Only a few games have been played in the Liga 1 so far, with Universitatea Craiova placed 1st and Voluntari sitting in the 3rd position.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
The hosts won their first Liga 1 game here at Stadionul Hanul Doctorului, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Universitatea Craiova last season were 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from 5 games.
Universitatea are returning here after visiting Viitorul in a Liga 1 game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. N. Bancu and E. Koljić (2) scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Universitatea Craiova won a home game hosting Astra (2-0).
Universitatea Craiova has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Voluntari form and stats
One match played away so far in the Liga 1 for Voluntari and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from 7 games.
The supporters enjoyed Voluntari's previous game versus FCSB (placed 5th), a Liga 1 2-1 win played at home. A 0-0 draw at UTA Arad's stadium before that.
0 goals so far away for Voluntari, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Universitatea Craiova wins - draws - Voluntari wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Koljič 4 goals |  N. Bancu 1 goals | A. Cicâldău 1 goals |
Universitatea Craiova missing players
Voluntari missing players
| Universitatea Craiova | Voluntari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 7.3 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 36% |
- Universitatea Craiova has the the best goal difference (+6) in Liga 1
- Voluntari has the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Liga 1
| Universitatea Craiova | Last season | Voluntari | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 35 | 18 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 21 | ||
| 58 | 33 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 33 | 57 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 85% | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 60% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | ||
| 63% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 50% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | ||
| 23% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 35% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 408 | 226 | Total Shots | T S | 196 | 408 | ||
| 176 | 93 | Shots on Target | S O | 76 | 158 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Botoşani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | FCSB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Chindia Targoviste | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | CSM Iaşi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 10 | Academica Clinceni | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sepsi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Arges | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Astra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Viitorul | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44 |
| 3 | Astra | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | Botoşani | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| 5 | FCSB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Medias | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 25 |