Universitatea Craiova look forward to battle it out with Rapid Bucuresti in this Liga 1 fixture. Everything you need to learn about the fixture is here!
These are active days for the team playing at home, as they played only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Vllaznia Shkoder, was also a home game here at Complexul Sportiv Raional. The away team is better rested.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
The first Liga 1 game here at Complexul Sportiv Raional resulted in a draw. Last season Universitatea Craiova's home game statistics were 4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 5 games.
Universitatea Craiova's previous match was a Europa Conference League game also played at their own stadium, finishing 3-0 against Vllaznia Shkoder. The home side hope to to build on that result.
A 1-1 draw away in the Liga 1 before that, with Universitatea Cluj the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Universitatea Craiova have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.
The manager Balint will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Zorya in only four days.
At Complexul Sportiv Raional, Universitatea Craiova has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Liga 1 ended in defeat. Last season Rapid Bucuresti had these away match statistics: Played 4; won 2, drew 1 and lost 1.
Bucuresti won their last game, 2-0 versus FCSB played at home.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting CFR Cluj's place.We have checked recent matches where Rapid Bucuresti have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
0 goals so far away for Rapid Bucuresti, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Universitatea Craiova wins - draws - Rapid Bucuresti wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Di Mauro Vagenin 2 goals |  P. Papp 1 goals |   I. Săpunaru 1 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| Universitatea Craiova | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 3.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 14.5 | 14 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Last season | Rapid Bucuresti | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 41 | 21 | Played | P | 19 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 79 | 43 | Scored | S | 25 | 56 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 38 | ||
| 98% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 90% | ||
| 71% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 69% | ||
| 51% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 34% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 26% | ||
| 22% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 13% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 49% | ||
| 46% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 37% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 18% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Botosani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sepsi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Hermannstadt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | U Craiova 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Rapid Bucuresti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | UTA Arad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Voluntari | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | CFR Cluj | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Arges | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Universitatea Craiova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Universitatea Cluj | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Chindia Targoviste | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | FCSB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Petrolul 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 57 |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 35 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 32 |
| 6 | Arges | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -23 | 27 |
