Universitatea Craiova are listed as expected winners of this home game against Botoşani, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have yet to win a game.
It's no vacation for neither Universitatea Craiova nor Botoşani 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.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for Universitatea Craiova at their home stadium (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Universitatea here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Universitatea Craiova boss Reghecampf and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Tunari in the Romania Cup.
Before that, Universitatea played out a Liga 1 draw 1-1 when visiting Universitatea Cluj.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Universitatea Craiova home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Universitatea in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Universitatea Craiova have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {1 goals}.
Botoşani form and stats
Playing away, Botoşani have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga 1 this season. The last three matches for Botoşani have all ended in a draw.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Romania Cup home loss versus Rapid Bucuresti with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against UTA Arad in the Liga 1.Botoşani's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips. Botoşani has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Universitatea Craiova won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Botoşani got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven. The matches between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Markovic 3 goals |  A. Ivan 3 goals |  E. Florescu 3 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
Botoşani missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 90% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 80% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 40% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.6 | 6.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 15.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.2 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 29% | 27% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | 25% |
| 11.7 | 10.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 4 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
- Botoşani have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botoşani have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Botoşani have yet to win a game.
- Botoşani haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Universitatea Craiova have not yet lost a game at home.
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Universitatea Craiova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Otelul | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | SSC Farul | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Botoşani | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
