ASU Poli Timişoara will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind U Craiova 1948.
- ASU Poli Timişoara have the most points (21) at home in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 is in the best form (4-2-0)
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!
ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats
ASU Poli Timişoara, who have the most points (21) at home in Liga 2, have performed here at Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu this season with 6 wins from 10 Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
A nice win for Timişoara last time playing, versus Dunarea Calarasi. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with P. Ivanovici scoring for the victors. Preceding that match was the home game against Csikszereda that was lost 0-1.
ASU Poli Timişoara has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. ASU Poli Timişoara have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2, on their Liga 2 travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
U Craiova 1948 are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the Liga 2 against Mioveni. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Dunarea Calarasi that ended 1-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Craiova, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
U Craiova 1948 have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
U Craiova 1948 - Timişoara 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Timişoara won one game, one match ended with a draw and U Craiova 1948 has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  M. Axente 8 goals |  I. Mera 3 goals | A. Ignea 3 goals |
ASU Poli Timişoara missing players
U Craiova 1948 missing players
| ASU Poli Timişoara | U Craiova 1948 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 7 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 39 |
| 23 | 8 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 80% | 85% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 69% | 76% |
| 52% | 54% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 54% | 56% |
| 24% | 23% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 40% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 24% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 24% |
| 28% | 31% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 48% |
| 48% | 54% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 48% |
| 44% | 31% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 32% | 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 34% | 41% |
- ASU Poli Timişoara have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Liga 2
- ASU Poli Timişoara have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Liga 2
- ASU Poli Timişoara have the most points (21) at home in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | U Craiova 1948 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Dunarea Calarasi | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Mioveni | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Csikszereda | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Sirineasa | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | SSC Farul | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Universitatea Cluj | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Petrolul 52 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 11 | Metaloglobus | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 12 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timisoara | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Concordia Chiajna | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Comuna Recea | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | Unirea Slobozia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Sporting Turnu | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 18 | Scolar Resita | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -19 | 19 |
| 19 | CSM Slatina | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -24 | 13 |
| 21 | Aerostar Bacau | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 10 |