Football betting preview: Unirea Dej vs Petrolul 52

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Unirea (6000 seats)

We have to say that both squads are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Petrolul 52 enjoying a 7 point lead on Unirea Dej in the standings. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Unirea Dej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Petrolul 52 is in the best form (5-0-1)

Petrolul 52 could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Romania Cup game only four sleeps ago.

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Unirea Dej form and stats

The story so far in the Liga 2 for Unirea Dej at their home stadium (Stadionul Unirea) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadionul Unirea.

Unirea enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Astra's place. The match ended 2-0 with A. Militaru scoring.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting CSA Steaua Bucuresti in a game that was won 2-1.

Unirea are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Unirea have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

It's gone fairly well in the Liga 2 away games so far for Petrolul 52 with six points collected from three matches. Petrolul have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Petrolul goalkeeper Raul Avram is eager to challenge this, with his 472 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Petrolul failed to get anything from their last game, a Romania Cup home match vs U Craiova 1948 that ended with defeat 0-1.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Ripensia Timisoara.

Petrolul are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Petrolul 52's manager N. Constantin has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Petrolul 52S. Diarra
S. Diarra
6 goals
Petrolul 52A. Vajushi
A. Vajushi
4 goals
Unirea DejA. Pop
A. Pop
3 goals

Unirea Dej missing players

Petrolul 52 missing players

Unirea Dej Petrolul 52
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 2 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 1 Won W 0 2 6
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
7 5 2 Scored S 0 5 15
4 3 3 Conceded C 1 1 1
71% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 86%
29% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
57% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 86%
57% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 14%
 
4.7 6.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 1.3 4
4.3 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.7 4.3
2.6 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 13 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.3 10.7
5.4 6.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.7 4.7
18% 20% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 45% 45%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Petrolul 52 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Petrolul 52 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Petrolul 52 have scored more than double the goals of Unirea Dej.
  • Petrolul 52 have the most clean sheets (6) in Liga 2
  • Petrolul 52 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Petrolul 52 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Petrolul 52 is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Unirea Dej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Unirea Dej have won significantly more corners at 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 7 6 0 1 15 1 4 4 0 0 10 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 14 18
2 Hermannstadt 7 5 2 0 18 5 4 4 0 0 14 3 3 1 2 0 4 2 13 17
3 Concordia Chiajna 7 5 2 0 11 2 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 9 17
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Universitatea Cluj 7 5 0 2 9 6 4 4 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 15
5 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 7 4 2 1 12 5 4 3 1 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 7 14
6 SCM Gloria Buzau 7 4 1 2 24 5 3 2 0 1 18 2 4 2 1 1 6 3 19 13
7 Unirea Slobozia 7 3 3 1 13 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 2 0 10 2 8 12
8 Unirea Dej 7 3 2 2 7 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 11
9 Metaloglobus 7 3 1 3 11 11 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 3 5 9 0 10
10 Viitorul Selimbar 7 3 1 3 6 9 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 0 1 2 0 5 -3 10
11 CSM Iasi 7 3 0 4 10 6 3 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 8 4 4 9
12 Ripensia Timisoara 7 2 3 2 8 9 4 1 3 0 6 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 -1 9
13 Brasov Steagul Renast 7 2 3 2 8 12 4 2 1 1 6 9 3 0 2 1 2 3 -4 9
14 ASU Poli Timisoara 7 2 1 4 8 12 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 6 8 -4 7
15 Csikszereda 7 2 0 5 6 13 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 3 8 -7 6
16 Sirineasa 7 0 3 4 3 10 3 0 1 2 1 6 4 0 2 2 2 4 -7 3
17 Dunarea Calarasi 7 0 3 4 6 14 3 0 1 2 2 7 4 0 2 2 4 7 -8 3
18 Dacia Unirea Braila 7 0 2 5 4 21 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 4 3 18 -17 2
19 Unirea Constanta 7 0 1 6 1 28 3 0 0 3 0 10 4 0 1 3 1 18 -27 1
20 Astra 7 2 2 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 -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.