Romania - Liga IIStadionul Inter GazData current as of 16 October 2026

Popești-Leordeni vs Afumaţi: match statistics

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Popești-Leordeni vs Afumaţi: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Popești-Leordeni play Afumaţi in Liga II (Romania). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: Stadionul Inter Gaz.

Current form

Popești-Leordeni: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Afumaţi: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Popești-Leordeni scores 2.44 and concedes 1.56 goals per match. Afumaţi scores 1.78 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.97 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Popești-Leordeni 89%, Afumaţi 67%. Over 2.5: Popești-Leordeni 67%, Afumaţi 78%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Afumaţi has higher xG: 1.93 vs 1.70. Popești-Leordeni: 13.6 shots per match, Afumaţi: 15.2.

Match halves

Popești-Leordeni: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 1.11. Afumaţi: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.11.

Goals by minute

Popești-Leordeni: 76-90+ (5 goals). Afumaţi: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga II: 2.97 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.47)
(3.20)
(2.60)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
2.44Goals scored / match1.78
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
1.56Goals conceded / match1.33
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
51%Average possession50%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
5.67Shots on target / match6.22
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.56Shots per match15.22
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
5.67Shots on target6.22
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
18%Shot conversion11.7%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
51%Possession50%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
1.7xG for1.93
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
1.44xG against1.1
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

Shooting quality

Popești-Leordeni: Efficient finishingAfumaţi: Attacking
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
Accuracy (shots on target)42%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.29

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Afumaţi is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Popești-Leordeni · 2.6 pts / match - Afumaţi

Popești-Leordeni
DWWLW
Season result split
56% W33% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 at home
3-0-1
WWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Afumaţi
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
56% W22% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-2
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 away
2-1-1
LDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.01Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

Popești-Leordeni is 37% better for: goals scored per match.

2.44 goals / match - Popești-Leordeni · 1.78 goals / match - Afumaţi

Afumaţi is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.56 goals / match - Popești-Leordeni · 1.33 goals / match - Afumaţi

Popești-Leordeni scoring profile: very strong

Popești-Leordeni scores in 100% of matches (9 of 9 matches), while Afumaţi keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 matches).

Afumaţi scoring profile: very strong

Afumaţi scores in 89% of matches (8 of 9 matches), while Popești-Leordeni keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

22Goals scored (season)16
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
14Goals conceded (season)12
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
4Average goals in match3.11
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
13Goals scored (last 5)12
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
9Goals conceded (last 5)4
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal89%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
67%2 goals67%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
67%3 goals11%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
11%4 goals11%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal78%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
44%2 goals33%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
11%3 goals22%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
11%4 goals0%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

* 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

44%BTTS at half-time22%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
22%BTTS in both halves11%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
56%Scored in both halves44%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
80%BTTS - last 560%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

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.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time78%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Popești-Leordeni is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.89 pts / match - Popești-Leordeni · 1.44 pts / match - Afumaţi

Popești-Leordeni - half-time state
56% leading22% draw22% trailing
Afumaţi - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.89Points per match (1st half)1.44
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
1.33Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
2.22Average goals (1st half)1.22
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
44%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
11%No goal before half-time44%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per match (2nd half)1.67
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
1.11Goals scored (2nd half)1.11
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
1.78Average goals (2nd half)1.89
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
44%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi
33%No goal after half-time22%
Popești-LeordeniAfumaţi

Popești-Leordeni - second-half results

44% W22% D33% L
17
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Afumaţi - second-half results

44% W33% D22% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding170%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

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

Popești-Leordeni - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.00
Goals scored / match1.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match2.81.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 9
Afumaţi - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.20
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+3+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Popești-Leordeni
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
4
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
2
0
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.55
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
78%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
89%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Popești-Leordeni

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.74
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.
144%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Afumaţi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Popești-LeordeniLigaAfumaţi
Average goals in match▲ 4.002.97▲ 3.11
Both teams scored▲ 89%58%▲ 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 67%58%▲ 78%
Clean sheets▼ 11%23%• 22%
Goal before half-time▲ 100%78%• 78%
Goal after half-time▲ 89%85%▲ 100%

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

2.97
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Popești-Leordeni and Afumaţi play?

Popești-Leordeni face Afumaţi on 17 October 2026 in Liga II at Stadionul Inter Gaz. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Popești-Leordeni vs Afumaţi?

Popești-Leordeni score 2.44 goals per game on average and Afumaţi 1.78. The Liga II average is 2.97 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 89% of Popești-Leordeni's matches and 67% of Afumaţi's.

What form are Popești-Leordeni and Afumaţi in?

Over the last 5 games Popești-Leordeni have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Afumaţi 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Popești-Leordeni vs Afumaţi?

The statistical background for Popești-Leordeni vs Afumaţi — 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.