Struggling Hermannstadt will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Universitatea Craiova in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Hermannstadt and Universitatea Craiova should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Hermannstadt form and stats
Hermannstadt have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Liga 1. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
In their previous game, the manager R. Albés Yáñez led his Hermannstadt to a defeat in the Liga 1 match away at FCSB. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan. In the match before that, Hermannstadt hosted UTA Arad and drew the game 1-1.
Hermannstadt were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Hermannstadt fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Hermannstadt's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Universitatea Craiova, who have the most points (12) away in Liga 1, have produced an overall stat of 4-0-0 so far.
Universitatea failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 1 home match vs Academica Clinceni (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Dinamo Bucuresti with the score of 1-0.
The Universitatea manager C. Bergodi has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. Universitatea are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: one win for Hermannstadt, three draws and three wins for Universitatea Craiova. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Koljič 6 goals | A. Cicâldău 4 goals |  R. Santos Pires 2 goals |
Hermannstadt missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Hermannstadt | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | 31 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 49 | 107 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 16 | 39 |
| 42% | 42% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 33% |
- All of Hermannstadt's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hermannstadt have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hermannstadt have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hermannstadt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Universitatea Craiova has the most points (12) away in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova has the the best goal difference (+6) away in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universitatea Craiova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Universitatea Craiova have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Universitatea Craiova have won all their away games so far.
- Universitatea Craiova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Universitatea Craiova is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | FCSB | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Botosani | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | UTA Arad | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Chindia Targoviste | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Academica Clinceni | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Viitorul | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Voluntari | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Arges | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 16 | Astra | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 4 |