Universitatea Craiova have journeyed here for an exciting duel versus the hosts CSM Iaşi. Get smart on the match with this full Liga 1 preview!
- CSM Iaşi have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Liga 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
CSM Iaşi form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Liga 1 game of the season here at Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu. Last season these fans witnessed 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from CSM Iaşi's 5 home games.
No payout for CSM Iaşi in their previous match, an away game at UTA Arad that ended in defeat 0-1.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting SSC Farul.CSM Iaşi has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
Universitatea Craiova are still undefeated on their travels in the Liga 1. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Impressive finishing from Ivan secured the home win 1-0 against Hermannstadt in their previous game.
Before that, Universitatea travelled to CFR Cluj and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.It's early days yet, but Universitatea Craiova has scored 3 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): CSM Iaşi one win, two draws and Universitatea Craiova seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ivan 2 goals |   J. Vojtuš 1 goals |
CSM Iaşi missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| CSM Iaşi | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.5 | 14.2 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 19% |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14 | 12.2 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
- CSM Iaşi have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Liga 1
| CSM Iaşi | Last season | Universitatea Craiova | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 50 | 28 | Scored | S | 22 | 52 | ||
| 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 83% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 69% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 38% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 15% | ||
| 10% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 55% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | ||
| 41% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 25% | ||
| 21% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 7.6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Hermannstadt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Voluntari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Rapid Bucuresti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | U Craiova 1948 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | CSM Iaşi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Botosani | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Petrolul 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Otelul | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 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 | CSM Iaşi | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| 2 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 52 |
| 3 | Otelul | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 49 |
| 4 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 46 |
| 5 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 42 |
| 6 | Unirea Dej | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 40 |
| 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 | SSC Farul | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 53 |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 42 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 38 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 29 |
