UTA Arad battle against Universitatea Craiova for glory and sporting success.
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!
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad have less points than they have played home games in the Liga 1 so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points. Two draws in a row at home now for UTA Arad.
No payout for UTA Arad in their previous match, an away game at Botosani that ended in defeat 1-2.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FCSB.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the UTA Arad at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Liga 1 ended in defeat. Last season Universitatea Craiova had these away match statistics: Played 5; won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.
Universitatea had fun at their own home (Stadionul Motorul) last time out, beating Voluntari 3-0. George Cîmpanu, Gustavo Vagenin and Jovan Marković scored.
A loss against Botosani was the result prior to that, in a home game.It's early days yet, but Universitatea Craiova has scored 1 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Arad, three draws and five wins for Universitatea Craiova. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Di Mauro Vagenin 2 goals | J. Markovic 2 goals |   A. Hora 1 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| UTA Arad | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 13.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| UTA Arad | Last season | Universitatea Craiova | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 39 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 54% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 22% | ||
| 13% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 10% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 5% | ||
| 38% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 32% | ||
| 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 35% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 23% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Botosani | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | FCSB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | U Craiova 1948 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Gaz Metan Medias | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Mioveni | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Arges | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 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 | Chindia Targoviste | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 2 | Gaz Metan Medias | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| 3 | Viitorul | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | UTA Arad | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| 5 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Arges | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Voluntari | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Hermannstadt | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Astra | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | CSM Iasi | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 20 |