A key match in Liga 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 4th position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FCSB form and stats
4-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for FCSB so far this season. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, FCSB are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. Two home wins in a row for FCSB bring valid hopes of a third.
FCSB are confident in defense, having played 255 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
FCSB's last game was hosting Universitatea Craiova (placed 3rd) and winning 2-0. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Viitorul.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from FCSB's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The FCSB fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the FCSB defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Universitatea Craiova playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Universitatea Craiova are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Universitatea Craiova, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus FCSB (placed 4th). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Voluntari.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Universitatea Craiova playing away, we found two games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.
Universitatea Craiova find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Universitatea Craiova have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Universitatea Craiova - FCSB 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 8 - 1 - 1 (FCSB wins - draws - Universitatea Craiova wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Coman 9 goals |  H. Gnohéré 6 goals |   A. Cicâldău 6 goals |
FCSB missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| FCSB | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 31 |
| 24 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 90% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 68% |
| 57% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 41% |
| 24% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 23% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 14% |
| 48% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 50% |
| 43% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 19% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 32% |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 7.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 269 | 145 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 109 | 241 |
| 107 | 61 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 35 | 88 |
| 31% | 26% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | 35% |
- FCSB have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 2 | Astra | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | FCSB | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Gaz Metan Medias | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Viitorul | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
| 7 | Botosani | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 11 | CSM Iasi | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Chindia Târgovişte | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 21 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -27 | 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 |