Faithful supporters at Stadionul CFR, Craiova haven’t watched many wins this season, with U Craiova 1948 languishing in the 12th place. The guesting UTA Arad will try to shield their higher league position in this match.
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This pitch has grass, which is not UTA Arad's usual surface at their own football field. When appearing on grass UTA Arad have performed like this: Played 36 matches taking 14 wins, 13 draws and 9 defeats with the goal data 38-33 (scored/conceded).
U Craiova 1948 and UTA Arad should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what U Craiova 1948 have to build on here at Stadionul CFR, Craiova in the Liga 1.
The fans are hoping that U Craiova 1948 will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Botosani.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Academica Clinceni in a game that was won 4-0.This is expected to be a close game, with U Craiova 1948 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Craiova as a small favourite), we find seven games. U Craiova 1948 has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.
U Craiova 1948 aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul CFR, Craiova in the league, with only 14 goals from 15 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Craiova have conceded 16 goals.
UTA Arad form and stats
The visitors are W3-D8-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 1. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved UTA Arad have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Academica Clinceni game.
Impressive finishing from Otele secured the home win 1-0 against Chindia Targoviste in their previous game.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sepsi's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with UTA Arad playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were seven Arad wins, seven draws and two defeats.
The attacking power of UTA Arad when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on UTA Arad as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
U Craiova 1948 and UTA Arad have duelled before this season: Craiova - UTA Arad 1-1. U Craiova 1948-UTA Arad H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: U Craiova 1948 zero wins, UTA Arad one win, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have sometimes been from the last two encounters.Top Goalscorers
  A. Compagno 10 goals | C. Balan 8 goals |  D. Miculescu 8 goals |
U Craiova 1948 missing players
UTA Arad missing players
| U Craiova 1948 | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 41 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 39 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 86% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 71% | 78% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 41% | 44% |
| 39% | 24% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| 17% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 6% | 8% |
| 11% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 41% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 35% | 25% |
| 33% | 35% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 47% | 53% |
| 36% | 35% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 47% | 44% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 10.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.2 | 11.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 19% | 21% |
| 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10.8 | 9 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTA Arad have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 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 |
