Sepsi know they are going on a demanding excursion to U Craiova 1948 and their Stadionul CFR, Craiova. This news article has all the knowledge you need ahead of the game.
Sepsi could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Romania Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Universitatea Craiova, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sepsi.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for U Craiova 1948 at their home stadium (Stadionul CFR, Craiova) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. Two home wins in a row for U Craiova 1948 bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for U Craiova 1948 in their previous game, a fixture away at Rapid Bucuresti that ended with a 3-2 victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Baeten scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against UTA Arad.U Craiova 1948 aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul CFR, Craiova in the league, with only 14 goals from 15 games. 16 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sepsi form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Sepsi have produced an overall stat of 3-7-5 so far.
Two trips in a row for Sepsi, whose coach Bergodi could celebrate last time after the Romania Cup win against Universitatea Craiova.
Before that, Sepsi secured a home win against Chindia Targoviste with the score 2-1.The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent past meeting between these sides is the Sepsi - Craiova 2-1 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head totals (for the prior three meetings): U Craiova 1948 won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Sepsi got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last three encounters.Top Goalscorers
  A. Compagno 12 goals | C. Balan 8 goals |  M. Ştefănescu 8 goals |
U Craiova 1948 missing players
Sepsi missing players
| U Craiova 1948 | Sepsi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 45 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 49 |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 33 |
| 87% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 87% |
| 68% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 61% | 68% |
| 39% | 22% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 11% | 32% |
| 18% | 17% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 11% | 21% |
| 13% | 11% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 39% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 34% | 39% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 28% | 34% |
| 34% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 39% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 10.6 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.2 | 12.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 34% | 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 20% | 27% |
| 9.9 | 9.3 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 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 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 76 |
| 2 | FCSB | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | SSC Farul | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Arges | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Voluntari | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Botosani | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Rapid Bucuresti | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Mioveni | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 29 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 38 | -42 | 17 |
| 15 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 34 | -43 | 14 |
| 16 | Gaz Metan Medias | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -25 | 2 |
