U Craiova 1948 look to Paksi FC Stadion supporters for inspiration before Botoşani match

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Paksi FC Stadion (30944 seats)

In total; 28 games are done and U Craiova 1948 are 6 points ahead of Botoşani. What happens today?

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Liga 1
  • Botoşani have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Liga 1

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for U Craiova 1948 and Botoşani.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

The total Liga 1 results at home this season for U Craiova 1948 are 7-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Paksi FC Stadion after three straight home wins.

The home team returns to Paksi FC Stadion after drawing with Chindia Targoviste (placed 10th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Mioveni.

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 Craiova have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.

The U Craiova 1948 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. U Craiova 1948 have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botoşani form and stats

There's been little loot from Botoşani's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games in the Liga 1. Botoşani only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Botoşani has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The manager Stoican was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stadionul Municipal. Botoşani suffered a 1-2 loss to Rapid Bucuresti (placed 3rd). Late heartbreak for Botoşani in the Rapid Bucuresti match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Universitatea Cluj wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Botoşani have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled before this season: Botoşani - Craiova 1-0. U Craiova 1948-Botoşani H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: U Craiova 1948 one win, Botoşani two wins, one draw. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

BotoşaniS. Mailat
S. Mailat
10 goals
U Craiova 1948A. Chițu
A. Chițu
4 goals
U Craiova 1948Y. Bahassa
Y. Bahassa
4 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Botoşani missing players

Total First Half Second Half
U Craiova 1948 Botoşani
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
10 7 3 Won W 1 3 7
7 2 2 Drew D 1 4 10
11 5 0 Lost L 2 7 11
33 19 10 Scored S 4 10 28
31 13 3 Conceded C 11 28 42
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
71% 64% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 64%
43% 43% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 36% 36%
14% 14% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 25%
4% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 18%
54% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 46%
25% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 32%
25% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 43% 32%
 
5.8 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 3.7
4.4 4.6 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.2 4.8
2.2 2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
10.6 12.2 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 8 8.9
4.4 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.5
28% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 28%
 
10.8 10.7 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.9 11.1
4 3.1 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 4.5
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Botoşani have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Botoşani have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 18 7 3 52 25 14 11 2 1 30 8 14 7 5 2 22 17 27 61
2 CFR Cluj 27 18 2 7 46 25 13 9 0 4 23 11 14 9 2 3 23 14 21 56
3 Rapid Bucuresti 28 15 7 6 39 23 14 10 3 1 27 11 14 5 4 5 12 12 16 52
4 FCSB 27 15 6 6 45 31 13 6 5 2 25 17 14 9 1 4 20 14 14 51
5 Universitatea Craiova 28 14 6 8 34 26 14 10 2 2 22 11 14 4 4 6 12 15 8 48
6 Sepsi 28 11 8 9 44 27 14 6 3 5 24 11 14 5 5 4 20 16 17 41
7 U Craiova 1948 28 10 7 11 33 31 14 7 2 5 19 13 14 3 5 6 14 18 2 37
8 Petrolul 52 27 10 3 14 26 39 14 6 3 5 17 17 13 4 0 9 9 22 -13 33
9 Voluntari 28 8 8 12 27 31 14 5 3 6 13 11 14 3 5 6 14 20 -4 32
10 Chindia Targoviste 28 7 10 11 31 39 14 3 7 4 16 19 14 4 3 7 15 20 -8 31
11 Universitatea Cluj 28 7 10 11 23 33 14 5 6 3 14 11 14 2 4 8 9 22 -10 31
12 Botoşani 28 7 10 11 28 42 14 4 6 4 18 14 14 3 4 7 10 28 -14 31
13 Hermannstadt 28 9 8 11 28 29 14 5 3 6 17 14 14 4 5 5 11 15 -1 26
14 Arges 28 6 8 14 21 40 14 4 4 6 12 18 14 2 4 8 9 22 -19 26
15 UTA Arad 27 5 9 13 24 36 14 4 4 6 17 19 13 1 5 7 7 17 -12 24
16 Mioveni 28 3 9 16 20 44 14 1 6 7 6 16 14 2 3 9 14 28 -24 18

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 SSC Farul 28 18 7 3 52 25 14 11 2 1 30 8 14 7 5 2 22 17 27 61
2 CFR Cluj 27 18 2 7 46 25 13 9 0 4 23 11 14 9 2 3 23 14 21 56
3 Rapid Bucuresti 28 15 7 6 39 23 14 10 3 1 27 11 14 5 4 5 12 12 16 52
4 FCSB 27 15 6 6 45 31 13 6 5 2 25 17 14 9 1 4 20 14 14 51
5 Universitatea Craiova 28 14 6 8 34 26 14 10 2 2 22 11 14 4 4 6 12 15 8 48
6 Sepsi 28 11 8 9 44 27 14 6 3 5 24 11 14 5 5 4 20 16 17 41
7 U Craiova 1948 28 10 7 11 33 31 14 7 2 5 19 13 14 3 5 6 14 18 2 37
8 Petrolul 52 27 10 3 14 26 39 14 6 3 5 17 17 13 4 0 9 9 22 -13 33
9 Voluntari 28 8 8 12 27 31 14 5 3 6 13 11 14 3 5 6 14 20 -4 32
10 Chindia Targoviste 28 7 10 11 31 39 14 3 7 4 16 19 14 4 3 7 15 20 -8 31
11 Universitatea Cluj 28 7 10 11 23 33 14 5 6 3 14 11 14 2 4 8 9 22 -10 31
12 Botoşani 28 7 10 11 28 42 14 4 6 4 18 14 14 3 4 7 10 28 -14 31
13 Hermannstadt 28 9 8 11 28 29 14 5 3 6 17 14 14 4 5 5 11 15 -1 26
14 Arges 28 6 8 14 21 40 14 4 4 6 12 18 14 2 4 8 9 22 -19 26
15 UTA Arad 27 5 9 13 24 36 14 4 4 6 17 19 13 1 5 7 7 17 -12 24
16 Mioveni 28 3 9 16 20 44 14 1 6 7 6 16 14 2 3 9 14 28 -24 18

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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.