Universitatea Craiova journey to Sepsi and Stadionul Municipal loaded with hope and confidence, but the team playing at home is not easy meat. More news on the match here!
- Sepsi have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
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!
Sepsi form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sepsi have to build on here at Stadionul Municipal in the Liga 1.
Sepsi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus CFR Cluj.
Before that, Sepsi had a home game versus Rapid Bucuresti which ended with a victory 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sepsi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from Sepsi in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 league matches. Sepsi have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1.
Universitatea Craiova go into this game after a win, the home game against Rapid Bucuresti that ended 3-1. That victory felt nice as this club had gone three league rounds without winning.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting SSC Farul's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Universitatea Craiova playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Universitatea Craiova win, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Both teams to score at least one goal each? This side's most recent statistics suggest that, having played 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Sepsi - Universitatea Craiova 0-1 was the output when this pair of squads previously did battle, some time ago this season. Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Sepsi, four draws and two wins for Universitatea Craiova. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ivan 10 goals |   A. Tudorie 9 goals |  M. Rondón Fernández 9 goals |
Sepsi missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Sepsi | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 48 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 44 |
| 36 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 59% | 65% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| 21% | 25% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 52% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 24% | 31% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 29% |
| 30% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 21% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 32% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 8.8 | 8.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.4 | 8.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
- Sepsi have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Liga 1
- Sepsi have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | SSC Farul | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 63 |
| 3 | FCSB | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 57 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 36 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 34 |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -12 | 34 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Botosani | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -15 | 32 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | Arges | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 27 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -22 | 22 |
