U Craiova 1948 vs Csikszereda: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Thu 13.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for U Craiova 1948 - Csikszereda!

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • Csikszereda have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 2

U Craiova 1948 and Csikszereda 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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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

U Craiova 1948, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2, are steadily winning Liga 2 games and points here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for U Craiova 1948, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Mioveni.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for U Craiova 1948 as they are travelling to their away game against Rapid Bucuresti in the Liga 2. That match is two days after this one.

The U Craiova 1948 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, U Craiova 1948 have conceded only 6 goals.

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Csikszereda form and stats

Playing away, Csikszereda, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in Liga 2, have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga 2 this season.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Csikszereda manager D. Suciu as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Dunărea Călăraşi.

Csikszereda find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Csikszereda as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Csikszereda - Craiova 1-2 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Craiova won one game, one match ended with a draw and Csikszereda has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Top Goalscorers

CsikszeredaN. Pinter
N. Pinter
3 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Csikszereda missing players

U Craiova 1948 Csikszereda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 6 Played P 6 13 27
13 8 4 Won W 2 5 10
10 3 1 Drew D 3 5 8
3 1 1 Lost L 1 3 9
40 22 13 Scored S 6 13 28
21 8 5 Conceded C 4 10 24
77% 83% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 77% 89%
58% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 54% 59%
42% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 23% 30%
23% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 15% 11%
23% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 44%
46% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 54% 41%
27% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 2
5 4 2 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.2 10.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.9 10.9
4.1 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.8 3.6
39% 48% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 36% 29%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Csikszereda have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga 2
  • Csikszereda have the most clean sheets (7) away in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • U Craiova 1948 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • U Craiova 1948 have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2
  • U Craiova 1948 is in the best form (4-1-1)

  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.