Football match betting preview: Universitatea Craiova vs Argeş

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul CFR, Craiova

Liga 1: A pair of participants who have played fine so far. Get smart on Universitatea Craiova - Argeş with this broad guide!

Insights:
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals (55) in Liga 1
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Liga 1

It's no vacation for neither Universitatea Craiova nor Argeş as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

Universitatea Craiova have performed here at Stadionul CFR, Craiova this season with 10 wins from 15 Liga 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Universitatea Craiova, as their goalkeeper Mirko Pigliacelli has completely shut out the opponents for 323 minutes in the Liga 1.

Universitatea's last game was hosting SSC Farul and winning 1-0.

Before that match, a win away at Mioveni.

Universitatea Craiova have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Argeş form and stats

Playing away, Argeş have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 1 this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Argeş are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

It's the second away game in a row for Argeş, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Botosani last time out.

Before that, Argeş secured a home win against FCSB with the score 1-0.

It's not easy to score on Argeş as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other already this season, with the final score Argeş - Universitatea 3-2 logged in the official records. The referee brandished his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Cretu (Universitatea Craiova). Last nine meetings with these sides: Universitatea Craiova won five, Argeş were winners in one and we saw three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last nine encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Universitatea CraiovaA. Ivan
A. Ivan
11 goals
Universitatea CraiovaJ. Markovic
J. Markovic
9 goals
Universitatea CraiovaG. Di Mauro Vagenin
G. Di Mauro Vagenin
8 goals

Universitatea Craiova missing players

Argeş missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Universitatea Craiova Argeş
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 3 15 30
16 10 1 Won W 1 7 14
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
8 2 1 Lost L 2 5 10
55 30 4 Scored S 2 15 28
29 9 4 Conceded C 3 11 22
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
67% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 53% 43%
47% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 20% 23%
33% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 7%
23% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
47% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 27% 30%
43% 67% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 47% 43%
13% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 37%
 
5.3 5.7 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.3 4.5
3.1 2.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 4.3
2.2 2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.1 15.3 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 7.2 8.9
5 5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 3.4
37% 40% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 41% 27%
 
7.2 6.9 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 9.5 9.2
3 2.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 2.9 3.3
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Argeş have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have the most scored goals (55) in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Liga 1
  • Universitatea Craiova have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Universitatea Craiova is in the best form (6-0-0) in Liga 1

  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 Argeş 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 10

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 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 Argeş 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 10

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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.