This is the Liga 1 season opener for these contenders, whom are finally playing for points again. Will U Craiova 1948 or FCSB get that key first win?
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
In the previous season, U Craiova 1948's league statistics were 11 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, leading to 7th place in the Liga 1. Over these 30 matches they scored {34 goals} and conceded 33. Performing as the host team in the former season U Craiova 1948 delivered 8-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 13 conceded.
U Craiova 1948 have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, U Craiova 1948 have scored {6 goals} and conceded 3 times.
FCSB form and stats
Let's have a look at how FCSB performed last season in the Liga 1: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 51 and conceded {35 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 1 and lost 5 with 21/17 goals scored/conceded.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. FCSB have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
FCSB have avoided defeat in the last 4 games (2-2-0) against U Craiova 1948.U Craiova 1948 missing players
FCSB missing players
| U Craiova 1948 | FCSB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U Craiova 1948 | Last season | FCSB | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 21 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Won | W | 11 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 50 | 32 | Scored | S | 28 | 66 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Conceded | C | 24 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 62% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 18% | 19% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 50% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 70% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 22% | ||
| 28% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botosani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CSM Iasi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FCSB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hermannstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Otelul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rapid Bucuresti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | SSC Farul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | U Craiova 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Universitatea Craiova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Voluntari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | U Craiova 1948 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
| 2 | Voluntari | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Petrolul 52 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Universitatea Cluj | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Botosani | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Hermannstadt | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Arges | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Chindia Targoviste | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -18 | 11 |