Universitatea Craiova v Viitorul betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Mon 30.September
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (30983 seats)

A key match in Liga 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

The visiting Viitorul played their last game only four days ago, a Romania Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Sanatatea Cluj. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

Viitorul have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.

A good away victory last time out for Universitatea Craiova, who won 1-0 against Scolar Resita. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Gaz Metan Mediaş.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Universitatea Craiova have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Universitatea Craiova, as the Liga 1 home game vs CSM Iaşi is only four days away.

The Universitatea Craiova fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Universitatea Craiova have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Viitorul form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Viitorul play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Sanatatea Cluj. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus CSM Iaşi in the Liga 1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Viitorul in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Viitorul, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Viitorul find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Viitorul have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Universitatea Craiova, 3 draws and 4 wins for Viitorul. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

G. Iancu
7 goals / 1 assists
Eric de Oliveira
5 goals
M. Roman
3 goals

Universitatea Craiova missing players

Viitorul missing players

Universitatea Craiova Viitorul
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 0 4 10
6 3 0 Won W 0 1 6
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 1
14 5 0 Scored S 0 5 25
10 4 0 Conceded C 0 5 11
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 20% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 90%
40% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 80%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 60%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 30%
50% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 70%
30% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 30%
20% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.3 5.4 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.2 5
4.3 4 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3 3.4
3.5 2.4 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Universitatea Craiova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viitorul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Viitorul have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Viitorul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Universitatea Craiova
All Liga 1 Europa League Super Cup Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-08-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 1 - 0 Astra
30-08-19 L1 Voluntari 1 - 2 Universitatea Craiova
15-09-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 0 - 1 FCSB
20-09-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş 2 - 3 Universitatea Craiova
25-09-19 RC Scolar Resita 0 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
30-09-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 17:30 Viitorul
04-10-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 17:30 CSM Iaşi
19-10-19 L1 CFR Cluj - Universitatea Craiova
26-10-19 L1 Academica Clinceni - Universitatea Craiova
02-11-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova - Dinamo Bucuresti
Viitorul
All Liga 1 Europa League Super Cup Romania Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-08-19 L1 Viitorul 4 - 0 Voluntari
01-09-19 L1 FCSB 2 - 1 Viitorul
16-09-19 L1 Viitorul 4 - 1 Gaz Metan Mediaş
23-09-19 L1 Viitorul 2 - 1 CSM Iaşi
26-09-19 RC Sanatatea Cluj 1 - 0 Viitorul
30-09-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 17:30 Viitorul
06-10-19 L1 Viitorul 17:30 CFR Cluj
19-10-19 L1 Academica Clinceni - Viitorul
26-10-19 L1 Dinamo Bucuresti - Viitorul
02-11-19 L1 Viitorul - Chindia Târgovişte

  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 3 1 25 8 5 4 1 0 14 2 5 2 2 1 11 6 17 21
2 Viitorul 10 6 3 1 25 11 6 5 1 0 20 6 4 1 2 1 5 5 14 21
3 Universitatea Craiova 10 6 1 3 14 10 5 3 0 2 5 4 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 19
4 Gaz Metan Mediaş 10 5 3 2 20 13 6 3 2 1 13 8 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 18
5 CSM Iaşi 10 4 4 2 13 9 5 3 2 0 7 2 5 1 2 2 6 7 4 16
6 Astra 10 4 3 3 14 13 5 3 2 0 11 8 5 1 1 3 3 5 1 15
7 Sepsi 10 2 7 1 9 6 5 1 3 1 6 4 5 1 4 0 3 2 3 13
8 Botoşani 10 2 6 2 16 17 5 1 3 1 8 8 5 1 3 1 8 9 -1 12
9 FCSB 10 3 2 5 10 17 6 2 1 3 8 11 4 1 1 2 2 6 -7 11
10 Dinamo Bucureşti 10 3 1 6 13 19 4 2 1 1 8 5 6 1 0 5 5 14 -6 10
11 Hermannstadt 10 3 1 6 11 21 4 3 0 1 6 5 6 0 1 5 5 16 -10 10
12 Chindia Târgovişte 10 2 3 5 13 17 4 1 1 2 4 7 6 1 2 3 9 10 -4 9
13 Academica Clinceni 10 2 3 5 15 21 4 1 2 1 6 7 6 1 1 4 9 14 -6 9
14 Voluntari 10 1 2 7 7 23 6 0 2 4 3 9 4 1 0 3 4 14 -16 5

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