About Match
The table reads 3rd (Universitatea Craiova, 20 pts) against 9th (CFR Cluj, 13 pts), 7 points apart. On the form table CFR Cluj stand 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.4/0.9 for Universitatea Craiova and 1.67/1.56 for CFR Cluj (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32. Victory would move Universitatea Craiova to 23 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Momentum sits with Universitatea Craiova, winners of their last four.
15 meetings are on record — 7 won by Universitatea Craiova, 3 by CFR Cluj, 5 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 27% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) in Craiova stages the fixture, a ground that holds 30,983.