Match preview Liga 2: U Craiova 1948 - Dunărea Călăraşi at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

U Craiova 1948 and Dunărea Călăraşi are both riding high in the Liga 2 with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

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

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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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

U Craiova 1948, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga 2, have performed here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco this season with 5 wins from 9 Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.

Happy days for U Craiova 1948 in their previous game, a Liga 2 match away at Rapid Bucuresti that ended with a 3-1 victory. C. Bălan was absolutely essential when Craiova beat Rapid Bucuresti 3-1, scoring three goals.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Csikszereda.

A decent goal production from Craiova in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. U Craiova 1948 have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dunărea Călăraşi form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2.

Călăraşi failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 2 home match vs Csikszereda that ended with defeat 0-2.

A 1-1 draw at Mioveni's stadium before that.

Călăraşi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Călăraşi in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Dunărea Călăraşi - Craiova 1-1. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Craiova wins - draws - Dunărea Călăraşi wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Dunărea CălăraşiB. Şandru
B. Şandru
4 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Dunărea Călăraşi missing players

U Craiova 1948 Dunărea Călăraşi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 13 6 Played P 5 15 29
14 8 3 Won W 2 6 12
11 4 2 Drew D 1 3 8
3 1 1 Lost L 2 6 9
43 22 11 Scored S 5 17 36
22 8 4 Conceded C 10 22 41
75% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
57% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 73% 76%
43% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 52%
25% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 24%
21% 23% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 14%
50% 46% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 62%
46% 54% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 28%
29% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 7% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.4
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.2 9.9 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 7.7 8.2
4 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3 2.9
40% 47% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 38% 43%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Dunărea Călăraşi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunărea Călăraşi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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

  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.