U Craiova 1948 and Universitatea Craiova regulars can't wait for Liga 1 meeting at Stadionul CFR, Craiova

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul CFR, Craiova

U Craiova 1948 are counting on their home advantage to help them in this game with Universitatea Craiova. Who wins at Stadionul CFR, Craiova?

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 1, U Craiova 1948 have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.

Craiova manager A. Mutu and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Botosani (placed 2nd) in the Liga 1.

In the game before, an away victory in the Romania Cup match versus Petrolul 52 with a 1-0 scoreline.

Craiova have scored 2 goals here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Craiova have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1.

Universitatea Craiova had fun at their own home (Stadionul CFR, Craiova) last time out, beating Dinamo Bucureşti 5-0. Cristian Mihai Capatina, George Cîmpanu, Andrei Ivan, Jovan Marković and Lyes Houri scored. As mentioned above, Universitatea was the only team on the pitch versus Dinamo Bucureşti in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs CFR Cluj.

The attacking power of Universitatea Craiova when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Universitatea have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Universitatea CraiovaJ. Markovic
J. Markovic
4 goals
Universitatea CraiovaG. Di Mauro Vagenin
G. Di Mauro Vagenin
3 goals
U Craiova 1948W. Baeten
W. Baeten
2 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Universitatea Craiova missing players

U Craiova 1948 Universitatea Craiova
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 0 4 10
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 5
3 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
5 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
8 2 0 Scored S 0 3 15
11 2 0 Conceded C 0 7 10
90% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
30% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 20%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 20%
50% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
20% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 20%
 
4 5 9 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 6
3.9 4.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 3.2
2.6 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 15.2 16
2.4 2.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5.6
33% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 27%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • U Craiova 1948 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Universitatea Craiova have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Universitatea Craiova have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova 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 CFR Cluj 10 9 0 1 15 5 5 5 0 0 10 3 5 4 0 1 5 2 10 27
2 Botosani 10 6 3 1 11 7 5 2 2 1 4 4 5 4 1 0 7 3 4 21
3 SSC Farul 10 5 3 2 14 5 5 5 0 0 13 1 5 0 3 2 1 4 9 18
4 FCSB 10 5 3 2 19 11 5 4 1 0 16 5 5 1 2 2 3 6 8 18
5 Voluntari 10 6 0 4 14 12 5 4 0 1 9 3 5 2 0 3 5 9 2 18
6 Rapid Bucuresti 10 5 2 3 11 7 6 2 1 3 4 5 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 17
7 Universitatea Craiova 10 5 1 4 15 10 6 4 1 1 12 3 4 1 0 3 3 7 5 16
8 UTA Arad 10 4 4 2 9 6 6 2 3 1 6 4 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 16
9 Arges 10 4 2 4 8 6 5 1 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 1 7 3 2 14
10 Chindia Targoviste 10 3 4 3 8 7 4 2 2 0 6 3 6 1 2 3 2 4 1 13
11 Mioveni 10 3 1 6 6 13 4 1 0 3 1 4 6 2 1 3 5 9 -7 10
12 Sepsi 10 1 6 3 7 9 5 1 2 2 4 5 5 0 4 1 3 4 -2 9
13 U Craiova 1948 10 2 3 5 8 11 4 1 2 1 2 2 6 1 1 4 6 9 -3 9
14 Gaz Metan Mediaş 10 2 2 6 7 12 6 1 2 3 4 6 4 1 0 3 3 6 -5 8
15 Dinamo Bucureşti 10 2 0 8 7 24 5 2 0 3 7 8 5 0 0 5 0 16 -17 6
16 Academica Clinceni 10 0 2 8 8 22 4 0 1 3 3 6 6 0 1 5 5 16 -14 2

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.