Chindia Târgovişte vs U Craiova 1948 betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Tue 28.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Eugen Popescu (15073 seats)

Liga 1: The average league table placements illustrates the road Chindia Târgovişte and U Craiova 1948 have undertaken so far. Both squads are eager to play; let's get this baby out!

Insights:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • U Craiova 1948 is in the best form (4-2-0) in Liga 1

It's no vacation for neither Chindia Târgovişte nor U Craiova 1948 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.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

3-6-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Chindia Târgovişte so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager Petrea led his Târgovişte to a defeat away at Rapid Bucuresti. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Eugen Popescu. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through five league matches.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Universitatea Cluj.

The Chindia Târgovişte fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Chindia Târgovişte have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

There's been little loot from U Craiova 1948's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Liga 1. U Craiova 1948 only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws. The fact that Craiova have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

U Craiova 1948 go into this game after a win, the home game against Mioveni that ended 2-1. Crazy, but still true: this team has played three consecutive league matches with the score 2-1!

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Voluntari.

Goal fest? This side have played 5 consecutive league games all having three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Botosani in just four days.

The visiting Craiova have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, U Craiova 1948 have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

U Craiova 1948 - Chindia Târgovişte 0-1 was the scoreline in these teams' previous H2H match, earlier this season. Data for the previous four meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Târgovişte, two draws and one win for U Craiova 1948. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Chindia TârgovişteD. Popadiuc
D. Popadiuc
7 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
6 goals
Chindia TârgovişteC. Neguţ
C. Neguţ
5 goals

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chindia Târgovişte U Craiova 1948
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
7 3 0 Won W 0 3 10
9 6 1 Drew D 1 4 6
11 4 2 Lost L 2 6 11
31 16 5 Scored S 1 14 33
39 19 7 Conceded C 5 18 31
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 74%
48% 46% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 46% 44%
22% 23% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
11% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
59% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 56%
19% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 22%
26% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 23% 22%
 
3.6 4.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.1 5.9
4.8 3.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 4.5
2.1 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.2
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.5 11.4 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5 9.2 10.9
4.2 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.5
27% 28% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 28%
 
9.9 8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.5 11.1
4.4 3.5 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.3 4.2
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Chindia Târgovişte haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • U Craiova 1948 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • U Craiova 1948 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • U Craiova 1948 is in the best form (4-2-0) in Liga 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 SSC Farul 27 17 7 3 50 25 13 10 2 1 28 8 14 7 5 2 22 17 25 58
2 CFR Cluj 26 17 2 7 41 23 13 9 0 4 23 11 13 8 2 3 18 12 18 53
3 Rapid Bucuresti 27 14 7 6 37 22 14 10 3 1 27 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 15 49
4 FCSB 26 14 6 6 43 30 13 6 5 2 25 17 13 8 1 4 18 13 13 48
5 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 33 25 13 9 2 2 21 11 13 4 4 5 12 14 8 45
6 Sepsi 27 11 8 8 44 25 14 6 3 5 24 11 13 5 5 3 20 14 19 41
7 U Craiova 1948 27 10 6 11 33 31 14 7 2 5 19 13 13 3 4 6 14 18 2 36
8 Petrolul 52 26 10 3 13 24 34 13 6 3 4 15 12 13 4 0 9 9 22 -10 33
9 Botosani 27 7 10 10 27 40 13 4 6 3 17 12 14 3 4 7 10 28 -13 31
10 Chindia Târgovişte 27 7 9 11 31 39 13 3 6 4 16 19 14 4 3 7 15 20 -8 30
11 Universitatea Cluj 27 6 10 11 22 33 14 5 6 3 14 11 13 1 4 8 8 22 -11 28
12 Hermannstadt 27 9 8 10 28 28 13 5 3 5 17 13 14 4 5 5 11 15 0 26
13 Voluntari 26 6 8 12 23 31 13 4 3 6 12 11 13 2 5 6 11 20 -8 26
14 Arges 26 6 8 12 20 37 13 4 4 5 11 16 13 2 4 7 9 21 -17 26
15 UTA Arad 27 5 9 13 24 36 14 4 4 6 17 19 13 1 5 7 7 17 -12 24
16 Mioveni 27 3 9 15 20 41 13 1 6 6 6 13 14 2 3 9 14 28 -21 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SSC Farul 27 17 7 3 50 25 13 10 2 1 28 8 14 7 5 2 22 17 25 58
2 CFR Cluj 26 17 2 7 41 23 13 9 0 4 23 11 13 8 2 3 18 12 18 53
3 Rapid Bucuresti 27 14 7 6 37 22 14 10 3 1 27 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 15 49
4 FCSB 26 14 6 6 43 30 13 6 5 2 25 17 13 8 1 4 18 13 13 48
5 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 33 25 13 9 2 2 21 11 13 4 4 5 12 14 8 45
6 Sepsi 27 11 8 8 44 25 14 6 3 5 24 11 13 5 5 3 20 14 19 41
7 U Craiova 1948 27 10 6 11 33 31 14 7 2 5 19 13 13 3 4 6 14 18 2 36
8 Petrolul 52 26 10 3 13 24 34 13 6 3 4 15 12 13 4 0 9 9 22 -10 33
9 Botosani 27 7 10 10 27 40 13 4 6 3 17 12 14 3 4 7 10 28 -13 31
10 Chindia Târgovişte 27 7 9 11 31 39 13 3 6 4 16 19 14 4 3 7 15 20 -8 30
11 Universitatea Cluj 27 6 10 11 22 33 14 5 6 3 14 11 13 1 4 8 8 22 -11 28
12 Hermannstadt 27 9 8 10 28 28 13 5 3 5 17 13 14 4 5 5 11 15 0 26
13 Voluntari 26 6 8 12 23 31 13 4 3 6 12 11 13 2 5 6 11 20 -8 26
14 Arges 26 6 8 12 20 37 13 4 4 5 11 16 13 2 4 7 9 21 -17 26
15 UTA Arad 27 5 9 13 24 36 14 4 4 6 17 19 13 1 5 7 7 17 -12 24
16 Mioveni 27 3 9 15 20 41 13 1 6 6 6 13 14 2 3 9 14 28 -21 18

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The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.