With the tense opening fixture done it’s time for the second Liga 1 duel of the season. Universitatea Cluj look forward to welcoming Universitatea Craiova in front of their stadium regulars.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three days ago. That game, against Vllaznia Shkoder, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Universitatea Craiova.
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
Last season, Universitatea Cluj's league stats were 14 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, leading to 2nd position in the Liga 2. In these 19 matches they scored 34 goals and let in 14. Playing as the host team in the former season Universitatea Cluj delivered 9-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 4 conceded.
Universitatea drew their last game, 1-1 away at FCSB (placed 9th).
Before that, Universitatea Cluj played out a Liga 1 - Play-offs draw 1-1 when visiting Dinamo Bucuresti.Universitatea Craiova form and stats
Let's have a look at how Universitatea Craiova performed last season in the Liga 1: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 55 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 25/20 goals scored/conceded.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Vllaznia Shkoder in their previous outing. The Europa Conference League duel ended 1-1.
A draw for Universitatea Craiova before that, at their own venue hosting Sepsi (2-2).A quick return to home after this game, as Universitatea are hosting Vllaznia Shkoder in the Europa Conference League only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous six meetings): Universitatea Cluj won two games, one match ended in a draw and Universitatea Craiova managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three The games between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last six encounters.Top Goalscorers
  G. Di Mauro Vagenin 2 goals |  A. Bălan 1 goals |
Universitatea Cluj missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Universitatea Cluj | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Universitatea Cluj | Last season | Universitatea Craiova | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 15 | Played | P | 20 | 41 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 9 | 24 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 36 | 79 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 66% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 51% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 34% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 22% | ||
| 34% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 55% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 46% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hermannstadt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Arges | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Botosani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | SSC Farul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Voluntari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FCSB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | U Craiova 1948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Petrolul 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Rapid Bucuresti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Petrolul 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 63 |
| 2 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 61 |
| 3 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
| 4 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| 5 | Concordia Chiajna | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 44 |
| 6 | Unirea Slobozia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 41 |
| Last season | 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 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 57 |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 35 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 32 |
| 6 | Arges | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -23 | 27 |
