Universitatea Craiova fights Gaz Metan Mediaş in Liga 1 battle

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Fri 31.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (30944 seats)

The Universitatea Craiova & Gaz Metan Mediaş managers V. Piţurcă and E. Iordănescu are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga 1 league table.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

Universitatea Craiova have performed here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco this season with 8 wins from 11 Liga 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. After failing to beat CSM Iasi here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Universitatea Craiova has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Universitatea Craiova lost their last game at FCSB (placed 3rd) after a 0-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at FCSB.

The Universitatea Craiova fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. Universitatea Craiova have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

Playing away, Gaz Metan Mediaş have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.

Gaz Metan Mediaş won their last game, 1-0 versus Viitorul played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Viitorul.

Gaz Metan Mediaş find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Gaz Metan Mediaş in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Gaz Metan Mediaş - Universitatea Craiova 2-3, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Universitatea Craiova won 4 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Gaz Metan Mediaş has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7

Top Goalscorers

Gaz Metan MediaşS. Buș
S. Buș
8 goals
Universitatea CraiovaA. Cicâldău
A. Cicâldău
6 goals
Gaz Metan MediaşM. Constantin
M. Constantin
6 goals

Universitatea Craiova missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

Universitatea Craiova Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 11 22
11 8 1 Won W 0 4 10
4 1 0 Drew D 0 2 6
7 2 1 Lost L 3 5 6
31 21 1 Scored S 0 11 29
22 9 1 Conceded C 6 15 25
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
68% 64% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 73%
41% 55% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 36% 41%
23% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 23%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
50% 55% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 45%
23% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 36%
32% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 36% 23%
 
5.4 5.9 2.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 3.6 5
4.4 3.9 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.3 4.8 3.8
3 2.2 4.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
243 132 17 Total Shots T S 35 118 253
89 53 5 Shots on Target S O 12 43 108
35% 40% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 27%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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.

  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 22 13 5 4 48 16 11 10 1 0 29 2 11 3 4 4 19 14 32 44
2 Astra 22 13 4 5 33 21 11 8 3 0 21 9 11 5 1 5 12 12 12 43
3 FCSB 21 12 3 6 33 24 11 5 2 4 16 16 10 7 1 2 17 8 9 39
4 Universitatea Craiova 22 11 4 7 31 22 11 8 1 2 21 9 11 3 3 5 10 13 9 37
5 Gaz Metan Mediaş 22 10 6 6 29 25 11 6 4 1 18 10 11 4 2 5 11 15 4 36
6 Viitorul 22 10 5 7 41 26 11 8 1 2 30 11 11 2 4 5 11 15 15 35
7 Botosani 22 8 9 5 30 28 11 4 4 3 14 14 11 4 5 2 16 14 2 33
8 Sepsi 22 6 10 6 25 21 11 4 4 3 16 9 11 2 6 3 9 12 4 28
9 Dinamo Bucuresti 22 8 4 10 32 37 11 7 2 2 21 11 11 1 2 8 11 26 -5 28
10 Hermannstadt 22 5 8 9 21 36 11 5 3 3 13 14 11 0 5 6 8 22 -15 23
11 CSM Iasi 22 5 7 10 22 30 11 4 4 3 14 13 11 1 3 7 8 17 -8 22
12 Chindia Targoviste 22 5 6 11 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 18 11 2 2 7 12 24 -17 21
13 Academica Clinceni 22 4 8 10 27 42 11 2 7 2 11 14 11 2 1 8 16 28 -15 20
14 Voluntari 21 1 5 15 13 40 10 0 2 8 5 18 11 1 3 7 8 22 -27 8
15 Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
16 Crisul Chisineu Cris 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

Read more about Liga 1

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.