Evenly matched teams: Csikszereda vs U Craiova 1948 match preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (1200 seats)

A key match in Liga 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Csikszereda in 5th position and U Craiova 1948 placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Csikszereda have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2

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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Csikszereda form and stats

Csikszereda have collected 17 points from their Liga 2 home games so far after 5-2-3.

Csikszereda haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 236 minutes ago. T. Suciu scored that one.

Csikszereda travelled for their previous game, a trip to Mioveni that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Rapid Bucuresti that was lost 0-1.

Csikszereda has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Csikszereda have conceded only 7 goals.

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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 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga 2 this season.

380 minutes! That's how long the U Craiova 1948 goalkeeper Mario Enache and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Craiova go into this game after a win, the home game against ASU Poli Timisoara that ended 1-0. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Mioveni that ended 0-0.

Craiova find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. U Craiova 1948 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Csikszereda and U Craiova 1948 have met before this season: Csikszereda - U Craiova 1948 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

CsikszeredaN. Pinter
N. Pinter
3 goals

Csikszereda missing players

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Csikszereda U Craiova 1948
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 11 21
9 5 0 Won W 1 4 10
7 2 0 Drew D 1 6 9
6 4 2 Lost L 0 1 2
23 11 0 Scored S 4 14 31
16 8 2 Conceded C 2 9 15
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 64% 71%
55% 55% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 45% 52%
23% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 38%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 24%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 27% 24%
41% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 43%
45% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 55% 52%
27% 27% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 45% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.3 13.4 21 Shots (avg) S ( 14 10.6 10.6
4 4.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 4.6 4.2
26% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 30% 36%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Csikszereda have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 2
  • Csikszereda haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • 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 (3) in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2

  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 Dunărea Călăraşi 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 Timisoara 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

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.