The Viitorul & Universitatea Craiova managers G. Hagi and C. Papură are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga 1 league table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Viitorul form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Liga 1 games here at Stadionul Central for Viitorul. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Viitorul are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadionul Central, having lost their two previous games here.
Happy days for Viitorul in their previous game, a Liga 1 match away at CSM Iaşi (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Gaz Metan Medias.
This is expected to be a close game, with Viitorul perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Viitorul as a small favourite), we find three games. Viitorul has won two of these, drawn one and lost zero.
Viitorul are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (30 goals in 11 games). 11 goals have been conceded.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Universitatea Craiova have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Universitatea Craiova's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Universitatea Craiova are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Liga 1 against Gaz Metan Medias (placed 7th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against FCSB wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Universitatea Craiova in our archives, and the results are: one win for Universitatea Craiova, one draw and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 13 goals have been conceded by Universitatea Craiova in these games.
Head 2 Head
Viitorul and Universitatea Craiova have met before this season: Universitatea Craiova - Viitorul 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Viitorul won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Universitatea Craiova has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  G. Iancu 9 goals |   A. Cicâldău 8 goals |  R. Ferreira Mosca 6 goals |
Viitorul missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Viitorul | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 43 | 30 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| 27 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 78% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 70% |
| 65% | 82% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| 43% | 64% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 22% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 61% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 22% | 18% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 45% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 8.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 295 | 170 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 111 | 254 |
| 115 | 71 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 36 | 95 |
| 37% | 42% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 36% |
- Viitorul has the most scored goals in the second half (30)
- Viitorul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viitorul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Viitorul have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Universitatea Craiova have scored away.
- Viitorul haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Astra | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | FCSB | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Viitorul | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 6 | Botosani | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Gaz Metan Medias | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 24 |
| 11 | CSM Iaşi | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Chindia Targoviste | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 21 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 20 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 11 |
| 15 | Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crisul Chisineu Cris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |