Universitatea Craiova are positioned 4th, while Sepsi are hanging back 12 points behind in the table. Will they decrease the gap?
- Universitatea Craiova have the most points from losing position (24) in Liga 1
- Sepsi have the fewest matches under the total-line (18) in Liga 1
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Romania Cup.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
Universitatea Craiova have performed here at Paksi FC Stadion this season with 11 wins from 15 Liga 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
It's back home for Universitatea Craiova, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Rapid Bucuresti away with the result 3-2. Crețu and Ivan (2) found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league victory after three fixtures without one. Universitatea Craiova made it very difficult for themselves, when Căpățînă got a red card in the 47th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Universitatea Craiova won the match 3-2!
In the match before that, Universitatea hosted SSC Farul and drew the game 1-1.Goals from both teams! That has been the case in 5 league matches in a row for this team. Will it happen again?
Universitatea Craiova have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Paksi FC Stadion with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Universitatea Craiova have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sepsi form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sepsi playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
Sepsi delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Universitatea Cluj in their previous match; a Romania Cup duel.
A loss against CFR Cluj was the result prior to that, in a Liga 1 home game.Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored in 15 of this club's last 20 league fixtures.
Sepsi find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 15 away fixtures 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. Sepsi have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head game ended Sepsi - Universitatea 1-2, played this season. Cretu (Universitatea Craiova) was sent off when these teams last met. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Universitatea Craiova won two, Sepsi triumphed in four and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ivan 14 goals |   A. Tudorie 11 goals |  M. Rondón Fernández 9 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
Sepsi missing players
| Universitatea Craiova | Sepsi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 4 | Played | P | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 52 | 30 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 52 |
| 40 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 89% | 92% |
| 69% | 74% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 74% | 74% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 53% | 53% |
| 15% | 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 21% | 21% |
| 8% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| 56% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 55% |
| 26% | 37% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 21% | 24% |
| 18% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12.4 | 15.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 9.4 | 10.3 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | 32% |
| 8.9 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- Sepsi have the fewest matches under the total-line (18) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Universitatea Craiova have the most points from losing position (24) in Liga 1
- Universitatea Craiova have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 |
