Dinamo Bucureşti vs Universitatea Craiova: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 17.Jul
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ştefan cel Mare (15400 seats)

This game was marked in the calendar a long time ago by fans of both contenders, as it's the premier Liga 1 match of the season. Both Dinamo Bucureşti and Universitatea Craiova are hoping for a good start to their league season.

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Dinamo Bucureşti form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Dinamo Bucureşti as they were promoted from Liga 2 last season. Happy days that were secured through 9 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses from 19 games. The team scored 17 goals at home last season and conceded 10. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Bucureşti friendly games in pre-season: Dinamo Bucureşti played five friendlies, won 2, drew 1 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Dinamo Bucureşti scored {8 goals} and conceded 6 in these five games.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

Let's have a look at how Universitatea Craiova performed last season in the Liga 1: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded {27 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 13/15 goals scored/conceded.

It's a day of discovery for Universitatea Craiova as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Universitatea Craiova have played six with the results W3-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Universitatea Craiova has scored {9 goals} and conceded 13 times.

Head 2 Head

Universitatea Craiova have won all of the 6 most recent battles against this team. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

Dinamo BucureştiA. Bani
A. Bani
6 goals
BucureştiD. Iglesias Gago
D. Iglesias Gago
5 goals

Dinamo Bucureşti missing players

Universitatea Craiova missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dinamo Bucureşti Universitatea Craiova
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Dinamo Bucureşti Last season Universitatea Craiova
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 14   Played P   20 40
13 6   Won W   7 19
7 4   Drew D   6 10
9 4   Lost L   7 11
43 25   Scored S   22 52
30 14   Conceded C   23 41
90% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
72% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 68%
48% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 38%
24% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 15%
14% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 8%
45% 50%   BTTS BTTS   60% 55%
45% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 25%
21% 14%   Failed to Score F T   25% 20%
 
4.4 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.9
4.2 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3
2.4 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
3 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
8.2 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 12.3
3.4 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.6
43% 49%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 28%
 
8.1 8.3   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 9.1
3 3.1   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 Botoşani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CFR Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSM Iasi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Bucureşti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hermannstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Otelul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Petrolul 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rapid Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sepsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SSC Farul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 U Craiova 1948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Universitatea Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 UTA Arad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Iasi 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 Bucureşti 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

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 Botoşani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CFR Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSM Iasi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Bucureşti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hermannstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Otelul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Petrolul 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rapid Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sepsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SSC Farul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 U Craiova 1948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Universitatea Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 UTA Arad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.