Romania - Liga IITeren Sintetic Cornel NegoescuData current as of September 08, 2026

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Metalul Buzău vs Unirea Slobozia: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Metalul Buzău plays Unirea Slobozia in Liga II (Romania). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026. Venue: Teren Sintetic Cornel Negoescu.

Recent form

Metalul Buzău has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Unirea Slobozia has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Metalul Buzău scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.17. Unirea Slobozia scores 1.83 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.89 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Metalul Buzău's games and 50% of Unirea Slobozia's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 67%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 58% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Metalul Buzău has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 1.41 per game. Metalul Buzău takes 11.3 shots per game, while Unirea Slobozia takes 11.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Metalul Buzău leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Unirea Slobozia leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Metalul Buzău's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). For Unirea Slobozia, it is minutes 16-30 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga II games average 2.89 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 58% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.87)
(3.35)
(3.89)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
1Goals scored / game1.83
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
1.17Goals allowed / game1.5
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
55%Average possession48%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
4.17Shots on target / game4.83
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.33Shots per game11.5
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
4.17Shots on target4.83
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
8.8%Shot conversion15.9%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
55%Possession48%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
1.44xG for1.41
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
1.24xG against1.52
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

Shooting quality

Metalul Buzău: BalancedUnirea Slobozia: Efficient finishing
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
Accuracy (shots on target)37%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Metalul Buzău is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Metalul Buzău · 0.6 pts / game - Unirea Slobozia

Metalul Buzău
WWLLD
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-2
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Unirea Slobozia
LLLLW
Season result split
17% W17% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-4
0.67 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 away
0-1-2
DLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Unirea Slobozia is 83% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Metalul Buzău · 1.83 goals / game - Unirea Slobozia

Metalul Buzău is 28% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.17 goals / game - Metalul Buzău · 1.5 goals / game - Unirea Slobozia

Metalul Buzău scoring profile: very strong

Metalul Buzău scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 meczów), while Unirea Slobozia keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 meczów).

Unirea Slobozia scoring profile: strong

Unirea Slobozia scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 meczów), while Metalul Buzău keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 meczów).

6Goals scored (season)11
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
7Goals conceded (season)9
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
2.17Average goals per game3.33
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
6Goals scored (last 5)10
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
17%2 goals17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
17%3 goals17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0%4 goals17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal83%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
33%2 goals50%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
17%3 goals17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0%4 goals0%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0%Scored in both halves17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
60%BTTS - last 540%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Unirea Slobozia is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Metalul Buzău · 1.5 pts / game - Unirea Slobozia

Metalul Buzău - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Unirea Slobozia - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.5
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1.17
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
1Average goals (1st half)1.5
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
50%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
50%No goal before half-time50%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per game (2nd half)1
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)1.17
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
50%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia
83%No goal after half-time67%
Metalul BuzăuUnirea Slobozia

Metalul Buzău - second-half results

17% W33% R50% P
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Unirea Slobozia - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
9
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding52%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 17%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Metalul Buzău - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Unirea Slobozia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.60
Goals scored / game1.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+6-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Metalul Buzău
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Unirea Slobozia
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Metalul Buzău

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Unirea Slobozia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
151%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga II).

Teams vs league

Metalul BuzăuLigaUnirea Slobozia
Average goals per game 2.172.89 3.33
Both teams scored 50%62% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%58% 67%
Clean sheets 33%21% 17%
Goal before half-time 83%80% 67%
Goal after half-time 67%83% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.89
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.68
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+39%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Metalul Buzău and Unirea Slobozia play?

Metalul Buzău face Unirea Slobozia on September 12, 2026 in Liga II at Teren Sintetic Cornel Negoescu. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Metalul Buzău vs Unirea Slobozia?

Metalul Buzău score 1.00 goals per game on average and Unirea Slobozia 1.83. The Liga II average is 2.89 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Metalul Buzău's matches and 50% of Unirea Slobozia's.

What form are Metalul Buzău and Unirea Slobozia in?

Over the last 5 games Metalul Buzău have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Unirea Slobozia 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Metalul Buzău vs Unirea Slobozia?

The statistical background for Metalul Buzău vs Unirea Slobozia — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.