Struggling Voluntari will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Universitatea Craiova in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Voluntari is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Universitatea Craiova have not yet lost a game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Voluntari form and stats
Overall Liga 1 stats at home this season for Voluntari are 3-1-5 (wins-draw-losses). Voluntari has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager B. Andone and the players. The Voluntari manager B. Andone might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Voluntari faced defeat in their previous match, away at FCSB (1-2). Before that game, the home loss against UTA Arad with the scoreline 0-1.
Voluntari are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Sepsi awaits in four days.
Voluntari has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Voluntari have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Universitatea Craiova form and stats
Universitatea Craiova have an excellent away record in the Liga 1 so far with 6-3-0 from 9 games. The Universitatea manager C. Papură is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 38 days. Visiting Universitatea Craiova has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Universitatea's last game was the home draw against Viitorul (1-1). A 1-1 draw at Astra's stadium before that.
A new game in only three days for Universitatea, the Liga 1 home match versus Argeş. Busy days.
Universitatea Craiova have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Universitatea are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Universitatea Craiova - Voluntari 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Voluntari one win, two draws and Universitatea Craiova seven victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cicâldău 7 goals | E. Koljič 6 goals |   C. Achim 3 goals |
Voluntari missing players
Universitatea Craiova missing players
| Voluntari | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 30 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 83% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 61% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 56% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 39% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 8.6 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 35% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 23% |
- Universitatea Craiova have not yet lost a game away.
- Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universitatea Craiova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Voluntari has the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Liga 1
- Voluntari haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Voluntari is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 41 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Chindia Targoviste | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Botosani | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Medias | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Argeş | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | Astra | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Hermannstadt | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Voluntari | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -22 | 15 |