3rd position in the Liga 1 table for Universitatea Craiova so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Botoşani visits Stadionul Ion Oblemenco.
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Universitatea and Botoşani.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Universitatea Craiova, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga 1, have to build on here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in the Liga 1. The Universitatea fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco and will expect new points from this game. Universitatea Craiova has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 207 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Nistor was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Universitatea Craiova will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Liga 1 game against Sepsi. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Academica Clinceni.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Universitatea Craiova handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and one defeat.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Universitatea Craiova as they are travelling to their away game against Sirineasa in the Romania Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Universitatea has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Universitatea have only conceded 8 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 3 home matches.
Botoşani form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Botoşani playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. Botoşani seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga 1 home defeat versus FCSB with 1-3 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sepsi.
Botoşani are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
Botoşani have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 22 goals have been conceded by Botoşani in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Botoşani - Universitatea Craiova 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Universitatea victories, four draws and one Botoşani win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Keyta 14 goals |  A. Cicâldău 10 goals | R. Fili 7 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
Botoşani missing players
| Universitatea Craiova | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 38 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 46 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | 46 |
| 81% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 92% |
| 50% | 47% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 78% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 59% | 53% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 18% | 11% |
| 31% | 24% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 76% | 64% |
| 53% | 59% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 36% | 35% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 23% | 23% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | 32% |
- Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universitatea Craiova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have the most matches under the total-line (25) 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 | FCSB | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 65 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 64 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 58 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Botoşani | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Argeş | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -8 | 40 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Astra | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -10 | 37 |
| 11 | Gaz Metan Medias | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
| 13 | Viitorul | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 27 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -35 | 25 |