Liga 1: A pair of contenders who have played well up to now. Prepare for Universitatea Craiova - Rapid Bucuresti with this complete preview!
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Liga 1
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Complexul Sportiv Raional as Universitatea Craiova have scored 24 goals to get 35 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 11-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Universitatea Craiova will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against SSC Farul. The first defeat after going unbeaten in five league fixtures.
In the match before that, Universitatea Craiova hosted CFR Cluj and drew the game 1-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Universitatea Craiova handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 16 league matches, 12 have seen two goals or less.
The Universitatea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Universitatea Craiova have conceded only 12 goals.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
Playing away, Rapid Bucuresti, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Liga 1, have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Rapid Bucuresti, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Sepsi.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting SSC Farul.Rapid Bucuresti are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bucuresti as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Rapid Bucuresti as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended Rapid Bucuresti - Universitatea Craiova 2-2, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Universitatea Craiova five wins, three draws and Rapid Bucuresti two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Dugandžić 16 goals |   A. Ivan 10 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| Universitatea Craiova | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 41 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 43 |
| 32 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 64% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 59% | 70% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 35% | 42% |
| 12% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 15% |
| 6% | 6% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 48% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 55% |
| 30% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 35% | 21% |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 29% | 30% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 26% | 28% |
| 8.9 | 7.4 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 12.1 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Universitatea Craiova have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Universitatea Craiova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 63 |
| 3 | FCSB | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 57 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 36 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 34 |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -12 | 34 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Botosani | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -15 | 32 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | Arges | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 27 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -22 | 22 |
