📊 Form Guide

Voluntari

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Voluntari will be hoping to bounce back here following the 4-3 Liga 1 Play Offs defeat last time out to UTA Arad.

In that match, Voluntari managed 50% possession and 23 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For Voluntari, the goals were scored by Adam Nemec (28') and Igor Armaş (45'). UTA Arad had 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. João Pedro (37', 96'), Eric Johana Omondi (50') and Alexandru Tudorie (79') scored for UTA Arad.

It has been seldom in recent times that Voluntari have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Voluntari have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals during that time. We will have to find out if that trend will end up being continued on here.

Hermannstadt

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Hermannstadt go into this meeting following on from a 3-0 Liga 1 Play Offs win with the defeat of Dinamo Bucharest in their last game.

In that game, Hermannstadt had 56% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Hermannstadt, goals were scored by Ianis Stoica (38') and Raul Opruț (41'). Dinamo Bucureşti had 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Hermannstadt has been noticeable in recent matches. Examining their last 6 games shows that this has happened 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 5 while Hermannstadt have scored 8.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head clashes dating back to 02/05/2021 shows us that Voluntari have won 1 of them and Hermannstadt 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.

An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Alb-Vișinii and 8 being from Sibienii. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The previous league clash between these sides was Liga I match day 24 on 05/02/2024 when the final score was Voluntari 1-1 Hermannstadt.

That time, Voluntari had 70% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Daniel Florea (90').

Hermannstadt had 15 shots on goal with 5 on target.

📋 Team News: Voluntari

George Merloi (unknown injury) and Andreas Niță (Cruciate ligament surgery) won’t be available for Voluntari gaffer Ilie Poenaru.

It’s our opinion that Alb-Vișinii could opt for a 3-4-2-1 formation in the match, handing starts to Jesus Fernandez, Grigore Turda, Patricio Matricardi, Igor Armas, Radu Boboc, Naser Aliji, Vadim Rata, Ljuban Crepulja, Ioan Dumiter, Doru Cristian Andrei and Adam Nemec.

📰 Team News: Hermannstadt

Due to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Hermannstadt boss Eugen Neagoe has zero fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this match.

We reckon that Sibienii could decide to elect for a 4-4-2 lineup, starting the game with Catalin Cabuz, Mihai Butean, Valerica Gaman, Florin Bejan, Raul Oprut, Silviu Balaure, Alessandro Murgia, Sota Mino, Ianis Stoica, Cristian Negut and Daniel Paraschiv.

✨ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Hermannstadt and Voluntari should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore seeing a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 15:00 29/03/2024