After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Argeş and Universitatea Craiova in this fresh Liga 1 season. Read our match preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Argeş form and stats
Two Liga 1 home games so far for Argeş, who are yet to win here at Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin. Only 1 point so far.
In their previous game, the manager I. Badea led his Argeş to a defeat in the Liga 1 match away at FCSB. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus UTA Arad.
At Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin, Argeş has the goal stats of 3-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
Universitatea Craiova are yet to lose a point on their Liga 1 travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
Alexandru Cicâldău and Elvir Koljić scored in Universitatea's previous match, the home game against Voluntari that ended 2-1. Prior to that result Universitatea won their away game at Viitorul. The scoreline was 4-1.
It's early days yet, but Universitatea Craiova has scored 5 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Argeş-Universitatea Craiova H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Argeş zero wins, Universitatea Craiova two wins, four draws. one of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Koljič 5 goals | A. Cicâldău 2 goals |  G. Deac 1 goals |
Argeş missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Argeş | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 27 | 55 |
| 13 | 10 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 23% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 36% |
- Universitatea Craiova has the the best goal difference (+4) away in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova is in the best form (4-0-0)
| Argeş | Last season | Universitatea Craiova | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 17 | 35 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Scored | S | 25 | 58 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 23 | 42 | ||
| 86% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 83% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 55% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 57% | ||
| 21% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 29% | ||
| 10% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 17% | ||
| 59% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 63% | ||
| 31% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 17% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 23% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 306 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 182 | 408 | ||
| 106 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 176 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | FCSB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Botosani | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Voluntari | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | CSM Iasi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 8 | Hermannstadt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Chindia Targoviste | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Academica Clinceni | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Sepsi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Viitorul | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 15 | Argeş | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Astra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argeş | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Mioveni | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 27 |
| 3 | Petrolul 52 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Sporting Turnu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | UTA Arad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44 |
| 3 | Astra | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | Botosani | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| 5 | FCSB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 25 |