Liga 1 fixture prognosis and news & stats for the U Craiova 1948 vs Petrolul 52 scrap

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Fri 19.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexul Sportiv Raional (1000 seats)

U Craiova 1948 oppose Petrolul 52 for prestige and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most points from losing position (4) in Liga 1
  • Petrolul 52 have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Liga 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for U Craiova 1948's two home games in the Liga 1 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Complexul Sportiv Raional.

A good away victory last time out for Craiova, who won 2-0 against Arges (placed 11th). Compagno has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in four matches in a row. Outstanding!

Preceding that match was a defeat to Universitatea Craiova (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does U Craiova 1948 handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

At Complexul Sportiv Raional, U Craiova 1948 has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

Petrolul 52 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga 1, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Petrolul 52 have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Octavian Gabriel Valceanu. It's been 186 minutes since they last conceded in Liga 1.

Petrolul had fun at their own home (Complexul Sportiv Raional) last time out, beating Rapid Bucuresti 1-0. Grozav scored.

Prior to that result Petrolul 52 won their away game at Universitatea Cluj. The scoreline was 1-0.

Betting on few goals? 5 league matches in a row with this club have had at most two goals.

It's early days yet, but Petrolul 52 has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (U Craiova 1948 wins - draws - Petrolul 52 wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CraiovaA. Compagno
A. Compagno
5 goals
U Craiova 1948B. Van Durmen
B. Van Durmen
2 goals
Petrolul 52G. Grozav
G. Grozav
2 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Petrolul 52 missing players

U Craiova 1948 Petrolul 52
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
8 4 0 Scored S 0 1 3
6 3 0 Conceded C 2 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 40%
60% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
80% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 40%
 
4.6 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3 3.4
3.6 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 6.6
3 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.6 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 7.5 7.2
5.2 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3
31% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 20%
 
12.2 11.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8 7.2
6 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2 2.4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • All of U Craiova 1948's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Petrolul 52 have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Liga 1
  • Petrolul 52 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • U Craiova 1948 have scored in all their matches so far.
  • U Craiova 1948 have scored more than double the goals of Petrolul 52.
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most points from losing position (4) in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • U Craiova 1948 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • U Craiova 1948 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
U Craiova 1948 Last season Petrolul 52
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 19   Played P   14 29
13 7   Won W   8 19
11 6   Drew D   2 6
15 6   Lost L   4 4
45 20   Scored S   24 50
46 22   Conceded C   12 14
87% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 83%
69% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 66%
41% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 41%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 24%
15% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 7%
44% 37%   BTTS BTTS   43% 28%
33% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 66%
36% 37%   Failed to Score F T   21% 24%
 
4.2 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.1
4.9 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.7
2.3 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
3 2   Red cards R C   0 3
 
9.9 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 10
3.4 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 4.3
34% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 39%
 
9.9 9.4   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 8
4 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.4

  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 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 9
2 Rapid Bucuresti 5 3 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 9
3 Hermannstadt 4 2 2 0 7 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 8
4 SSC Farul 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 8
5 Botosani 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
6 U Craiova 1948 5 2 1 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 7
7 Petrolul 52 5 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 7
8 UTA Arad 5 2 1 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 -2 7
9 Sepsi 4 1 3 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 6
10 Voluntari 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 6
11 Arges 5 2 0 3 6 9 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -3 6
12 Universitatea Craiova 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 FCSB 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 3
14 Chindia Targoviste 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 2
15 Universitatea Cluj 5 0 2 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 -4 2
16 Mioveni 4 0 1 3 3 10 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 7 -7 1

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.