Astra and Universidad Craiova meet at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, in a match for the 17th round of Liga I. Universitatea Craiova won at home by (2‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, in 30 ‑08‑2020. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 8 matches won 3, tied 3 and lost 2. but the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 07-31-2020, for League I, which ended in a draw by (-). Craiova University presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Astra :
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in 12th position, with 16 points won. In their last match, they lost to FCSB away by (3‑0), after in the previous match having won by (0‑6) away, in a match against UTA Arad. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 victories, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 4 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the championship, Astra won 8 points out of a possible 24, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, as 7 of the last 8 matches played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Astra Giurgiu enters this match with a 3-0 loss to Steua Bucharest, on matchday sixteen of League I. The goals of the match were scored by Dennis Man and Florin Tanase (x2). With this result, the home team sealed a streak of six consecutive games without losing to the championship, where they now occupy twelfth position with sixteen points.
The team led by Eugen Neagoe must present itself in a 4-3-3, privileging the defensive organization and counterattacks, mainly by the wing backs. The three most advanced players responsible for putting the opposing defensive structure in perspective are Albert Stahl, Constantin Budescu and Dragos Gheorghe. For this game, the coach of the home team has all the players available.
CS U Craiova:
The visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 33 points won, after 10 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against CFR Cluj by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied at home against Sepsi, by (0‑0). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 11 victories, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor, with 28 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 8 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats in their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 15 suffered. For the championship, the Craiova University won 20 points out of 24 possible, after 6 victories and 2 draws in the last 8 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 away matches. In matches played outside their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 minutes 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals.
The Universitatea Craiova received and drew 0-0, with Sepsi OSK, thus adding the third consecutive game without savoring the taste of victory for this event, where they are third classified with thirty-three points, four from the leader Steua de Bucharest. The home team dominated the first half, the visitors the second, but neither had the decision to undo the 0-0. It should be noted that both teams finished the match with ten players after the expulsions of Vladimir Screciu and Boubacar Fofana.
For this game, away from home, coach Corneliu Papura must keep the team 4-3-3, promoting supported football. Reagy Ofosu, Ivan Mamut and Cristian Barbut must be the main figures in the attack of the visitors. For its part, the central corridor must be formed by Alexandru Cicaldau, Andrei Ivan and Dan Nistor.
