5 4 10 21 32 10 3 1 6 11 17 9 2 3 4 10 15 -11 -1

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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.