Liga 1 duel: Close contest expected between Universitatea Craiova and FCSB

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Sun 05.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (30983 seats)

A key match in Liga 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

Universitatea Craiova, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Liga 1, have played 13 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Universitatea Craiova's previous game was a Liga 1 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Sepsi. The home side are looking to build on that result. A Romania Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Viitorul.

Universitatea Craiova have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco with 20 goals in 13 matches. From these home matches, Universitatea Craiova have conceded only 9 goals.

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FCSB form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (49) in Liga 1, are W5-D5-L3 on the road this term. FCSB are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

FCSB are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga 1 against Astra. Before that, FCSB travelled to Viitorul and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

FCSB has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 23 goals from 13 games. 17 goals have been conceded by FCSB in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result FCSB - Universitatea Craiova 3-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Universitatea Craiova victory, 1 draw and 8 FCSB wins.

Top Goalscorers

H. Gnohéré
15 goals / 2 assists
F. Tănase
9 goals / 5 assists

Universitatea Craiova missing players

FCSB missing players

Universitatea Craiova FCSB
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played 4 16 33
17 9 2 Won 1 6 18
7 5 1 Drew 2 7 9
9 2 1 Lost 1 3 6
50 22 4 Scored 3 26 59
29 9 2 Conceded 2 18 34
88% 88% 75% Over 0.5 75% 88% 94%
64% 62% 50% Over 1.5 50% 81% 82%
48% 31% 25% Over 2.5 0% 50% 52%
24% 12% 0% Over 3.5 0% 38% 33%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 12% 15%
42% 38% 25% BTTS 25% 75% 58%
48% 56% 75% Clean Sheets 50% 19% 33%
21% 19% 25% Failed To Score 50% 19% 15%
 
5.8 5.6 3.8 Corners For (avg) 3.2 5.3 5.8
4 3.7 5 Corners Against (avg) 4.2 4.4 4.3
2.4 2.4 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.5 2.9 2.8
5 3 0 Red Cards 0 4 7

Universitatea Craiova
All Liga 1 Europa League Super Cup Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-03-19 L1 FCSB 3 - 2 Universitatea Craiova
04-04-19 RC Universitatea Craiova 1 - 2 Viitorul
07-04-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 0 - 0 CFR Cluj
13-04-19 L1 Viitorul 2 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
19-04-19 L1 Astra 0 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
25-04-19 RC Viitorul 2 - 0 Universitatea Craiova
29-04-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 1 - 0 Sepsi
05-05-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 18:00 FCSB
11-05-19 L1 CFR Cluj - Universitatea Craiova
18-05-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova - Viitorul
FCSB
All Liga 1 Champions League Europa League Club Friendlies Romania Cup
All Home Away
11-03-19 L1 FCSB 1 - 2 Viitorul
17-03-19 L1 Astra 0 - 2 FCSB
31-03-19 L1 FCSB 3 - 2 Universitatea Craiova
08-04-19 L1 FCSB 2 - 0 Sepsi
14-04-19 L1 CFR Cluj 0 - 0 FCSB
21-04-19 L1 Viitorul 1 - 1 FCSB
28-04-19 L1 FCSB 1 - 0 Astra
05-05-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 18:00 FCSB
11-05-19 L1 Sepsi - FCSB
18-05-19 L1 FCSB - CFR Cluj

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 CFR Cluj 26 15 9 2 39 16 13 5 7 1 19 10 13 10 2 1 20 6 23 54
2 FCSB 26 14 7 5 49 29 13 9 2 2 26 12 13 5 5 3 23 17 20 49
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 43 24 13 7 4 2 20 9 13 6 2 5 23 15 19 45
4 Astra 26 11 9 6 36 23 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 5 5 3 16 11 13 42
5 Viitorul 26 11 5 10 26 27 13 6 2 5 14 11 13 5 3 5 12 16 -1 38
6 Sepsi 26 10 7 9 32 25 13 6 2 5 17 12 13 4 5 4 15 13 7 37
7 Botoşani 26 9 9 8 31 33 13 5 3 5 14 17 13 4 6 3 17 16 -2 36
8 CSM Iaşi 26 10 4 12 28 38 13 5 3 5 14 15 13 5 1 7 14 23 -10 34
9 Hermannstadt 26 9 5 12 25 28 13 5 3 5 14 12 13 4 2 7 11 16 -3 32
10 Dinamo Bucureşti 26 8 8 10 29 37 13 6 4 3 18 13 13 2 4 7 11 24 -8 32
11 Gaz Metan Mediaş 26 7 10 9 25 32 13 5 4 4 16 16 13 2 6 5 9 16 -7 31
12 Dunărea Călăraşi 26 4 12 10 16 25 13 3 5 5 11 15 13 1 7 5 5 10 -9 24
13 Voluntari 26 4 9 13 30 46 13 3 5 5 20 20 13 1 4 8 10 26 -16 21
14 Concordia Chiajna 26 4 6 16 19 45 13 1 5 7 9 22 13 3 1 9 10 23 -26 18

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