U Craiova 1948 and Metaloglobus are both riding high in the Liga 2 with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Liga 2 match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Unirea Slobozia.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Municipal as U Craiova 1948, who have the the best goal difference (+13) in Liga 2, have scored 14 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Liga 2 are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Craiova haven’t lost a league-game in 32 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus CS U Craiova II, 571 days ago. The U Craiova 1948 fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadionul Municipal and will expect new points from this game. Craiova has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.
U Craiova 1948 drew their last game, 0-0 away at Unirea Slobozia (placed 15th). In the match before that, Craiova hosted SCM Gloria Buzau and drew the game 1-1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Craiova, as the Romania Cup home game vs ASU Poli Timisoara is only four days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), U Craiova 1948's attacking play is working. U Craiova 1948 have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Metaloglobus form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Metaloglobus playing as the away team in the Liga 2 this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Metaloglobus as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Csikszereda match. Metaloglobus seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Metaloglobus play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to CSM Slatina (placed 17th). A loss against Sirineasa was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visiting Metaloglobus have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. It's not easy to score on Metaloglobus as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Herea 12 goals |  C. Herea 6 goals | D. Lung 2 goals |
U Craiova 1948 missing players
Metaloglobus missing players
| U Craiova 1948 | Metaloglobus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 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 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 111 | 57 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 42 | 90 |
| 46 | 24 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 19 | 35 |
| 50% | 58% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 40% |
- Metaloglobus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- U Craiova 1948 has the most points (14) at home in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 has the the best goal difference (+13) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 have not yet lost a game.
- 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.
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Dunarea Calarasi | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Metaloglobus | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Sirineasa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Mioveni | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | SSC Farul | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Sporting Turnu | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 13 | Csikszereda | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Ripensia Timisoara | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Unirea Slobozia | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Scolar Resita | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | CSM Slatina | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Comuna Recea | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Concordia Chiajna | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacau | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 4 |