Liga 1 match prediction and preview for Universitatea Craiova vs Botoşani clash

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Thu 05.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (30944 seats)

It's advantage Universitatea Craiova so far with their 3rd position in the Liga 1 table, welcoming Botoşani who are placed 8th.

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.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

Universitatea Craiova are steadily winning Liga 1 games and points here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco. 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco after three straight home wins.

Universitatea Craiova's previous game was a Liga 1 match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Botoşani (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Sepsi.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Universitatea Craiova matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from four games).

Universitatea Craiova have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco with 19 goals in 10 league matches. Universitatea Craiova are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

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Botoşani form and stats

4-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Botoşani in their Liga 1 matches away.

Two away games in a row for Botoşani, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Universitatea Craiova in the Liga 1. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Viitorul.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Botoşani when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.

Botoşani has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Botoşani have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Universitatea Craiova - Botoşani 3-1. Universitatea Craiova-Botoşani H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Universitatea Craiova 4 wins, Botoşani 4 wins, 2 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Universitatea CraiovaA. Cicâldău
A. Cicâldău
5 goals
BotoşaniS. Ashkovski
S. Ashkovski
4 goals
Universitatea CraiovaN. Bancu
N. Bancu
3 goals

Universitatea Craiova missing players

Botoşani missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Universitatea Craiova Botoşani
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 10 3 Played P 3 10 19
10 7 1 Won W 0 4 6
4 1 1 Drew D 2 4 8
5 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
29 19 5 Scored S 5 15 26
18 8 3 Conceded C 8 13 26
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
68% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 84%
42% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 53%
26% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 40% 32%
16% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 11%
53% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 63%
26% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 26%
26% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 16%
 
5.2 5.3 3.3 Corners For (avg) C F 7 5.4 5.8
4.4 3.8 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 4 3.6
3.2 2.3 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
209 121 36 Total Shots T S 36 115 236
79 50 11 Shots on Target S O 20 51 97
37% 38% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 27%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Universitatea Craiova
All Liga 1 Europa League Romania Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid Home H2H
04-11-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 4 - 1 Dinamo Bucureşti
09-11-19 L1 Chindia Târgovişte 1 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
24-11-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 3 - 0 Hermannstadt
30-11-19 L1 Sepsi 1 - 0 Universitatea Craiova
05-12-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 3 - 1 Botoşani
08-12-19 L1 Astra 19:30 Universitatea Craiova
14-12-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 19:00 Voluntari
22-12-19 L1 FCSB 19:00 Universitatea Craiova
01-02-20 L1 Universitatea Craiova 01:00 Gaz Metan Mediaş
08-02-20 L1 Viitorul 01:00 Universitatea Craiova
Botoşani
All Liga 1 Club Friendlies Romania Cup
All Home Away Away vs top Away H2H
03-11-19 L1 Voluntari 1 - 2 Botoşani
09-11-19 L1 Botoşani 0 - 2 FCSB
24-11-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş 0 - 0 Botoşani
02-12-19 L1 Botoşani 1 - 0 Viitorul
05-12-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 3 - 1 Botoşani
08-12-19 L1 Botoşani 16:30 CFR Cluj
14-12-19 L1 Academica Clinceni 12:00 Botoşani
19-12-19 L1 Botoşani 19:00 Dinamo Bucureşti
01-02-20 L1 Chindia Târgovişte 01:00 Botoşani
08-02-20 L1 Botoşani 01:00 Hermannstadt

  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 19 11 5 3 41 14 10 9 1 0 27 2 9 2 4 3 14 12 27 38
2 Astra 19 11 4 4 29 18 9 6 3 0 17 8 10 5 1 4 12 10 11 37
3 Universitatea Craiova 19 10 4 5 29 18 10 7 1 2 19 8 9 3 3 3 10 10 11 34
4 Viitorul 19 9 5 5 39 22 10 8 1 1 30 9 9 1 4 4 9 13 17 32
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 19 8 6 5 26 22 10 5 4 1 17 10 9 3 2 4 9 12 4 30
6 FCSB 18 9 3 6 27 24 9 3 2 4 12 16 9 6 1 2 15 8 3 30
7 Dinamo Bucureşti 19 8 4 7 29 30 10 7 2 1 20 9 9 1 2 6 9 21 -1 28
8 Botoşani 19 6 8 5 26 26 9 2 4 3 11 13 10 4 4 2 15 13 0 26
9 CSM Iaşi 19 5 7 7 20 25 10 4 4 2 13 11 9 1 3 5 7 14 -5 22
10 Sepsi 19 3 10 6 16 19 9 2 4 3 9 8 10 1 6 3 7 11 -3 19
11 Academica Clinceni 19 4 7 8 25 34 10 2 6 2 10 13 9 2 1 6 15 21 -9 19
12 Chindia Târgovişte 19 4 5 10 21 37 9 2 3 4 10 16 10 2 2 6 11 21 -16 17
13 Hermannstadt 19 3 7 9 15 33 9 3 3 3 8 12 10 0 4 6 7 21 -18 16
14 Voluntari 18 1 5 12 11 32 8 0 2 6 4 12 10 1 3 6 7 20 -21 8

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 19 11 5 3 41 14 10 9 1 0 27 2 9 2 4 3 14 12 27 38
2 Astra 19 11 4 4 29 18 9 6 3 0 17 8 10 5 1 4 12 10 11 37
3 Universitatea Craiova 19 10 4 5 29 18 10 7 1 2 19 8 9 3 3 3 10 10 11 34
4 Viitorul 19 9 5 5 39 22 10 8 1 1 30 9 9 1 4 4 9 13 17 32
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 19 8 6 5 26 22 10 5 4 1 17 10 9 3 2 4 9 12 4 30
6 FCSB 18 9 3 6 27 24 9 3 2 4 12 16 9 6 1 2 15 8 3 30
7 Dinamo Bucureşti 19 8 4 7 29 30 10 7 2 1 20 9 9 1 2 6 9 21 -1 28
8 Botoşani 19 6 8 5 26 26 9 2 4 3 11 13 10 4 4 2 15 13 0 26
9 CSM Iaşi 19 5 7 7 20 25 10 4 4 2 13 11 9 1 3 5 7 14 -5 22
10 Sepsi 19 3 10 6 16 19 9 2 4 3 9 8 10 1 6 3 7 11 -3 19
11 Academica Clinceni 19 4 7 8 25 34 10 2 6 2 10 13 9 2 1 6 15 21 -9 19
12 Chindia Târgovişte 19 4 5 10 21 37 9 2 3 4 10 16 10 2 2 6 11 21 -16 17
13 Hermannstadt 19 3 7 9 15 33 9 3 3 3 8 12 10 0 4 6 7 21 -18 16
14 Voluntari 18 1 5 12 11 32 8 0 2 6 4 12 10 1 3 6 7 20 -21 8

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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.