Liga 1 forecast and pre-match guide: U Craiova 1948 moderate expected to subdue Petrolul 52

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Fri 31.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Paksi FC Stadion (30944 seats)

Liga 1: The middle-of-the-table placements tell a story of the journey U Craiova 1948 and Petrolul 52 have undertaken uptil now. Both squads are eager to play; let's bake this cake!

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Liga 1
  • Petrolul 52 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 1

This could be an engrossing match with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

The overall Liga 1 results at home this season for U Craiova 1948 are 8-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat UTA Arad here at Paksi FC Stadion, U Craiova 1948 has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

U Craiova 1948's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Mioveni. The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that, an away loss at Hermannstadt.

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 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.

There will be little rest for Craiova after this match as they are travelling to UTA Arad for a Romania Cup game in only four days.

The U Craiova 1948 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. U Craiova 1948 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Paksi FC Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

Petrolul 52 have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 5-0-10 (15 played).

Petrolul have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Octavian Gabriel Valceanu. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in Liga 1.

Petrolul 52 had fun at their own home (Paksi FC Stadion) last time out, beating UTA Arad 1-0. Doua scored.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Arges at their stadium, the result 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Petrolul have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Petrolul 52 as they have only managed to score 11 times from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Petrolul 52 have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Petrolul 52 - Craiova 1-1. Jair (Petrolul 52) was sent off by the referee when these teams last played each other. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): U Craiova 1948 three wins, one draw and Petrolul 52 one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Petrolul 52G. Grozav
G. Grozav
8 goals
Petrolul 52C. Irobiso
C. Irobiso
7 goals
CraiovaA. Chițu
A. Chițu
4 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Petrolul 52 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
U Craiova 1948 Petrolul 52
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 16 3 Played P 3 15 31
12 9 3 Won W 2 5 12
7 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
11 5 0 Lost L 1 10 16
37 23 8 Scored S 2 11 29
29 13 1 Conceded C 2 26 44
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
67% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 65%
40% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 35%
13% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 19%
3% 6% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 13%
50% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 39%
30% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 27% 32%
23% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 32%
 
5.6 6.4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.1 3.5
4.3 4.4 7.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.5 5.9
2 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.8
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
11 12.5 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.3 8.2
4.4 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 3.2 3.2
28% 29% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 23% 29%
 
10.6 10.4 15 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 12.9 10.4
4 3.1 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.9 4
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Petrolul 52 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Petrolul 52 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Petrolul 52 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Petrolul 52 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 1
  • Petrolul 52 have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Liga 1
  • Petrolul 52 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • U Craiova 1948 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • U Craiova 1948 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Petrolul 52 have scored away.
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) 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 30 19 7 4 54 28 15 12 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 22 19 26 64
2 CFR Cluj 30 20 3 7 54 28 15 11 0 4 29 12 15 9 3 3 25 16 26 63
3 FCSB 30 17 6 7 51 35 15 8 5 2 30 18 15 9 1 5 21 17 16 57
4 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 37 27 15 11 2 2 24 12 15 5 4 6 13 15 10 54
5 Rapid Bucuresti 30 15 7 8 40 26 15 10 3 2 27 12 15 5 4 6 13 14 14 52
6 Sepsi 30 11 9 10 47 30 15 6 4 5 27 13 15 5 5 5 20 17 17 42
7 U Craiova 1948 30 11 7 12 34 33 15 8 2 5 20 13 15 3 5 7 14 20 1 40
8 Petrolul 52 30 11 3 16 28 44 15 6 3 6 17 18 15 5 0 10 11 26 -16 36
9 Voluntari 30 8 10 12 28 32 15 5 4 6 13 11 15 3 6 6 15 21 -4 34
10 Universitatea Cluj 30 8 10 12 25 37 15 6 6 3 16 11 15 2 4 9 9 26 -12 34
11 Hermannstadt 30 11 8 11 30 29 15 6 3 6 18 14 15 5 5 5 12 15 1 32
12 Chindia Targoviste 30 7 11 12 32 42 15 3 8 4 17 20 15 4 3 8 15 22 -10 32
13 Botosani 30 7 11 12 29 44 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 10 29 -15 32
14 UTA Arad 30 6 9 15 29 41 15 5 4 6 20 20 15 1 5 9 9 21 -12 27
15 Arges 30 6 9 15 21 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 2 5 8 9 22 -20 27
16 Mioveni 30 4 10 16 23 45 15 2 6 7 8 16 15 2 4 9 15 29 -22 22

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 30 19 7 4 54 28 15 12 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 22 19 26 64
2 CFR Cluj 30 20 3 7 54 28 15 11 0 4 29 12 15 9 3 3 25 16 26 63
3 FCSB 30 17 6 7 51 35 15 8 5 2 30 18 15 9 1 5 21 17 16 57
4 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 37 27 15 11 2 2 24 12 15 5 4 6 13 15 10 54
5 Rapid Bucuresti 30 15 7 8 40 26 15 10 3 2 27 12 15 5 4 6 13 14 14 52
6 Sepsi 30 11 9 10 47 30 15 6 4 5 27 13 15 5 5 5 20 17 17 42
7 U Craiova 1948 30 11 7 12 34 33 15 8 2 5 20 13 15 3 5 7 14 20 1 40
8 Petrolul 52 30 11 3 16 28 44 15 6 3 6 17 18 15 5 0 10 11 26 -16 36
9 Voluntari 30 8 10 12 28 32 15 5 4 6 13 11 15 3 6 6 15 21 -4 34
10 Universitatea Cluj 30 8 10 12 25 37 15 6 6 3 16 11 15 2 4 9 9 26 -12 34
11 Hermannstadt 30 11 8 11 30 29 15 6 3 6 18 14 15 5 5 5 12 15 1 32
12 Chindia Targoviste 30 7 11 12 32 42 15 3 8 4 17 20 15 4 3 8 15 22 -10 32
13 Botosani 30 7 11 12 29 44 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 10 29 -15 32
14 UTA Arad 30 6 9 15 29 41 15 5 4 6 20 20 15 1 5 9 9 21 -12 27
15 Arges 30 6 9 15 21 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 2 5 8 9 22 -20 27
16 Mioveni 30 4 10 16 23 45 15 2 6 7 8 16 15 2 4 9 15 29 -22 22

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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.