Astra and Universitatea Craiova are both riding high in the Liga 1 with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's no vacation for neither Astra nor Universitatea Craiova as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Astra form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici as Astra have scored 17 goals to get 21 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 6-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of seven straight victories regardless of arena. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici after three straight home wins.
Astra are confident in defense, having played 251 minutes without conceding a goal.
Astra are returning here after visiting Viitorul in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that, Astra had a home game versus Gaz Metan Mediaş which ended with a victory 1-0.
A decent goal production from Astra in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Astra have conceded only 8 goals.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Universitatea Craiova in their Liga 1 matches away.
Universitatea Craiova won their last game, 3-1 versus Botoşani played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sepsi's place.
Universitatea Craiova find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Universitatea Craiova in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Universitatea Craiova - Astra 1-0 entered in the official records. Astra-Universitatea Craiova H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Astra 3 wins, Universitatea Craiova 5 wins, 2 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Gheorghe 8 goals |  D. Alibec 7 goals |  C. Budescu 6 goals |
Astra missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Astra | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 32% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 26% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 26% |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 | 108 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 88 | 209 |
| 80 | 51 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 29 | 79 |
| 36% | 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 37% |
- Astra has the most points from losing position (18)
- Astra have not yet lost a game at home.
- Astra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Astra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Astra is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Astra | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | FCSB | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Viitorul | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Botoşani | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | CSM Iaşi | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Academica Clinceni | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Chindia Târgovişte | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -21 | 8 |
| 15 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |