Liga 1 match preview and statistics: Voluntari fight Universitatea Craiova

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Date: Fri 30.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu (4700 seats)

The visiting Universitatea Craiova side should be favourites in this visit to Voluntari, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their eight league games this season.

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.

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Voluntari form and stats

0-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Voluntari, who have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Liga 1, so far this season. Voluntari has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager C. Bergodi and the players. Voluntari are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, having lost their two previous games here.

Voluntari's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Universitatea Craiova. Prior to that, an away loss at Viitorul.

The lack of attacking qualities in Voluntari means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Universitatea Craiova form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Universitatea Craiova playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.

Two travels in a row for Universitatea Craiova, whose manager C. Papură could celebrate last time after the Liga 1 win against Voluntari. Before that, Universitatea Craiova secured a home win against Astra with the score 1-0.

Universitatea Craiova are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. 4 goals have been conceded by Universitatea Craiova in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Voluntari - Universitatea Craiova 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Voluntari victory, 2 draws and 7 Universitatea Craiova wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Roman
3 goals
N. Bancu
2 goals
Ricardinho
1 goals / 1 assists

Voluntari missing players

Universitatea Craiova missing players

Voluntari Universitatea Craiova
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
8 5 1 Played 1 4 8
1 0 0 Won 0 2 5
2 2 0 Drew 0 1 1
5 3 1 Lost 1 1 2
6 2 0 Scored 1 6 11
16 7 3 Conceded 2 4 7
75% 60% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 60% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 62%
75% 60% 100% Over 2.5 100% 50% 38%
38% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 12%
50% 40% 0% BTTS 100% 75% 50%
25% 40% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 38%
50% 60% 100% Failed To Score 0% 0% 12%
 
3.8 4 4 Corners For (avg) 4 6 6.1
4.9 5.8 6 Corners Against (avg) 8 4.2 4.1
1.6 1.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 6 4.2 3
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Universitatea Craiova's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Universitatea Craiova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Universitatea Craiova have scored at least twice as many goals away as Voluntari have scored home.
  • Universitatea Craiova have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Universitatea Craiova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Voluntari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Voluntari have yet to win a game at home.

Voluntari
All Liga 1 Super Cup Club Friendlies Romania Cup
All Home Away
05-08-19 L1 Voluntari 0 - 0 CSM Iaşi
11-08-19 L1 FCSB 1 - 3 Voluntari
19-08-19 L1 Voluntari 0 - 3 Gaz Metan Mediaş
25-08-19 L1 Viitorul 4 - 0 Voluntari
30-08-19 L1 Voluntari 1 - 2 Universitatea Craiova
13-09-19 L1 CFR Cluj 18:00 Voluntari
21-09-19 L1 Voluntari - Academica Clinceni
28-09-19 L1 Dinamo Bucureşti - Voluntari
05-10-19 L1 Voluntari - Chindia Târgovişte
19-10-19 L1 Hermannstadt - Voluntari
Universitatea Craiova
All Liga 1 Europa League Super Cup Club Friendlies Romania Cup
All Home Away
11-08-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 0 - 1 Sepsi
15-08-19 EL AEK Athens 1 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
18-08-19 L1 Botoşani 1 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
23-08-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 1 - 0 Astra
30-08-19 L1 Voluntari 1 - 2 Universitatea Craiova
15-09-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova 18:00 FCSB
21-09-19 L1 Gaz Metan Mediaş - Universitatea Craiova
28-09-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova - Viitorul
05-10-19 L1 Universitatea Craiova - CSM Iaşi
19-10-19 L1 CFR Cluj - Universitatea Craiova

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 CFR Cluj 7 5 2 0 18 5 4 3 1 0 9 2 3 2 1 0 9 3 13 17
2 Universitatea Craiova 8 5 1 2 11 7 4 3 0 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 16
3 Viitorul 7 4 3 0 18 7 4 3 1 0 14 4 3 1 2 0 4 3 11 15
4 Gaz Metan Mediaş 7 4 3 0 14 4 4 2 2 0 8 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 10 15
5 CSM Iaşi 7 4 3 0 10 4 4 3 1 0 7 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 6 15
6 Botoşani 8 2 5 1 15 13 4 1 3 0 8 5 4 1 2 1 7 8 2 11
7 Sepsi 7 1 6 0 6 5 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 1 3 0 3 2 1 9
8 Astra 7 2 2 3 7 8 3 1 2 0 5 4 4 1 0 3 2 4 -1 8
9 Dinamo Bucureşti 7 2 0 5 9 15 3 2 0 1 7 4 4 0 0 4 2 11 -6 6
10 Hermannstadt 7 2 0 5 9 17 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 5 13 -8 6
11 Chindia Târgovişte 7 1 2 4 9 15 3 1 0 2 4 7 4 0 2 2 5 8 -6 5
12 Academica Clinceni 8 1 2 5 12 19 3 1 1 1 5 6 5 0 1 4 7 13 -7 5
13 Voluntari 8 1 2 5 6 16 5 0 2 3 2 7 3 1 0 2 4 9 -10 5
14 FCSB 7 1 1 5 7 16 4 1 0 3 6 10 3 0 1 2 1 6 -9 4

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