National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Metalul Buzău or Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat that keep their silverware dream alive.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat have performed like this: Played three matches resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 1-6 (scored/conceded).
Metalul Buzău form and stats
Metalul participated in Romania Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga: Series 4 numbers at home for Metalul Buzău so far this season.
Metalul faced defeat in their previous match, away at CSA Steaua Bucuresti (0-5). As you see from the result above, Metalul Buzău suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Previous to that game, a 3. Liga: Series 4 home match hosting Dinamo Bucuresti II in a game that was won 4-1.Metalul can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. Metalul have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat form and stats
They also participated in Romania Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat in their 3. Liga: Series 2 matches away.
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat had fun at their own home (Teren Sintetic Cornel Negoescu) last time out, beating Dacia Unirea Braila 2-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus CSM Bacau at their stadium, the result 2-1.The visiting Olimpia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. As for defending, Olimpia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Metalul won six games, zero matches ended with a draw and Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / threeMetalul Buzău missing players
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat missing players
| Metalul Buzău | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 25 |
| 2 | Progresul Spartac | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | FCSB II | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Metalul Buzău | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Tunari | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Voluntari II | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bucuresti II | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Rapid Bucuresti II | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | Concordia Chiajna II | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -18 | 6 |
| 10 | Balotesti | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -27 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Otelul | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 41 | 41 |
| 2 | Dacia Unirea Braila | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 37 | 38 |
| 3 | Focsani | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Viitorul Ianca | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Sporting Lieşti | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | CSM Bacau | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 8 | Avantul Valea Marului | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -21 | 13 |
| 9 | Faurei | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 37 | -35 | 8 |
| 10 | Sportul Chiscani | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 38 | -57 | 8 |