Balanced ball game between Unirea Dej and Metaloglobus expected

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Unirea (6000 seats)

This is it, this is Liga 2 and this is Unirea Dej - Metaloglobus. Prepare with our full match guide!

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

4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Unirea Dej have to build on here at Stadionul Unirea in the Liga 2. Unirea has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadionul Unirea, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Unirea drew their last game, 0-0 away at CSM Iaşi (placed 12th).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Unirea Constanța.

This is expected to be a close game, with Unirea Dej perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Unirea Dej as a small favourite), we find two games. Unirea Dej has won two of these, drawn zero and lost zero.

Unirea are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Metaloglobus form and stats

Playing away, Metaloglobus have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga 2 this season. Visiting Metaloglobus has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga 2 home defeat versus Ripensia Timisoara with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

A 1-1 draw at Unirea Slobozia's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Metaloglobus playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were zero Metaloglobus wins, two draws and six defeats.

Metaloglobus have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Metaloglobus have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

UnireaM. Manole
M. Manole
7 goals
MetaloglobusN. Herea
N. Herea
6 goals
MetaloglobusC. Herea
C. Herea
4 goals

Unirea Dej missing players

Metaloglobus missing players

Unirea Dej Metaloglobus
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 2 Played P 3 8 15
5 4 1 Won W 1 3 6
4 2 0 Drew D 2 2 4
6 2 1 Lost L 0 3 5
14 11 3 Scored S 2 8 18
14 8 2 Conceded C 1 10 19
80% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 93%
60% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 67%
33% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 47%
13% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 20%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 67%
40% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 27%
47% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 13%
 
4 4.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5 4.3
4.3 3.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 5 4.2
2.2 2.4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.7 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
10.5 12.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 8.4 8.9
4.4 5.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.9
21% 26% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 32% 30%
 
9.9 8.8 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 11.1 9.2
3.2 3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.7 3.2
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Metaloglobus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 15 13 0 2 34 5 8 8 0 0 20 1 7 5 0 2 14 4 29 39
2 Hermannstadt 15 10 4 1 33 12 8 6 1 1 20 8 7 4 3 0 13 4 21 34
3 Universitatea Cluj 14 11 0 3 24 11 7 7 0 0 13 2 7 4 0 3 11 9 13 33
4 Concordia Chiajna 15 9 4 2 17 6 8 5 3 0 10 4 7 4 1 2 7 2 11 31
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 SCM Gloria Buzau 15 8 4 3 39 11 7 4 2 1 22 4 8 4 2 2 17 7 28 28
6 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 15 7 4 4 19 11 8 4 3 1 12 4 7 3 1 3 7 7 8 25
7 Csikszereda 15 7 2 6 24 21 7 3 1 3 11 10 8 4 1 3 13 11 3 23
8 Metaloglobus 15 6 4 5 18 19 7 3 2 2 10 9 8 3 2 3 8 10 -1 22
9 Viitorul Şelimbăr 15 6 4 5 18 21 8 6 1 1 14 8 7 0 3 4 4 13 -3 22
10 Unirea Slobozia 15 5 6 4 19 13 7 3 2 2 7 5 8 2 4 2 12 8 6 21
11 Ripensia Timisoara 15 5 6 4 16 16 8 1 5 2 6 9 7 4 1 2 10 7 0 21
12 CSM Iaşi 15 6 2 7 20 16 7 2 1 4 6 7 8 4 1 3 14 9 4 20
13 Şirineaşa 15 5 5 5 15 17 7 3 2 2 6 8 8 2 3 3 9 9 -2 20
14 Unirea Dej 15 5 4 6 14 14 8 4 2 2 11 8 7 1 2 4 3 6 0 19
15 ASU Poli Timisoara 15 5 2 8 16 22 7 2 2 3 8 9 8 3 0 5 8 13 -6 17
16 Brașov Steagul Renașt 15 2 3 10 10 26 8 2 1 5 7 17 7 0 2 5 3 9 -16 9
17 Unirea Constanța 15 2 2 11 11 40 7 1 1 5 4 15 8 1 1 6 7 25 -29 8
18 Dunărea Călăraşi 15 0 4 11 9 32 7 0 1 6 4 15 8 0 3 5 5 17 -23 4
19 Astra 14 4 4 6 15 19 8 3 1 4 9 12 6 1 3 2 6 7 -4 2
20 Dacia Unirea Brăila 15 0 2 13 6 45 7 0 2 5 2 20 8 0 0 8 4 25 -39 2

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.