UTA Arad vs U Craiova 1948: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Motorul (7287 seats)

The home supporters hope for a win in this match, and the home advantage should be put to good use against a stumbling visitor. UTA Arad are in 8th position while the guesting U Craiova 1948 fret at 13th.

Insights:
  • UTA Arad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • U Craiova 1948 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both participants have had ample time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!

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UTA Arad form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga 1, UTA Arad have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.

Arad drew their last game, 2-2 away at Dinamo Bucureşti (placed 15th). Late drama in the game against Dinamo Bucureşti as UTA Arad were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until David Miculescu popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. L. Balint made a very successful substitution after 0-2 minutes in the game against Dinamo Bucureşti, bringing on David Miculescu who later scored two goals to force the draw 2-2.

Ahead of that match, UTA Arad lost 0-1 at home to CFR Cluj.

Arad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Arad have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

There's been little loot from U Craiova 1948's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Liga 1. U Craiova 1948 only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Home advantage was not enough for U Craiova 1948 in their previous game, as they lost their Liga 1-match, hosting Universitatea Craiova, 0-2.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Botosani that ended 1-1.

U Craiova 1948 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Craiova have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

AradD. Miculescu
D. Miculescu
4 goals
UTA AradL. Antal
L. Antal
2 goals
UTA AradA. Hora
A. Hora
2 goals

UTA Arad missing players

U Craiova 1948 missing players

UTA Arad U Craiova 1948
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 0 Played P 1 6 11
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
5 3 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 1 4 6
11 6 0 Scored S 0 6 8
8 4 0 Conceded C 1 9 13
82% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
45% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 55%
27% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 27%
18% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
36% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 45%
55% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
27% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 45%
 
5 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 3.7
3.5 2.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.3 3.8
2.3 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.3 13.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 8
3.8 4.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 2.2
26% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 33%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • U Craiova 1948 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • U Craiova 1948 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • U Craiova 1948 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • UTA Arad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  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 11 10 0 1 17 6 6 6 0 0 12 4 5 4 0 1 5 2 11 30
2 Botosani 11 6 4 1 12 8 5 2 2 1 4 4 6 4 2 0 8 4 4 22
3 FCSB 11 6 3 2 20 11 5 4 1 0 16 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 9 21
4 Voluntari 11 7 0 4 15 12 6 5 0 1 10 3 5 2 0 3 5 9 3 21
5 Universitatea Craiova 11 6 1 4 17 10 6 4 1 1 12 3 5 2 0 3 5 7 7 19
6 SSC Farul 11 5 3 3 14 6 5 5 0 0 13 1 6 0 3 3 1 5 8 18
7 Rapid Bucuresti 11 5 3 3 13 9 6 2 1 3 4 5 5 3 2 0 9 4 4 18
8 UTA Arad 11 4 5 2 11 8 6 2 3 1 6 4 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 17
9 Arges 11 4 3 4 8 6 5 1 1 3 1 3 6 3 2 1 7 3 2 15
10 Chindia Targoviste 11 3 4 4 8 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 6 1 2 3 2 4 0 13
11 Mioveni 11 3 2 6 6 13 5 1 1 3 1 4 6 2 1 3 5 9 -7 11
12 Sepsi 11 1 7 3 9 11 6 1 3 2 6 7 5 0 4 1 3 4 -2 10
13 U Craiova 1948 11 2 3 6 8 13 5 1 2 2 2 4 6 1 1 4 6 9 -5 9
14 Gaz Metan Mediaş 11 2 2 7 8 14 6 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 0 4 4 8 -6 8
15 Dinamo Bucureşti 11 2 1 8 9 26 6 2 1 3 9 10 5 0 0 5 0 16 -17 7
16 Academica Clinceni 11 0 3 8 9 23 5 0 2 3 4 7 6 0 1 5 5 16 -14 3

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.