Concordia Chiajna vs U Craiova 1948: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Tue 02.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Concordia (5123 seats)

Struggling Concordia Chiajna will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying U Craiova 1948 in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Concordia Chiajna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • U Craiova 1948 has the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2

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!

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Concordia Chiajna form and stats

Overall Liga 2 stats at home this season for Concordia Chiajna are 4-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). Concordia has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadionul Concordia, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

An away draw last time out for Concordia Chiajna, facing Comuna Recea in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Concordia had a home game versus CSM Slatina which ended with a victory 3-2.

Concordia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Concordia with 13 goals in 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

Playing away, U Craiova 1948, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2, have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the Liga 2 this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Craiova as they haven't lost any of their last 34 games. Craiova are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 19 in a row without losing.

It's the second away game in a row for U Craiova 1948, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Pandurii Targu Jiu (placed 21st) in the Liga 2 last time out. Prior to that result U Craiova 1948 won their away game at Pandurii Targu Jiu. The scoreline was 3-2.

The travelling fans enjoy U Craiova 1948's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. Craiova have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

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Concordia Chiajna missing players

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Concordia Chiajna U Craiova 1948
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 3 7 14
4 4 1 Won W 1 3 8
4 0 0 Drew D 2 4 6
8 3 0 Lost L 0 0 0
20 13 2 Scored S 6 12 27
21 8 1 Conceded C 5 8 12
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 71% 79%
62% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 64%
44% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 50%
31% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 43% 36%
19% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 43% 36%
56% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 57%
12% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 43% 43%
38% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 2.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9 12.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 14.7 12.1 11
3.5 5.1 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 5.3 4.7
36% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 32% 41%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Concordia Chiajna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Concordia Chiajna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • U Craiova 1948 has the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 has the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 have not yet lost a game.
  • U Craiova 1948 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  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 14 8 6 0 27 12 7 5 2 0 15 4 7 3 4 0 12 8 15 30
2 Rapid Bucuresti 16 8 4 4 24 22 8 4 3 1 12 10 8 4 1 3 12 12 2 28
3 ASU Poli Timisoara 15 7 6 2 16 11 9 5 3 1 9 4 6 2 3 1 7 7 5 27
4 Universitatea Cluj 15 8 2 5 20 13 6 4 1 1 9 4 9 4 1 4 11 9 7 26
5 Sirineasa 15 8 2 5 27 23 9 4 1 4 15 16 6 4 1 1 12 7 4 26
6 Csikszereda 15 7 4 4 18 12 8 4 2 2 10 6 7 3 2 2 8 6 6 25
7 Dunarea Calarasi 15 7 4 4 20 16 7 4 2 1 10 6 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 25
8 Petrolul 52 15 7 3 5 24 14 9 3 2 4 12 10 6 4 1 1 12 4 10 24
9 Mioveni 16 6 6 4 14 8 7 1 3 3 3 5 9 5 3 1 11 3 6 24
10 Metaloglobus 15 6 4 5 16 11 7 3 3 1 9 4 8 3 1 4 7 7 5 22
11 SCM Gloria Buzau 16 5 7 4 17 14 8 3 3 2 8 6 8 2 4 2 9 8 3 22
12 SSC Farul 15 6 3 6 16 17 7 2 2 3 6 9 8 4 1 3 10 8 -1 21
13 Sporting Turnu 15 4 7 4 23 19 7 2 4 1 11 10 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 19
14 Ripensia Timisoara 15 6 1 8 15 27 6 4 0 2 9 8 9 2 1 6 6 19 -12 19
15 Unirea Slobozia 15 5 3 7 14 21 8 2 3 3 5 10 7 3 0 4 9 11 -7 18
16 Scolar Resita 15 5 3 7 9 18 7 3 1 3 6 10 8 2 2 4 3 8 -9 18
17 CSM Slatina 15 5 2 8 15 18 8 4 0 4 7 9 7 1 2 4 8 9 -3 17
18 Concordia Chiajna 16 4 4 8 20 21 7 4 0 3 13 8 9 0 4 5 7 13 -1 16
19 Comuna Recea 15 4 4 7 20 26 9 3 3 3 16 14 6 1 1 4 4 12 -6 16
20 Aerostar Bacau 15 2 3 10 17 27 8 1 1 6 9 17 7 1 2 4 8 10 -10 9
21 Pandurii Targu Jiu 15 1 2 12 12 34 7 0 1 6 5 15 8 1 1 6 7 19 -22 5

Read more about Liga 2

The Liga II, also spelled Liga 2, is the second highest level in Romanian football. It is also known by the sponsorship name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Liga II has 20 teams each playing 38 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted directly, while the bottom five are relegated. Third place gets to play a promotion play-off.