Delightful dogfight as daring U Craiova 1948 duel with determined Chindia Târgovişte

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 10.October
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Complexul Sportiv Raional (1000 seats)

U Craiova 1948 have claimed 9 of their 15 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Chindia Târgovişte?

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the most conceded goals (19) in Liga 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for U Craiova 1948 so far this season.

Craiova shared the glory with Mioveni in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.

Before that one, a fine away win at Ripensia Timisoara. A Romania Cup match. 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 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for U Craiova 1948 as they are travelling to their away game against Botoşani in the Liga 1. That match is four days after this one.

Craiova are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. U Craiova 1948 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Complexul Sportiv Raional in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Chindia Târgovişte form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chindia Târgovişte so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Chindia Târgovişte go into this game after a win, the home game against Rapid Bucuresti that ended 2-1. That win was so crucial for this club, after a horrific period of 15 league rounds in a row not winning.

Before that, the Romania Cup victory away at CSA Steaua Bucuresti. We have checked recent matches where Târgovişte have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Chindia Târgovişte are hosting Mioveni in the Liga 1 only four days away.

Chindia Târgovişte struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

U Craiova 1948-Chindia Târgovişte H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Craiova one win, Chindia Târgovişte zero wins, two draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

U Craiova 1948S. Sidibe
S. Sidibe
3 goals
Chindia TârgovişteD. Popa
D. Popa
3 goals
U Craiova 1948B. Van Durmen
B. Van Durmen
2 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Chindia Târgovişte missing players

U Craiova 1948 Chindia Târgovişte
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 5 0 Played P 1 6 11
4 3 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
5 2 0 Lost L 0 4 7
14 6 0 Scored S 1 6 12
13 4 0 Conceded C 1 10 19
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 91%
67% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 82%
42% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 55%
17% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 27%
58% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 73%
25% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 9%
17% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 27%
 
6.5 7.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 3.6
3.9 4.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 4.5
2.8 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.2 2.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
12.3 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 9.2 9.7
4.5 4.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.2
26% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 26% 26%
 
11 10.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.3 11.6
4.5 3.4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.7 4.7
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Chindia Târgovişte have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Chindia Târgovişte have the most conceded goals (19) in Liga 1
  • Chindia Târgovişte have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Chindia Târgovişte have yet to win a game away.
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) 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 12 8 3 1 24 10 7 5 2 0 12 3 5 3 1 1 12 7 14 27
2 Rapid Bucuresti 12 8 0 4 13 8 5 5 0 0 8 2 7 3 0 4 5 6 5 24
3 Hermannstadt 11 6 4 1 16 9 6 4 1 1 10 5 5 2 3 0 6 4 7 22
4 CFR Cluj 10 7 0 3 17 9 7 5 0 2 13 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 8 21
5 Sepsi 12 5 4 3 20 9 5 2 1 2 12 3 7 3 3 1 8 6 11 19
6 Universitatea Craiova 11 5 3 3 14 13 7 4 2 1 11 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 1 18
7 Petrolul 52 12 5 2 5 11 13 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 0 3 6 7 -2 17
8 U Craiova 1948 12 4 3 5 14 13 5 3 0 2 6 4 7 1 3 3 8 9 1 15
9 UTA Arad 12 4 3 5 11 15 5 3 1 1 8 5 7 1 2 4 3 10 -4 15
10 Voluntari 12 3 4 5 9 12 6 2 2 2 4 2 6 1 2 3 5 10 -3 13
11 Arges 12 4 1 7 11 18 6 3 0 3 7 6 6 1 1 4 4 12 -7 13
12 Botoşani 11 3 4 4 10 17 5 1 3 1 6 6 6 2 1 3 4 11 -7 13
13 FCSB 10 2 5 3 14 17 6 2 4 0 11 9 4 0 1 3 3 8 -3 11
14 Universitatea Cluj 12 2 5 5 8 12 5 1 2 2 3 4 7 1 3 3 5 8 -4 11
15 Mioveni 12 1 4 7 8 18 6 0 3 3 4 8 6 1 1 4 4 10 -10 7
16 Chindia Târgovişte 11 1 3 7 12 19 5 1 1 3 6 9 6 0 2 4 6 10 -7 6

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.