U Craiova 1948 will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get a result from this grim encounter, versus vibrant Botoşani.
- U Craiova 1948 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
It's no vacation for neither Craiova nor Botoşani as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
U Craiova 1948 have played 12 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
U Craiova 1948 travelled for their previous game, a trip to FCSB that ended 2-2.
Before that, U Craiova 1948 had a home game versus Arges which ended with a victory 1-0.There will be little rest for U Craiova 1948 after this match as they are travelling to Universitatea Craiova for a Liga 1 game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for U Craiova 1948 here at Stadionul CFR, Craiova in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 12 games). From these home matches, U Craiova 1948 have conceded only 11 goals.
Botoşani form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. It's three draws from Botoşani's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Fili, Silva (2) and II scored in Botoşani's previous match, the home game against Dinamo Bucureşti that ended 4-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to CFR Cluj.A quick return to home after this game, as Botoşani are hosting Academica Clinceni in the Liga 1 only four days away.
Botoşani have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Botoşani are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the final score Botoşani - U Craiova 1948 1-1 logged in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  C. Balan 6 goals | W. Baeten 4 goals | A. Compagno 3 goals |
U Craiova 1948 missing players
Botoşani missing players
| U Craiova 1948 | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 26 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 58% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 67% |
| 29% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 54% |
| 33% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 38% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 21% |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 8.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 9.8 | 8.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.9 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
- U Craiova 1948 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 1
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 60 |
| 2 | FCSB | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 52 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Botoşani | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | SSC Farul | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Arges | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Mioveni | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 33 | -36 | 12 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -29 | 11 |
