U Craiova 1948 are willing to brush off the league table ahead of this fixture versus Argeş. Here's everything you need to know before the game!
- U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Liga 1
- Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga 1
U Craiova 1948 and Argeş 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.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for U Craiova 1948 at their home stadium (Complexul Sportiv Raional) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Craiova, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
U Craiova 1948 are returning here after guesting Petrolul 52 in a Romania Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Universitatea Craiova and winning 2-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how U Craiova 1948 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 9 have had zero, one or two goals.
U Craiova 1948 have scored {8 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. Craiova have conceded 10 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Argeş form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Argeş so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
The fans enjoyed Argeş's previous game versus Universitatea Craiova, a Romania Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Rapid Bucuresti in the Liga 1.Argeş are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's last 12 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Argeş as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. Argeş have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Argeş - U Craiova 1948 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Craiova two wins, zero draws and Argeş one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Garita 6 goals |   S. Sidibe 3 goals |
U Craiova 1948 missing players
Argeş missing players
| U Craiova 1948 | Argeş | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 89% |
| 68% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 67% | 63% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 37% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 21% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 33% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 47% |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 12.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.3 | 7.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 23% | 20% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| 11.9 | 11.6 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
- Argeş have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Argeş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga 1
- Argeş have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Liga 1
- U Craiova 1948 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 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | FCSB | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 8 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Argeş | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Botosani | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 20 |
| 13 | U Craiova 1948 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 8 |
