Romania - Liga IIData current as of 13 September 2026

Chindia Târgovişte vs Metalul Buzău: match statistics

165%(1.70)
X20%(3.60)
215%(4.20)

Chindia Târgovişte is showing impressive form, winning all of their last five matches and claiming maximum points. The hosts boast an excellent home record with a 70% win rate, 60% clean sheets, and a positive goal difference of +14. Metalul Buzău is going through a crisis, losing four of their last five fixtures and conceding seven goals in this period. The visitors display poor efficiency on the road (50% loss rate, only 20% clean sheets) and are unable to draw away matches. The hosts' advantage in ball possession (55% vs 52%), shot conversion, and defensive stability (0.7 vs 1.4 average goals conceded) points towards a decisive win for Chindia. The difference in form and quality of play makes a home victory the most probable scenario.

Chindia Târgovişte vs Metalul Buzău: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Chindia Târgovişte played Metalul Buzău in Liga II (Romania). The match was played on 14 March 2026. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Chindia Târgovişte: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Metalul Buzău: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chindia Târgovişte scores 1.70 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. Metalul Buzău scores 1.50 and concedes 1.20. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chindia Târgovişte 40%, Metalul Buzău 50%. Over 2.5: Chindia Târgovişte 40%, Metalul Buzău 50%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Metalul Buzău has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.53. Chindia Târgovişte: 12.3 shots per match, Metalul Buzău: 13.7.

Match halves

Chindia Târgovişte: half-time lead 65%, second-half goals 0.60. Metalul Buzău: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Chindia Târgovişte: 16-30 (9 goals). Metalul Buzău: 46-60 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga II: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Chindia Târgovişte is showing impressive form, winning all of their last five matches and claiming maximum points. The hosts boast an excellent home record with a 70% win rate, 60% clean sheets, and a positive goal difference of +14. Metalul Buzău is going through a crisis, losing four of their last five fixtures and conceding seven goals in this period. The visitors display poor efficiency on the road (50% loss rate, only 20% clean sheets) and are unable to draw away matches. The hosts' advantage in ball possession (55% vs 52%), shot conversion, and defensive stability (0.7 vs 1.4 average goals conceded) points towards a decisive win for Chindia. The difference in form and quality of play makes a home victory the most probable scenario.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
10Shots19
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
3Shots on target6
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.36xG2.18
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
7Corners2
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
71Dangerous attacks77
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
11Fouls8
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
0Cards0
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.7Goals scored / match1.5
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
0.9Goals conceded / match1.2
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
53%Average possession55%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
4.6Shots on target / match4.95
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.25Shots per match13.65
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
4.6Shots on target4.95
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
13.9%Shot conversion11%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
53%Possession55%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.53xG for1.71
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.45xG against1.32
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

Shooting quality

Chindia Târgovişte: Efficient finishingMetalul Buzău: Balanced
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
Accuracy (shots on target)38%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Chindia Târgovişte is 400% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / match - Chindia Târgovişte · 0.6 pts / match - Metalul Buzău

Chindia Târgovişte
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
55% W20% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-5
1.85 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Metalul Buzău
WLLLL
Season result split
45% W10% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-9
1.45 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-0-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.73BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Chindia Târgovişte is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.7 goals / match - Chindia Târgovişte · 1.5 goals / match - Metalul Buzău

Chindia Târgovişte is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.9 goals / match - Chindia Târgovişte · 1.2 goals / match - Metalul Buzău

Chindia Târgovişte scoring profile: very strong

Chindia Târgovişte scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Metalul Buzău keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 matches).

Metalul Buzău scoring profile: strong

Metalul Buzău scores in 70% of matches (14 of 20 matches), while Chindia Târgovişte keeps a clean sheet in 45% (9 of 20 matches).

34Goals scored (season)30
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
18Goals conceded (season)24
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
2.6Average goals in match2.7
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
9Goals scored (last 5)4
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
2Goals conceded (last 5)9
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal70%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
50%2 goals40%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
30%3 goals20%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
10%4 goals15%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal75%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
25%2 goals35%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
10%3 goals5%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
0%4 goals5%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

40%
Chindia Târgovişte - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 20 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time20%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
50%Scored in both halves30%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
20%BTTS - last 560%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
15%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Chindia Târgovişte is 52% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.2 pts / match - Chindia Târgovişte · 1.45 pts / match - Metalul Buzău

Chindia Târgovişte - half-time state
65% leading25% draw10% trailing
Metalul Buzău - half-time state
35% leading40% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.2Points per match (1st half)1.45
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.1Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.45Average goals (1st half)1.3
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
75%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
25%No goal before half-time45%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

After half-time (2nd half)

1.65Points per match (2nd half)1.3
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
1.15Average goals (2nd half)1.4
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
60%Clean sheet after half-time45%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău
45%No goal after half-time55%
Chindia TârgovişteMetalul Buzău

Chindia Târgovişte - second-half results

50% W15% D35% L
44
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at half-time in 65% of matches and wins 55%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Metalul Buzău - second-half results

30% W40% D30% L
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Chindia Târgovişte - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.60
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+3+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Metalul Buzău - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match1.40.4
Average goals in match2.00.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet0%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Chindia Târgovişte
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
9
1
16-30
6
3
31-45
5
3
46-60
3
2
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Metalul Buzău
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
6
2
16-30
5
4
31-45
7
1
46-60
6
5
61-75
2
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Chindia Târgovişte

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.72
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

Metalul Buzău

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.85
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Chindia TârgovişteLigaMetalul Buzău
Average goals in match 2.602.71 2.70
Both teams scored 40%50% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%50% 50%
Clean sheets 45%29% 25%
Goal before half-time 80%74% 75%
Goal after half-time 85%81% 75%

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

2.71
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.14
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Metalul BuzăuGoalSabin Adrian Moldovan
  2. Metalul BuzăuGoalAlin Nica
  3. Chindia TârgovişteGoalGeorgian Honciu
  4. Chindia TârgovişteGoalKostas Doumtsios

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Chindia Târgovişte vs Metalul Buzău?

The Liga II match finished Chindia Târgovişte 2:3 Metalul Buzău. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Chindia Târgovişte vs Metalul Buzău?

Chindia Târgovişte score 1.70 goals per game on average and Metalul Buzău 1.50. The Liga II average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Chindia Târgovişte's matches and 50% of Metalul Buzău's.

What form are Chindia Târgovişte and Metalul Buzău in?

Over the last 5 games Chindia Târgovişte have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Metalul Buzău 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chindia Târgovişte vs Metalul Buzău?

The statistical background for Chindia Târgovişte vs Metalul Buzău — 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.