U Craiova 1948 supporters put their faith in manager N. Napoli to deliver victory against Ripensia Timişoara

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Wed 09.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (2000 seats)

U Craiova 1948 and Ripensia Timişoara are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Liga 2 season.

The hosts U Craiova 1948 saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga 2. That game was an away game at Csikszereda, so at least Craiova are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

The match schedule is unforgiving for Craiova as they have a new game in only three days, a Liga 2 match thankfully also at home. Dunarea Calarasi are visiting.

Craiova could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Liga 2. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Stadionul Municipal they witnessed 5 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W13 - D3 - L0 from 16 games.

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Ripensia Timişoara form and stats

Timişoara are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Ripensia Timişoara played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Timişoara scored 6 and conceded 3 goals.

Head 2 Head

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Ripensia Timişoara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
U Craiova 1948 Ripensia Timişoara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
1 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
U Craiova 1948 Last season Ripensia Timişoara
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
16 8   Played P   12 24
13 5   Won W   2 7
3 3   Drew D   7 10
0 0   Lost L   3 7
40 20   Scored S   14 35
9 4   Conceded C   19 36
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 88%
75% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 79%
56% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 62%
44% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 25%
31% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 17%
38% 38%   BTTS BTTS   58% 62%
62% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 17%
6% 12%   Failed to Score F T   42% 33%
 
7.5 9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 4.6
2.6 2.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5
1.5 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
0 0   Red cards R C   1 4
 
123 39   Total Shots T S   79 236
59 14   Shots on Target S O   32 96
32% 21%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dunarea Calarasi 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
2 Rapid Bucuresti 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
3 SSC Farul 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Concordia Chiajna 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
5 Csikszereda 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Universitatea Cluj 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Unirea Slobozia 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
8 Metaloglobus 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 SCM Gloria Buzau 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 ASU Poli Timisoara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Mioveni 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sporting Turnu 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
13 Ripensia Timişoara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Scolar Resita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 U Craiova 1948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pandurii Targu Jiu 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Petrolul 52 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 CSM Slatina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Sirineasa 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Aerostar Bacau 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
21 Comuna Recea 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
Last season 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 16 13 3 0 40 9 8 5 3 0 20 4 8 8 0 0 20 5 31 42
2 Soimii Lipova 17 9 5 3 35 15 9 6 2 1 22 5 8 3 3 2 13 10 20 32
3 Crisul Chisineu Cris 17 9 4 4 24 19 9 6 2 1 13 6 8 3 2 3 11 13 5 31
4 Progresul Pecica 17 8 5 4 28 18 9 5 2 2 22 11 8 3 3 2 6 7 10 29
5 Horezu 16 8 3 5 22 15 8 7 0 1 16 5 8 1 3 4 6 10 7 27
6 Dumbravita 17 7 5 5 35 23 8 4 1 3 17 9 9 3 4 2 18 14 12 26
7 Hunedoara 17 8 2 7 34 31 8 4 1 3 18 14 9 4 1 4 16 17 3 26
8 Ghiroda 17 7 3 7 32 25 9 5 2 2 22 12 8 2 1 5 10 13 7 24
9 Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei 17 6 6 5 31 29 9 2 4 3 15 18 8 4 2 2 16 11 2 24
10 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic 17 5 8 4 26 20 8 3 4 1 11 7 9 2 4 3 15 13 6 23
11 Viitorul Daesti 17 6 5 6 38 39 8 3 3 2 17 15 9 3 2 4 21 24 -1 23
12 Cetate Deva 17 5 6 6 19 19 8 2 2 4 8 12 9 3 4 2 11 7 0 21
13 ACS Poli Timisoara 17 5 2 10 20 35 9 4 1 4 13 14 8 1 1 6 7 21 -15 17
14 Filiasi 16 4 3 9 24 36 8 2 2 4 13 16 8 2 1 5 11 20 -12 15
15 National Sebis 27 4 2 21 20 72 13 2 1 10 10 34 14 2 1 11 10 38 -52 14
16 Gilortul 16 3 2 11 14 37 8 3 2 3 10 13 8 0 0 8 4 24 -23 11
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 UTA Arad 24 16 5 3 55 13 12 11 1 0 31 1 12 5 4 3 24 12 42 53
2 Sporting Turnu 23 12 6 5 39 25 11 7 4 0 21 9 12 5 2 5 18 16 14 42
3 Arges 24 11 8 5 36 25 12 6 4 2 20 14 12 5 4 3 16 11 11 41
4 Petrolul 52 24 11 8 5 26 20 12 6 4 2 14 6 12 5 4 3 12 14 6 41
5 Metaloglobus 24 11 7 6 31 22 12 7 3 2 16 4 12 4 4 4 15 18 9 40
6 Mioveni 23 10 9 4 36 22 12 5 4 3 21 15 11 5 5 1 15 7 14 39
7 Rapid Bucuresti 23 10 7 6 32 20 12 6 4 2 16 7 11 4 3 4 16 13 12 37
8 Dunarea Calarasi 25 10 7 8 35 32 13 7 3 3 22 15 12 3 4 5 13 17 3 37
9 SCM Gloria Buzau 24 10 6 8 37 27 12 6 3 3 23 12 12 4 3 5 14 15 10 36
10 Sirineasa 23 10 6 7 32 25 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 4 3 4 15 12 7 36
11 SSC Farul 23 9 6 8 27 20 11 9 1 1 21 5 12 0 5 7 6 15 7 33
12 ASU Poli Timisoara 23 8 8 7 20 13 12 4 6 2 9 4 11 4 2 5 11 9 7 32
13 Ripensia Timişoara 24 7 10 7 35 36 12 5 3 4 21 17 12 2 7 3 14 19 -1 31
14 Universitatea Cluj 23 5 12 6 29 26 11 3 6 2 16 11 12 2 6 4 13 15 3 27
15 Concordia Chiajna 23 7 6 10 21 30 12 7 3 2 15 12 11 0 3 8 6 18 -9 27
16 Csikszereda 24 6 7 11 18 33 12 4 6 2 14 15 12 2 1 9 4 18 -15 25
17 Scolar Resita 23 6 6 11 30 36 11 4 2 5 16 20 12 2 4 6 14 16 -6 24
18 Sportul Snagov 24 2 3 19 16 62 12 2 2 8 12 29 12 0 1 11 4 33 -46 9
19 Pandurii Targu Jiu 23 1 5 17 10 53 11 0 4 7 3 19 12 1 1 10 7 34 -43 8
20 Juventus Bucuresti 13 2 0 11 8 33 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 1 0 6 3 21 -25 6

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dunarea Calarasi 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
2 Rapid Bucuresti 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
3 SSC Farul 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Concordia Chiajna 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
5 Csikszereda 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Universitatea Cluj 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Unirea Slobozia 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
8 Metaloglobus 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 SCM Gloria Buzau 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 ASU Poli Timisoara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Mioveni 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sporting Turnu 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
13 Ripensia Timişoara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Scolar Resita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 U Craiova 1948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pandurii Targu Jiu 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Petrolul 52 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 CSM Slatina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Sirineasa 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Aerostar Bacau 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
21 Comuna Recea 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0

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