Dunărea Călăraşi vs U Craiova 1948 match preview: Even contest expected at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Mon 26.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Central Ion Comşa (10000 seats)

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

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2

Dunărea Călăraşi and U Craiova 1948 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Dunărea Călăraşi form and stats

Dunărea Călăraşi have performed here at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa this season with 5 wins from 9 Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.

A strong away win for Dunărea Călăraşi against Csikszereda the last match, as B. Şandru and C. Bud were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against Mioveni that was lost 1-5.

The manager C. Pustai will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to ASU Poli Timişoara in only four days.

Călăraşi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa with 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Călăraşi have conceded 9 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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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.

Prior to that result Craiova won their away game at Csikszereda. The scoreline was 2-1.

A new game in only four days for Craiova, the Liga 2 home match versus Mioveni. Busy days.

U Craiova 1948 find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the U Craiova 1948 - Călăraşi 2-1 earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

CălăraşiB. Şandru
B. Şandru
4 goals

Dunărea Călăraşi missing players

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Dunărea Călăraşi U Craiova 1948
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 11 4 Played P 4 12 23
11 5 2 Won W 2 5 12
6 4 1 Drew D 2 6 9
7 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
30 15 5 Scored S 7 16 34
33 14 7 Conceded C 4 10 16
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 67% 74%
71% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 52%
54% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 39%
25% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 22%
12% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 25% 22%
58% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 42% 43%
33% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 52%
12% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 42% 30%
 
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 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.6 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
8.3 9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10 10
3 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.4 4
42% 47% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 33% 38%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • 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 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

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.