Only victory will satisfy the Universitatea Craiova supporters in this Complexul Sportiv Raional battle with U Craiova 1948, seeing as they have a robust lead on the away side in the Liga 1 standings.
- Universitatea Craiova have the most points from losing position (11) in Liga 1
- U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Liga 1
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
These are active days for the home side, as they had a game only four days ago in the Liga 1. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Chindia Targoviste.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
Universitatea Craiova are steadily winning Liga 1 games and points here at Complexul Sportiv Raional. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Complexul Sportiv Raional.
The home team returns to Complexul Sportiv Raional after drawing with Chindia Targoviste (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Rapid Bucuresti the opponent.Universitatea Craiova are traveling soon after this match as the Romania Cup match at Arges awaits in four days.
Universitatea have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Complexul Sportiv Raional with 14 goals in 9 league matches.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
There's been little loot from U Craiova 1948's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Liga 1. U Craiova 1948 only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for U Craiova 1948 as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Hermannstadt match.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus FCSB with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Before that match, the win at home hosting Voluntari in the Romania Cup (1-0).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Romania Cup trip to Petrolul 52.
13 goals have been conceded by U Craiova 1948 in these games. Craiova has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the contenders faced each other earlier this campaign; U Craiova 1948 - Universitatea Craiova 1-2. Head to head totals (for the prior three meetings): Universitatea won three games, zero matches ended with a tie and U Craiova 1948 managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Crețu 4 goals |  A. Ivan 4 goals | Ș. Baiaram 3 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
U Craiova 1948 missing players
| Universitatea Craiova | U Craiova 1948 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 39% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 22% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.9 | 15.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.2 | 11.4 |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 28% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
- U Craiova 1948 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Liga 1
- U Craiova 1948 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Universitatea Craiova have the most points from losing position (11) 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | FCSB | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 9 | Chindia Targoviste | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Voluntari | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Arges | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 21 |
| 12 | Botosani | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | U Craiova 1948 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
