Liga 1: Two sides in fair form get together for this match. Universitatea Craiova could have a small advantage with their 4th place in the league table?
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Liga 1
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Romania Cup game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Filiasi. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Botoşani form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Botoşani have to build on here at Stadionul Municipal in the Liga 1.
Botoşani drew their last game, also a home match. Voluntari (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Heartbreak before that as Botoşani lost 1-3 at FCSB's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Botoşani as they are travelling to their away game against UTA Arad in the Liga 1. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Botoşani here at Stadionul Municipal in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). Botoşani are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Municipal in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Universitatea Craiova playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Universitatea Craiova as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Mioveni match.
Two travels in a row for Universitatea, whose manager L. Reghecampf could celebrate last time after the Romania Cup win against Filiasi.
A loss against FCSB was the result prior to that, in a Liga 1 home game.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Universitatea manager L. Reghecampf as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Voluntari.
Universitatea have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Universitatea Craiova have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Universitatea Craiova - Botoşani 1-2. Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Botoşani won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Universitatea Craiova managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Ivan 9 goals |  J. Markovic 6 goals |   H. Ongenda 3 goals |
Botoşani missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Botoşani | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 88% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 65% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 53% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 53% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 41% |
| 24% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 18% |
| 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11.6 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 12 | 14.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 22% | 13% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 23% | 33% |
| 9.8 | 8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | FCSB | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Botoşani | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Arges | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Mioveni | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -25 | 9 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -27 | 4 |