Şcolar Reşiţa v U Craiova 1948 preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sun 28.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Mircea Chivu (12500 seats)

The visiting U Craiova 1948 side should be favourites in this visit to Şcolar Reşiţa, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Liga 2

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!

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Şcolar Reşiţa form and stats

Şcolar Reşiţa, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga 2, have played 9 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Before that, Şcolar drew at home versus CSM Slatina.

Şcolar were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Şcolar Reşiţa have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Şcolar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2.

U Craiova 1948 find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Craiova have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Şcolar Reşiţa zero wins, one draw and U Craiova 1948 one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ŞcolarL. Buş
L. Buş
3 goals

Şcolar Reşiţa missing players

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Şcolar Reşiţa U Craiova 1948
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 18
5 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
4 2 1 Drew D 2 5 8
10 4 1 Lost L 0 1 2
11 7 2 Scored S 3 12 28
28 12 2 Conceded C 2 9 15
84% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 67% 72%
53% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 44% 56%
37% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 44%
16% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 28%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 28%
26% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 50%
37% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 44% 44%
53% 44% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 44% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.2 10.8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 11 10.3
2.6 3.1 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.8 4.3
22% 25% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 36%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • U Craiova 1948 have scored more than double the goals of Şcolar Reşiţa.
  • U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Liga 2
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga 2
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga 2
  • Şcolar Reşiţa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) 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 Sirineasa 19 10 3 6 31 25 11 5 2 4 17 17 8 5 1 2 14 8 6 33
2 ASU Poli Timisoara 18 8 8 2 18 12 10 6 3 1 10 4 8 2 5 1 8 8 6 32
3 Universitatea Cluj 19 10 2 7 23 18 9 6 1 2 12 8 10 4 1 5 11 10 5 32
4 Dunarea Calarasi 19 9 5 5 24 22 8 4 3 1 12 8 11 5 2 4 12 14 2 32
5 U Craiova 1948 17 8 7 2 28 15 8 5 2 1 16 6 9 3 5 1 12 9 13 31
6 Metaloglobus 19 9 4 6 25 13 9 5 3 1 17 5 10 4 1 5 8 8 12 31
7 Mioveni 19 8 7 4 18 10 8 1 4 3 4 6 11 7 3 1 14 4 8 31
8 SSC Farul 19 9 4 6 24 20 9 4 2 3 10 11 10 5 2 3 14 9 4 31
9 Rapid Bucuresti 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 3 2 17 13 9 4 1 4 13 14 3 31
10 Csikszereda 19 8 6 5 22 15 9 4 2 3 10 7 10 4 4 2 12 8 7 30
11 Petrolul 52 18 8 4 6 28 15 10 3 2 5 12 11 8 5 2 1 16 4 13 28
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 19 7 3 9 19 32 8 4 1 3 10 11 11 3 2 6 9 21 -13 24
14 Comuna Recea 19 6 5 8 30 30 11 5 3 3 23 14 8 1 2 5 7 16 0 23
15 Unirea Slobozia 19 6 4 9 16 25 11 3 4 4 7 12 8 3 0 5 9 13 -9 22
16 Concordia Chiajna 19 5 6 8 21 21 9 4 2 3 13 8 10 1 4 5 8 13 0 21
17 Sporting Turnu 15 4 7 4 23 19 7 2 4 1 11 10 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 19
18 Şcolar Reşiţa 19 5 4 10 11 28 9 3 2 4 7 12 10 2 2 6 4 16 -17 19
19 CSM Slatina 19 5 3 11 19 25 10 4 1 5 8 11 9 1 2 6 11 14 -6 18
20 Aerostar Bacau 18 2 4 12 18 32 10 1 2 7 10 19 8 1 2 5 8 13 -14 10
21 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 19 2 4 13 17 42 9 1 1 7 8 21 10 1 3 6 9 21 -25 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.