The gaffer Niculescu ready whip up Viitorul Şelimbăr victory vs Dumbrăviţa

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sat 03.December
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (15000 seats)

In total; 15 league matches are played and Viitorul Şelimbăr are 5 points on top of Dumbrăviţa. What will happen?

Insights:
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga 2
  • Dumbrăviţa have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Liga 2

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Viitorul Şelimbăr form and stats

Viitorul Şelimbăr have collected 12 points from their Liga 2 home games so far after 2-6-0. Viitorul Şelimbăr has six consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.

It's back home for Viitorul, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Csikszereda away with the result 2-1. Ursu (2) found the net in that victory. A big relief, as that was the first league win after going winless in seven fixtures in a row. The victory against Csikszereda came after Ursu's winning goal. The Viitorul Şelimbăr manager Niculescu was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute.

Before that, Viitorul Şelimbăr drew at home versus CSM Slatina.

Not much happening? In this club's last 12 league games, 10 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).

The Viitorul fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Viitorul Şelimbăr have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dumbrăviţa form and stats

There's been little loot from Dumbrăviţa's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Liga 2. Dumbrăviţa only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Dumbrăviţa, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

The regulars enjoyed Dumbrăviţa's previous game versus Unirea Constanța (placed 19th), a 2-0 win played at home. That victory felt nice as this club had gone four league rounds without winning.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Dinamo Bucureşti's place.

Take note that 11 of this club's 14 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Romania Cup trip to Alexandria.

Dumbrăviţa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Dumbrăviţa manager Stan has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Viitorul ŞelimbărO. Ursu
O. Ursu
4 goals
Viitorul ŞelimbărA. Ciocâlteu
A. Ciocâlteu
3 goals
Viitorul ŞelimbărM. Manole
M. Manole
2 goals

Viitorul Şelimbăr missing players

Dumbrăviţa missing players

Viitorul Şelimbăr Dumbrăviţa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 2 Played P 5 8 15
5 2 1 Won W 1 2 5
6 6 1 Drew D 1 1 1
4 0 0 Lost L 3 5 9
14 9 4 Scored S 5 9 17
13 4 0 Conceded C 12 19 32
87% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 80%
27% 12% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 75% 73%
7% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 20%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 47%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 20%
40% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 33%
 
4 4.8 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.9 3.9
3.8 3.6 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.5
3.1 2.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 3.2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.5 10.6 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 8.6 11
4.2 4.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 4.8
22% 24% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 31% 24%
 
9.5 8.1 11 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.6 13.7
3.4 2.9 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 5.8 5.6
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Dumbrăviţa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dumbrăviţa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dumbrăviţa have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Liga 2
  • Dumbrăviţa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 15 10 2 3 29 15 8 5 1 2 14 8 7 5 1 1 15 7 14 32
2 Unirea Slobozia 15 8 5 2 25 9 8 4 3 1 9 2 7 4 2 1 16 7 16 29
3 CSM Iaşi 15 8 4 3 18 10 7 6 1 0 9 1 8 2 3 3 9 9 8 28
4 Otelul 15 8 4 3 16 11 8 6 2 0 11 5 7 2 2 3 5 6 5 28
5 Unirea Dej 15 7 5 3 25 21 8 4 2 2 14 11 7 3 3 1 11 10 4 26
6 Csikszereda 15 7 4 4 21 11 7 4 1 2 12 5 8 3 3 2 9 6 10 25
7 SCM Gloria Buzau 15 7 4 4 21 17 8 5 2 1 10 5 7 2 2 3 11 12 4 25
8 Brașov Steagul Renașt 15 6 5 4 18 13 7 3 4 0 10 4 8 3 1 4 8 9 5 23
9 CSM Slatina 15 5 6 4 15 9 7 3 2 2 8 4 8 2 4 2 7 5 6 21
10 Viitorul Şelimbăr 15 5 6 4 14 13 8 2 6 0 9 4 7 3 0 4 5 9 1 21
11 Dinamo Bucureşti 15 6 3 6 16 16 7 3 1 3 10 9 8 3 2 3 6 7 0 21
12 Concordia Chiajna 15 6 2 7 17 14 8 2 1 5 6 9 7 4 1 2 11 5 3 20
13 Şirineaşa 15 6 0 9 17 25 8 4 0 4 11 13 7 2 0 5 6 12 -8 18
14 Ripensia Timişoara 15 4 4 7 13 14 7 4 1 2 11 5 8 0 3 5 2 9 -1 16
15 Metaloglobus 15 5 1 9 15 17 7 3 0 4 8 7 8 2 1 5 7 10 -2 16
16 Dumbrăviţa 15 5 1 9 17 32 7 3 0 4 8 13 8 2 1 5 9 19 -15 16
17 FCM Baia Mare 15 3 5 7 16 23 7 2 3 2 13 11 8 1 2 5 3 12 -7 14
18 Progresul Spartac 15 3 5 7 13 22 8 1 3 4 7 14 7 2 2 3 6 8 -9 14
19 Unirea Constanța 15 4 0 11 12 33 7 3 0 4 8 13 8 1 0 7 4 20 -21 12
20 ASU Poli Timişoara 15 1 6 8 8 21 8 1 3 4 5 10 7 0 3 4 3 11 -13 9

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.