Liga 1 fixture guide and numbers: SSC Farul host Universitatea Craiova

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Farul (15500 seats)

A total of 30 rounds of matches are finished and both SSC Farul and Universitatea Craiova are up there with the best. Game on!

Insights:
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals (55) in Liga 1

SSC Farul and Universitatea Craiova should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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SSC Farul form and stats

31 points is a decent return from 15 Liga 1 games here at Stadionul Farul for SSC Farul. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

Happy days for SSC Farul in their previous game, a fixture away at Arges that ended with a 2-0 victory.

Heartbreak before that as SSC Farul lost 0-1 at Voluntari's place.

Farul have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Farul with 24 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. SSC Farul have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Universitatea Craiova have produced an overall stat of 6-3-6 so far.

Universitatea had fun at their own home (Stadionul Farul) last time out, beating CFR Cluj 3-2. Roguljić, Crețu and Marković scored. The end of the last match, against CFR Cluj, was very satisfying as Roguljić scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Prior to that result Universitatea Craiova won their away game at FCSB. The scoreline was 2-0.

The schedule is very tough for Universitatea Craiova now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Romania Cup game at Sepsi is waiting in only four days.

Universitatea has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 15 games. Universitatea Craiova have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These two sides encountered each other earlier this season: Universitatea Craiova - SSC Farul 1-0. Head to head numbers (for the previous two meetings): Farul won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Universitatea Craiova have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two

Top Goalscorers

SSC FarulJ. Betancor Sánchez
J. Betancor Sánchez
15 goals
Universitatea CraiovaA. Ivan
A. Ivan
12 goals
Universitatea CraiovaG. Di Mauro Vagenin
G. Di Mauro Vagenin
10 goals

SSC Farul missing players

Universitatea Craiova missing players

SSC Farul Universitatea Craiova
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 4 17 34
15 10 0 Won W 1 7 19
7 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
12 4 3 Lost L 3 7 9
44 24 0 Scored S 5 28 64
24 8 4 Conceded C 8 23 34
88% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
59% 56% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 76% 71%
21% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 50%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 41% 35%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 24%
21% 12% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 59% 47%
47% 62% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 44%
44% 38% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 18% 12%
 
5.4 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 5.1
3.9 4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 3.9 3.2
1.4 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.7 10.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 12.7 13.8
4.1 4.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 4.9
31% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 35% 38%
 
8.7 8.6 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 7.9 7.2
3.1 2.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 3.8 3.1
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SSC Farul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SSC Farul have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Universitatea Craiova have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals (25) away in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals (55) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 30 24 4 2 48 16 15 13 2 0 26 7 15 11 2 2 22 9 32 76
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 15 11 3 1 38 18 15 7 5 3 16 10 26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 15 10 3 2 30 9 15 6 3 6 25 20 26 54
4 SSC Farul 30 14 6 10 42 21 15 10 1 4 24 8 15 4 5 6 18 13 21 48
5 Arges 30 14 6 10 28 22 15 7 3 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 15 11 6 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 15 9 3 3 21 11 15 4 5 6 10 16 4 47
7 Botoşani 30 11 13 6 33 28 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 46
8 UTA Arad 30 9 13 8 24 20 15 6 5 4 12 9 15 3 8 4 12 11 4 40
9 Rapid Bucuresti 30 9 13 8 34 31 15 5 7 3 14 10 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 40
10 Sepsi 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 6 5 4 19 14 15 3 7 5 14 15 4 39
11 Chindia Târgovişte 30 8 11 11 23 23 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 5 4 6 12 9 0 35
12 U Craiova 1948 30 8 9 13 31 35 15 5 5 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 17 19 -4 33
13 Mioveni 30 6 11 13 19 36 15 4 6 5 10 14 15 2 5 8 9 22 -17 29
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 4 5 21 24 66 15 4 3 8 17 28 15 0 2 13 7 38 -42 17
15 Academica Clinceni 30 3 5 22 21 64 15 2 3 10 12 30 15 1 2 12 9 34 -43 14
16 Gaz Metan Medias 30 6 6 18 21 46 15 2 6 7 11 21 15 4 0 11 10 25 -25 2

Read more about Liga 1

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.