📏 Form Guide

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe

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Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are hoping to win again following a 0-1 Liga 1 Play Offs triumph against Rapid Bucharest.

In that game, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe had 59% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe was Gabriel Debeljuh (90'). Rapid Bucureşti had 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have hit an aggregate of 10 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5.

Universitatea Craiova

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Farul Constanța in Liga 1 Play Offs competition, Universitatea Craiova and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Universitatea Craiova had 50% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 on target. On the other side, Farul Constanța got 15 attempts at goal with 9 on target.

Universitatea Craiova have been effective going forward leading up to this encounter, having scored 8 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Universitatea Craiova can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same games. That sort of trend might not be carried forward here, though.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 15/07/2022 tells us that Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have won 1 of these games and Universitatea Craiova 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A combined total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 6 for Alb-roșii and 10 coming from Studenţii. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.

The previous league match featuring these clubs was Liga I match day 24 on 04/02/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1-3 Universitatea Craiova.

That time, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe managed 53% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Gabriel Debeljuh (33').

At the other end, Universitatea Craiova got 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. Jovan Marković (45'), Elvir Koljić (74') and Alexandru Crețu (84') scored.

📋 Team News: Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe

The Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe boss Liviu Ciobotariu will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash owing to a completely healthy group to choose from.

It’s our opinion that Alb-roșii will probably use a 4-1-4-1 system, handing starts to Roland Niczuly, Darius Oroian, Denis Ciobotariu, Akos Kecskes, Andres Dumitrescu, Nicolae Paun, Kevin Varga, Sherif Kallaku, Isnik Alimi, Florin Stefan and Pavol Safranko.

📰 Team News: Universitatea Craiova

With a completely healthy group ready to go, the Universitatea Craiova boss Ivaylo Petev has zero fitness worries to speak of ahead of this clash.

We’re of the thinking that Studenţii will likely play in a 4-3-3 system by sending out Laurentju Popescu, Mihai Capatina, Denil Maldonado, Juraj Badelj, Nicusor Bancu, Alexandru Cretu, Alexandru Mateiu, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Stefan Baiaram, Jovan Markovic and Alexandru Mitrita.

✨ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Universitatea Craiova and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw with few scoring chances is looking likely to us. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of this game.

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Victor Martins, 15:03 21/04/2024